AAA projected a decline of at least 10% in travel for Thanksgiving — the largest one-year decrease since the Great Recession in 2008. For individuals who did go somewhere to see family and friends for the holiday, AAA Travel senior vice president Paula Twidale said the majority went by car, “which provides the flexibility to […] [Read More]

Enterprise Holdings is enhancing its cleaning procedures through a new initiative with Clorox. Enterprise says the collaboration reinforces its Complete Clean Pledge, which the company implemented to help customers feel confident as they begin to travel again. Enterprise Holdings’ Complete Clean Pledge is a commitment to health and safety practices throughout all of its operations. […] [Read More]

In the "about" section of its website, Orbee Auto describes itself as a company that is "on a mission to streamline and automate automotive dealership digital marketing." Atul Patel, who is Orbee's co-founder and chief operating officer, joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss the inspiration behind the company, its efforts with industry associations to help […] [Read More]

Sarah Ruzicka is the new general manager at the West Michigan auction location of America’s Auto Auction. Ruzicka has been with West Michigan Auto Auction since 2011, and Carl Miskotten owned the auction at the time. In becoming general manager, Ruzicka follows Miskotten, who purchased the facility in 1997. Miskotten sold the auction to America’s […] [Read More]

You can expect November to finish with 3 million used-vehicle sales, according to the latest forecast from ALG and TrueCar, which would mark a 1% year-over-year decline.    The drop from October would be even more pronounced (11%).   In a Data Point report released Nov. 18, Cox Automotive indicated that a 30-day period covering […] [Read More]

Black Book suspects the current surge in coronavirus cases happening nationwide likely will impact one particular segment of the wholesale market. Analysts pinpointed the specific area in their latest COVID-19 Market Insights report released on Tuesday, saying, “New restrictions have gone into place around the country, and this has and will continue to have an […] [Read More]

Stacey Ellis of Jim Ellis Automotive Group says her company wants to bring smiles to disadvantaged children who deserve some joy in their lives. “It’s been a daunting year for many families, so it is more important than ever for us to make a meaningful difference this year and help put a smile on a […] [Read More]

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Sam LaPointe, who is director of sales in Canada at CarGurus, joins the show to discuss some of the challenges and opportunities facing car dealers in Canada, the country's used-car market, digital retail in Canada and more. Plus, LaPointe shares some of the learnings from a Canadian dealer panel […] [Read More]

While about two-thirds of dealers surveyed in the second annual Kerrigan Dealer Survey don’t plan on altering their own purchase plans, just under half think that the next 12 months will show a rise in buy-sell activity. And a quick observation of the market indicates the past couple of weeks have already been a busy market […] [Read More]

The coronavirus pandemic certainly has impacted the workplace and made completing day-to-day tasks challenging at times. Credit Acceptance and Flagship Credit Acceptance not only have overcome those obstacles, each finance company recently received honors for the quality of its work environment. For Credit Acceptance, the provider specializing in the subprime market now has collected nine […] [Read More]