Auto Remarketing is recognizing the 2022 Women in Retail honorees in the current issue of the magazine and at Used Car Week this fall in San Diego.  With these awards, we specifically recognize top leaders on the retail side of the auto industry, including honorees from dealerships, dealer groups and third-party providers/vendors Over the next few weeks, AR will be posting Q&As with […] [Read More]

A week after updating its expansion activities in Indiana, IAA said, “Aloha,” from Hawaii. On Thursday, IAA announced the opening of a state-of-the-art, full-service facility in Honolulu. The company highlighted this new location more than triples IAA’s capacity in the state, providing support to meet evolving client needs. IAA said through a news release that […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing is recognizing the 2022 Women in Retail honorees in the current issue of the magazine and at Used Car Week this fall in San Diego.  With these awards, we specifically recognize top leaders on the retail side of the auto industry, including honorees from dealerships, dealer groups and third-party providers/vendors. Over the next few weeks, AR will be posting Q&As with […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing is recognizing the 2022 Women in Retail honorees in the current issue of the magazine and at Used Car Week this fall in San Diego.  With these awards, we specifically recognize top leaders on the retail side of the auto industry, including honorees from dealerships, dealer groups and third-party providers/vendors Over the next few weeks, AR will be posting Q&As with […] [Read More]

Both Cox Automotive and Edmunds shared intriguing data and insights — such as how much more per month consumers have to pay for a $30,000 retail installment sales contract — following the Federal Reserve raising the target range for the federal funds rate by another 75 basis points, marking the second straight hike of that […] [Read More]

Sonic Automotive’s review of “potential strategic alternatives” for its EchoPark Automotive chain of used-car stores — announced almost exactly a year ago — has concluded. The retailer said Thursday in its quarterly earnings release that after assessing various alternatives, it found, “that timing and current market conditions do not align with the company’s value creation objectives […] [Read More]

A2Z Sync has a new chief executive officer. Replacing Chip Perry in the role is Natalia Giner, the company said in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. One of Auto Remarketing's 40 Under 40 honorees last year, Giner was previously the company’s head of product and began her career with the Schomp Automotive Group. Perry will stay […] [Read More]

In what appears to be a growing pattern, a Canadian dealer group has expanded its presence in the U.S. through acquisition. Steele Auto Group, headquartered Nova Scotia, said Tuesday it has purchased North Start Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram in San Antonio. Steele has 56 new-car stores and seven used-car stores. Based in Atlantic Canada, it […] [Read More]

Lithia & Driveway has named a senior vice president of Driveway & GreenCars. Appointed to lead the strategy of these ecommerce platforms is Carol Deacon, who joined the retailer last year when it acquired Toronto’s Pfaff Automotive Group. Deacon was Pfaff’s chief operating officer and previously worked at McKinsey & Company and Canadian Tire. “Carol […] [Read More]

Carvana is ranked No. 5 on Forbes list of “America’s Best Employers For Women,” which outranks other automotive companies, the online used-car retailer said in a news release Tuesday. Among the various automotive-related companies on the list, Mercedes-Benz USA was No. 52, Hendrick Automotive Group was No. 175, General Motors was No. 342, CarMax was […] [Read More]