In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we take a road trip. Well, more like a road race. Kristin Slanina and Mike Landau join the show to talk about the upcoming "Charge Across America" event, which they said will be the first-ever cross-country electric vehicle race. The race will run from Oct. 31 through […] [Read More]

A new chairman for the association representing car dealers in the Big Apple, a San Antonio dealer group using the Texas sun for energy and a Pennsylvania group adds to its store count. Those are among the latest movements among dealer groups this week. Starting with the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, the group […] [Read More]

While wholesale vehicle prices in Canada were still up last week, the rate of increase eased, according to the Canadian Auto Market Update released Tuesday by Canadian Black Book. [Read More]

Used-car managers now have another tool to check if that vehicle they’re about to take as a trade-in has an open recall. On Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) unveiled a new cloud-based recall dashboard designed to make searching for auto safety recall data easy and efficient. NHTSA highlighted the dashboard offers user-friendly […] [Read More]

Grab extra writing utensils and paper or make sure your tablet is fully charged. The National Independent Automobile Dealer Association said the agenda is set for the 75th annual NIADA Convention and Expo. Featuring more than 60 education sessions presented in four tracks as well as networking, special events, awards ceremonies and dedicated time for […] [Read More]

Finance companies appear to be mitigating some risk amid soaring vehicle prices, asking dealerships to collect more in down payments from consumers before the contract enters a portfolio. The second-quarter data compiled by Edmunds seems to reinforce that potential scenario, especially within the used market that established a new record in the firm’s database. [Read More]

Driven Data, which is an advanced software marketing provider and digital marketing agency for the retail auto industry, announced the closure of a $4.5 million Series B fundraising round led by Dealer.com co-founder and private investor Rick Gibbs along with JHCapital, LLC. Gibbs is the chairman of Driven Data. “To say Driven Data’s platform is […] [Read More]

It’s hard to argue with the statement McConkey Auction Group chief executive officer Bob McConkey made Wednesday when announcing details for DAA Northwest’s Rock & Roll Sale. “After the year we’ve all been through, we are ready for a party,” McConkey said in a news release, announcing the headlining musical act for the auction’s signature […] [Read More]

As the second quarter closes, Black Book is seeing more evidence that the steady — and unprecedented — climb in wholesale prices is running out of momentum with the Fourth of July holiday straight ahead. [Read More]

Ken Robinson, who is market research manager at Motus, joins the podcast to talk about new research report from the company titled “A Shift in Service Delivery: On-Demand Services Shape 2021.” Robinson discusses the “hybrid” approach to digital automotive retail, on-demand delivery of vehicle maintenance services, an online marketplace approach to car insurance and more. To […] [Read More]