Manheim has appointed two new general managers and promoted three leaders into auction management positions, with one of the promotions a new vice president and general manager for its third-largest auction location. “Manheim is tapping the broad knowledge and experience of this talented team of leaders to help position our company for future success,” said Patrick […] [Read More]

The 2021 autoTRADER.ca Awards were announced Monday, honoring new vehicles across 22 categories, including three “Best Overall” nods. Starting at the top, the Best Overall Car award went to the Genesis G70, while the Best Overall SUV honors went to the Volvo XC40 and the Best Overall Truck award was the Ram 1500. Among the […] [Read More]

Despite recent changes in the lien sale laws, fraud by repair shops in south Florida continues. Some repair shops ignore the law with impunity. We believe involving the police and moving more aggressively toward fraudulent shop owners will send a message to the shops, and perhaps slow down “lien sale piracy.” We recently sought the […] [Read More]

Hellosafe.ca chief director Antoine Fruchard released findings on Tuesday stemming from a study about vehicles stolen in 2019 developed using data published by Statistics Canada and the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). Along with determining which provinces had the most and least thefts, Fruchard’s report generated by the online platform that can allow consumers to […] [Read More]

For the first time, America’s Car-Mart president and chief executive officer Jeff Williams joined the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Williams highlighted how well the chain of buy-here, pay-here dealerships has pivoted its operations to meet protocols triggered by the pandemic as well as how the company is planning to celebrate its 40th anniversary later this year. […] [Read More]

To the outside observer, it would seem the role of chief marketing officer is largely focused on building and/or maintaining that entity’s brand as well as overseeing the promotion of its goods and services through advertising and other means. But for Michelle Denogean, the CMO at Roadster, the job has an additional, unique responsibility: heading […] [Read More]

Asbury Automotive Group announced Monday it appointed longtime Toyota executive William Fay to its board of directors. The appointment of Fay was effective Thursday. Asbury chief executive officer David Hult said the appointment of Fay could place Asbury in a stronger position to execute on its five-year strategic plan that the company released in December. Fay, who spent more […] [Read More]

vAuto with Intelligent Promotion expands upon vAuto’s inventory management capabilities with all-new functionalities. The service will launch at the Cox Automotive Experience and NADA Show 2021. vAuto is a Cox Automotive brand. Using vAuto with Intelligent Promotion, dealerships gain insights and tools to create differentiated merchandising and automatically apply it to the right inventory.  One […] [Read More]

A new program called AAA Inspected, powered by SureSale, provides information to help consumers to feel sure about the used vehicle they are purchasing. That includes an independent inspection by a certified mechanic and a Factfile vehicle report. AAA Club Alliance and used-vehicle platform SureSale on Monday launched the program, which also provides a thorough […] [Read More]

Two long-standing subprime auto finance companies each made moves last week to give themselves the financial horsepower they need to continue originations and other business activities. After Consumer Portfolio Services launched its first securitization of 2021, Credit Acceptance announced the completion of a $100 million asset-backed non-recourse secured financing. Pursuant to this transaction, Credit Acceptance […] [Read More]