When Urban Science released statistics and insights from its 2021 Mid-Year Automotive Franchise Activity Report (FAR), analysts said “an interesting observation is that California has returned to the list of most active states adding the dealerships.” The report indicated a small uptick in dealership rooftops nationwide and an increase in sales throughput. But it’s the […] [Read More]

The Midwest isn’t just a fertile field for agriculture. On Wednesday, IAA announced that it has broken ground on the construction of two new branches in Minnesota and Indiana. The company highlighted that IAA Minneapolis South will become the second in Minnesota and will provide significant inventory storage and updated facilities to serve the growing […] [Read More]

The financial services industry — including auto financing — is rebounding strongly from the early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to TransUnion’s Q2 2021 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR). In fact, analysts discovered the metric that many finance company executives might be watching closest nowadays — delinquencies — is at a rate on […] [Read More]

The ACA International board of directors selected an interim director during its meeting last week. The organization that brings together third-party collection agencies, law firms, asset buying companies, creditors and vendor affiliates welcomed Tim Haag to serve on its board. ACA said in a news release that the board was tasked with selecting an interim […] [Read More]

The wholesale market is proving to be one streaky environment this year. Following the unprecedented run-up in wholesale values, Black Book reported Tuesday that prices continue to trend downward, as they dipped for the seventh week in a row. Seven consecutive weeks also represent how long analysts have seen auction sales rates below 70%. During the […] [Read More]

Privacy4Cars announced a Series A investment round Tuesday led by FM Capital, with additional investment by Automotive Ventures. The round is the first fundraising from institutional investors for Privacy4Cars, a tech company that aims to identify and resolve data privacy issues in the auto industry. Both FM Capital and Automotive Ventures specialize in the automotive/transportation […] [Read More]

Vroom continues its expansion, with news coming Tuesday that it has opened a Phoenix Last Mile hub in Tolleson, Ariz. While the online retailer has delivered cars in the area since its 2012 founding, the hub provides a delivery experience that “more personalized concierge service where customer advocates transport cars directly to car buyers’ driveways […] [Read More]

At least seven companies that operate within the used-vehicle industry have been included among the Inc. 5000; the prestigious annual ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Two of the highlighted firms provide vehicle transportation services as the listing included ACERTUS and Montway Auto Transport. Not only have the companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 […] [Read More]

There’s a strong connection between the auto industry and motorsports — particularly among dealership groups — and one Michigan auto retailer is adding to it this weekend. With its sponsorship of driver Josh Bilicki of Rick Ware Racing, Sunday’s Firekeepers Casino 400 at the Michigan International Speedway will mark the first time that Zeigler Auto Group […] [Read More]

Information recently shared by NextGear Capital reinforced which vehicles are clearly the ones being stocked and retailed by independent dealers. According to its industry data, six of the top 10 vehicles floor planned with NextGear during the first and second quarters of this year represented the two most popular vehicles in America — the Ford […] [Read More]