The Auto Remarketing Canada Conference is an annual event bringing together all corners of Canada’s used-vehicle industry to learn about the latest trends in the auto business, share best practices and network.    The two-day event, scheduled for July 20-21, will be held online and include three content tracks:    — Auto Finance — Remarketing […] [Read More]

Not since June 2006 — when Disney first released “Cars” in movie theaters — have there been bankruptcy trends like what Epiq and the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) are now explaining. Epiq recently released its June 2021 bankruptcy filing statistics from its AACER bankruptcy information services business and reported the lowest June filings since 2006 […] [Read More]

Perhaps your finance company is slightly tightening some underwriting strategy when a contract is first originated at the time of vehicle delivery. But some shops evidently are loosening a bit when refinancing contracts, as RateGenius is seeing the highest approval level ever through its network of more than 150 finance company partners nationwide. [Read More]

ACV said Tuesday it has acquired MAX Digital in a deal worth $60 million. The company said bringing MAX Digital into the fold lets ACV now offer dealers inventory and pricing guidance as well as merchandising and sales enhancement tools. MAX Digital’s software solutions will be run as a separate and independent unit, while keeping […] [Read More]

XLerate Group has purchased Liquid Motors, the auction group said Monday. It’s a move that can help bulk up XLerate’s digital sales, which the company says have seen significant growth in the last five years. In a news release, XLerate chief executive officer Cam Hitchcock said Liquid Motors management will continue to operate the company. […] [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group — parent company of Auto Remarketing, Used Car Week and related auto industry publications, events and media brands — has named an executive vice president of events and marketing. Promoted to the newly created role is Amanda Dunlap, who has been with CMG for close to two decades, most recently as publisher. Dunlap […] [Read More]

Asbury Automotive Group has made another enhancement to its Clicklane online car-buying and -selling platform, this time on the parts-and-accessories side. Four days after announcing a partnership with insurtech company Salty to add an insurance tool to the digital platform, Asbury said Monday it has teamed up with the Insignia Group to bring vehicle customization […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association said Monday it has been chosen as the exclusive provider of 20 Group services for the Minority Dealer Development 20 Groups at General Motors. The GM MDD program strives to attract and retain minority dealers to the automaker’s dealer network, while also supporting GM’s existing minority dealers. The MDD 20 […] [Read More]

Now dealerships that use HopDrive for concierge vehicle pickup and delivery when their customers want repairs or other services, stores also might be on a path toward getting a new piece of inventory, too. On Monday, Black Book announced a new data integration with HopDrive. According to a news release, Black Book data is now being […] [Read More]

In a separate email message, truPayments chief executive officer Tarry Shebesta said: “Today starts the next chapter of my 32-year career in the online marketing, shopping and digital retailing space.” The reason for Shebesta’s declaration arrived through a news release distributed on Monday. PureCars announced its acquisition of truPayments in a move meant to solidify […] [Read More]