One of the reasons why Cherokee Media Group expanded Used Car Week to include the National Auto Venture & Investors Conference (NAVIcon) is a development like what surfaced on Monday involving a past Emerging 8 honoree. Lightico — whose next-generation digital completion platform is used by major companies in the insurance, automotive, telecom and financial […] [Read More]

National Auto Care (NAC) made four agency acquisitions last year, and the F&I provider wants to be in a position to finalize even more this year. With M&A growth in mind, NAC on Monday announced the addition of Walter Hoffman, who joins the company as director of corporate development. In this role, the company said […] [Read More]

The National Auto Auction Association has a new chief executive officer. Replacing Frank Hackett, who is retiring from the position after 17 years as CEO, is Tricia Heon, who was previously NAAA’s chief operating officer. Heon will be the first woman CEO in NAAA’s 73-year history. “This marks a milestone for NAAA and for the […] [Read More]

Investors have a renewed interest in the automotive technology space, and as a result, the industry is experiencing a record amount of investment activity.  At this year’s Used Car Week in November, we are excited to announce the launch of the National Auto Venture & Investors Conference (NAVIcon). Teaming with Steve Greenfield, the founder of […] [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits connects with Paul Seger, who is the current president of the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance. Paul provides a preview of the IARA Summer Roundtable, celebrating its 20th Anniversary next month at the San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk. He also provides some insights on the wholesale market. To listen to this […] [Read More]

The September edition of Auto Remarketing will celebrate the National Auto Auction Association, the auto auction industry at large and NAAA's annual convention. One of the features in this special issue is the annual “Auction Life” photo spread, where we invite NAAA-member auctions to submit photos of daily auction life from the past year. If you and your […] [Read More]

The Senate wrangling over the nominee to be the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau became even more intense this week. The dozen Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee sent a letter to Rohit Chopra stemming from what they believe is his refusal to respond to a Congressional request seeking information about […] [Read More]

American Recovery Service (ARS) recently expanded its executive team by promoting Cortney Osborne to be chief services officer. With nearly 20 years of industry experience and moderator of the Women in Auto Finance honoree panels during Used Car Week, ARS highlighted that Osborne has been instrumental in the company’s substantive growth. Throughout her career, the […] [Read More]

As part of the September NAAA Convention issue of Auto Remarketing, we are launching a new project: High-Performance Auto Auctions.  Essentially, this is a roundup of "Auto Auction of the Year"-type awards from consignors, auction groups and other industry stakeholders. We are spotlighting the award-winning auctions throughout the industry.  For example, if you are a consignor, this […] [Read More]

Manheim said Thursday it has opened its first-ever physical auction location n in Northwest Ohio with the launch of Manheim Montpelier. The auction, which held its grand opening sale Tuesday, was formerly Montpelier Auto Auction, which appears to have previously been closed. A Manheim spokesperson said via email that this would not be considered a […] [Read More]