The automotive topic de jour — low vehicle supply, driven by a chip shortage, among other factors — is certainly at play in the iSeeCars.com list of fastest-selling used vehicles in January. But there’s another major macro-economic driver leading to many of these cars flying off dealer lots: good ol’ fashioned high gas prices. The […] [Read More]

About a month after elevating two of its current attorneys to be partners, Hudson Cook added to its portfolio legal expertise by welcoming a new partner and two new associates this week. Brought in to reinforce the firm’s litigation and government investigations practice areas, Hudson Cook hired Julia Whitelock as a new partner and Gabriela […] [Read More]

Vroom said Wednesday it has launched an “Extended Mile” hub in Statesville, N.C., which is just over 40 miles from Charlotte. This Statesville hub is designed to offer “a more customized driveway experience” for more than 2.6 million people in the state This hub has storage capacity of up to 1,000 vehicles, making it one […] [Read More]

EchoPark Automotive has its first-ever chief operating officer. Parent company Sonic Automotive said Thursday that it has promoted Tim Keen to the position, where he will focus solely on expanding the line of used-car stores nationally. Keen was most recently executive vice president of operations for both Sonic and EchoPark, a role he had held […] [Read More]

Access for all types of auto financing expanded in January, according to the newest Dealertrack Credit Availability Index. But change might be coming with the likelihood of interest rates rising, with one economist calling it a “coin toss” as to how much the increase will be when the Federal Reserve announces its decision next month. […] [Read More]

It was a record fiscal second quarter in several metrics for Canadian fintech company Axis Auto Finance. Axis, which focuses on used cars, said Wednesday it generated $36.7 million in auto loan originations for the fiscal Q2 period ending Dec. 31. That was an all-time high and a 21% year-over-year hike. (Breaking that originations total […] [Read More]

Zubie has launched a new fleet vehicle valuation tool with the Fleet Consulting Association that will be added to the company’s Rental Connect platform and help rental companies determine if it’s time to retail or wholesale vehicles in their fleet. Rental operators will be able to use the Zubie Vehicle Valuation platform to access detailed […] [Read More]

IHS Markit subsidiary automotiveMastermind, which also goes by aM, will have new chief executive officer on April 1. Replacing co-founder Marco Schnabl as CEO will be chief operating officer Matt Leone. Schnabl will remain with the organization in a leadership counsel role, while also providing partnership guidance for the transportation business at IHS. Leone has been […] [Read More]

LMP Automotive Holdings said Wednesday that its board has approved the company exploring strategic alternatives, including the option of selling the company. In a news release, LMP also said it plans on ending all of its pending purchases. “The company intends to terminate all of its pending acquisitions in accordance with the terms of their […] [Read More]

A new department several months in the making now is a part of NextGear Capital. To strengthen its business relationships with the auction partners that support the inventory needs of its independent dealer clients, NextGear announced on Wednesday that has created an auction services department. The company explained through a news release that planning for […] [Read More]