How an independent dealer approaches inventory strategy might be different than a franchised store. Patrick Janes, associate vice president of inventory solutions management at Cox Automotive, delved into the current inventory landscape during the NIADA Convention in Las Vegas for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Listen to the conversation through the window below. [Read More]

The newest member of the team at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association spent a few minutes during this week’s NIADA Convention in Las Vegas for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Patrick O’Brien, who joined NIADA in May as director of government relations and compliance, shared more details about his background with the […] [Read More]

After a slow start to 2025, the dealership buy-sell market is picking up its pace. The Dave Cantin Group saw that firsthand this month, closing two California dealership sales in the span of a week. The mergers and acquisitions advisory company announced the sale of Audi West Covina from Envision Motors to Victor Oh of […] [Read More]

A group of auto retailers — including CarMax, Carvana, as well as multiple franchise and independent dealers — along with various electric vehicle-related industry stakeholders sent an open letter to the U.S. Senate on Thursday urging lawmakers to slow the speed at which EV tax incentives included in the Inflation Reduction Act are being overhauled. […] [Read More]

Blue and yellow confetti exploded on both sides of the stage as “Thunder” by Imagine Dragons boomed from huge speakers hanging from the ceiling of the largest ballroom at one of newest luxury hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. Jack Carter of Turn & Burn Motors in Conyers, Ga., had just been named the National Quality Dealer of the Year during the NIADA Awards Luncheon sponsored by Black Book. “Not prepared for that,” Carter began ... [Read More]

Economic experts from Cox Automotive, Experian and S&P Global Ratings keep using a word that might not reassure dealerships and finance companies about their roads ahead. Uncertainty. Four separate reports from the three firms discussed some cracks forming in the labor market, the unlikelihood of an interest rate cut coming before this ongoing heat wave […] [Read More]

Rydell Automotive Group is the new owner of two Nebraska dealerships — for now. The unique dealership group, led by Wes Rydell, announced it has acquired Tom Dinsdale Chevrolet GMC Cadillac and Tom Dinsdale Hyundai in Grand Island, Neb., in a transaction that closed Wednesday. The stores will operate under the combined name of Grand […] [Read More]

The pressure for carriers to quickly find and secure the right load is high. But too often, carriers get stuck in the daily grind of manually searching multiple load boards and entering the same load criteria over and over again. That’s where smart load matching comes in. This AI-powered tool is transforming how carriers operate, […] [Read More]

Hyundai Canada’s new charitable foundation has made its first big splash. Hyundai Hope on Wheels, launched in Canada this year, presented BC Children’s Hospital Foundation with a $250,000 donation to support children and youth receiving cancer care in British Columbia. In a news release, Hyundai Auto Canada said some 130 children are diagnosed with cancer […] [Read More]

“Don’t Panic.” That’s the message on the cover of the fictional Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. And while the Canadian auto finance market isn’t soaring through the cosmos to the end of the universe, Mike Buckingham said the same message applies. Are there problems to be concerned about and addressed? Of course — affordability, tariffs, rising fraud, sinking used-car supply. But ... [Read More]