Matt Hagan can paint quite a picture — and not just as regional sales manager for ACV Capital. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hagan shared his journey to becoming a performance artist and working with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and other organizations to raise thousands of dollars for charity with […] [Read More]

America’s Car-Mart is now involved with a different kind of pitch; not one associated with shareholders nor vehicle buyers. The buy-here, pay-here dealership chain announced on Thursday that it’s one of the inaugural Youth Academy founding partners of Ozark United FC, joining Unilever and Arkansas Children’s. As part of the club’s youth development program and […] [Read More]

Mid Kansas Auto Auction gave a helping hand to children in its community who need one. The Wichita auction’s Helping Hands Benefit Sale on June 18 raised $30,077 for Wichita’s Littlest Heroes, a nonprofit organization that serves medically fragile children and their families in Kansas through free events, financial assistance, art therapy, online support and […] [Read More]

LegalShield’s Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) climbed from March to June, and the company said it was driven by surging foreclosure and consumer finance legal inquiries, all rooted in increased debt. Analysts indicated the CSLI surged to 68.2, which is 4.4% higher quarter-over-quarter and 10.4% year-over-year. The reading now is at its highest point in […] [Read More]

AutoCanada has taken a major step toward divesting its U.S. dealerships. The retailer, which previously announced it has classified its U.S. operations segment as a discontinued operation, said Wednesday it has entered agreements to sell 13 American stores. AutoCanada anticipates the aggregated proceeds will be an estimated $82.7 million (CAD), including $6.4 million for real […] [Read More]

For Edmunds, doing “man on the street” interviews wasn’t enough. So, the car-shopping platform put an Edman on the street. Edmunds turned to its latest face-of-the-franchise athlete, Los Angeles Dodgers utility player Tommy Edman, to star in its new advertising campaign, “Edman on the Street,” introducing its upgraded appraisal tool. The spots showcase the tool, […] [Read More]

My Bojangles order is usually the classic: Cajun filet biscuit combo with cheese, fries with extra seasoning, sweet tea. But I also appreciate that North Carolina’s unofficial home of fried chicken is not afraid to experiment. They focus on their chicken-and-biscuit staples, but will add twists to the menu like wings, breakfast burritos, cheese biscuits […] [Read More]

The practice is as old as commerce itself; the process of buyers and sellers meeting on the price of that good or service. Well, it seems that practice was prevalent at the auctions last week, based on the latest observations from Black Book, which said wholesale values softened by 0.63%. That’s a rate more than […] [Read More]

MINI of Downtown Los Angeles has moved into its new home. The top-ranked MINI dealer in Southern California, part of the Car Pros Automotive Group, celebrated its grand re-opening following a $1 million facility renovation. The celebration included a “Cars & Coffee” event on June 21 that brought MINI enthusiasts from throughout the region together […] [Read More]

Since the beginning of this year, all sorts of experts have been talking about tariffs, analyzing the market and predicting what will happen as they take effect. But what about the REAL experts — the dealers who are out there selling cars and working with customers through all of this? During Canada’s Used Car Week […] [Read More]