Gina Cocking is managing director and chief executive officer of Colonnade Securities, a Chicago-based investment banking firm that specializes in merger and acquisition advisory services. Cocking spent some of her time in North Carolina for the recent Auto Intel Summit for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, discussing the plethora of mergers and acquisitions within […] [Read More]

A variety of insights and trends from Data United LDS, the Conference Board, Fitch Ratings and Cox Automotive combined to offer quite a potential picture of the consumer who already has a contract in your portfolio or who might be getting set to take delivery at your dealership. Let’s start with the upbeat data from […] [Read More]

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing podcast, we catch up with former Cox Automotive analyst Zo Rahim, who is the founder and chief executive officer of CPyO.  This new site, which has launched in Atlanta, is designed to help dealers increase visibility of their certified pre-owned vehicles for sale, help automakers boost awareness of their certified programs […] [Read More]

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Digital Air Strike chief operating officer Jason Barrie joins the show to talk about the company's recent Customer Experience Trends Study. Barrie and Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby cover how car-shopping has changed, vehicle supply impacts, use of streaming media and more. To listen to the conversation, click […] [Read More]

Advanced Business Computers of America (ABCoA) recently rolled out its latest software solution for dealerships and subprime auto finance companies. ABCoA added a proprietary funding portal to its ecosystem within cyclCRM, a customer relationship management solution built specifically for the buy-here, pay-here industry. The company said this portal called Capsa also is completely integrated (bi-directional) […] [Read More]

Buckeye Dealership Consulting welcomed its newest teammate this week. The provider of reinsurance services, education and consulting, and performance groups for independent dealers named Stephen Carter as a new sales representative. Buckeye said through a news release that Carter will work closely with independent dealers across the country, with a primary focus on dealers in […] [Read More]

Continuing our series of special episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcasts featuring general sessions from this year’s Auto Intel Summit — an added benefit for Cherokee Media Group Premium Members — we turn our attention to online wholesaling. Justin Davis of BacklotCars, Dan Diedrich of Auction Edge and Mike Waterman of ACV are part of […] [Read More]

Dealerships take the stage as we continue our series of special episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcasts featuring general sessions from this year’s Auto Intel Summit — an added benefit for Cherokee Media Group Premium Members. In a session orchestrated by Bob Glaser of the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association, a trio of leading Tar Heel […] [Read More]

After dipping 0.23% last week, Canadian wholesale vehicle prices have now made four consecutive declines. That’s according to the latest weekly report from Canadian Black Book, which said car segments were off 0.10% last week and truck/SUV prices fell 0.36%. The 0.23% overall decline is steeper than …  [Read More]

Untether AI, which describes itself as “the leader in at-memory computation for artificial intelligence inference acceleration,” has teamed up with General Motors to develop AI perception systems for autonomous vehicles. Emphasizing that perception systems are integral to autonomous vehicles, Untether AI said it will collaborate with GM on demonstrating an AV perception system based on […] [Read More]