A former member of the buying team at CarMax now is in a leadership position at Carolina Auto Auction. General manager Eric Autenrieth recently announced that Kaci Kartikis has joined Carolina Auto Auction as its assistant general manager of sales and marketing.  When describing what Kartikis brings to the operation, Autenrieth said, “Kaci has a strong […] [Read More]

Digital marketing platform AutoWeb has appointed former Cox Automotive finance and operations leader Michael Sadowski as executive vice president and chief financial officer. In the position, Sadowski succeeds J.P. Hannan, who will remain with the company briefly to facilitate the transition. Sadowski’s appointment is effective Nov. 30. Sadowski’s financial and operational background includes more than […] [Read More]

CARFAX Canada said Friday it has revamped its Vehicle History Reports’ design, with the goal of making it easier for consumers to grasp a car’s history and to see the information needed to make the best buying and selling decision. Among the features of the new design is a summary section at the top of […] [Read More]

On Monday, Auto/Mate rolled out a new enhancement for fixed-ops to its suite of dealership solutions. The business unit of DealerSocket introduced Recommended Services, a new, complimentary upgrade for users of its dealer management system’s service merchandising module. Auto/Mate highlighted that Recommended Services can enable both service advisors and technicians to suggest additional work for […] [Read More]

When it comes to digital financing through dealerships and finance companies, the genie is out of the bottle. The toothpaste is out of the tube. Pick whatever analogy you want to use, as J.D. Power put it: customers “won’t go back to the old way of doing things.” According to the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. […] [Read More]

On Monday, Wolters Kluwer released the fourth phase of its revamped website; a process that began in June aimed at offering a unified digital experience for visitors. Wolters Kluwer highlighted its website focuses on showcasing expert solutions and the company’s expertise to provide timely, actionable insights that can empower visitors to make informed decisions and […] [Read More]

For the second time this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a consent order with a firm involved with auto-finance payments. And similar to the one the CFPB reached at the beginning of November, bureau officials see the possibility of U.S. Equity Advantage (USEA) not possessing financial resources to pay the $9.3 million included […] [Read More]

McConkey Auction Group has purchased ABS Auto Auctions, a Southern California group launched in 1992 by Tom Harmon. The purchase was announced in a news release included in an email announcement from ABS that was sent to Auto Remarketing on Friday. This move continues MAG’s expansion in the Southwest and West, as the group recently […] [Read More]

The retail and wholesale pieces of the auto dealer world have undergone great digitization, and a new program from Spiffy tackles what the company says is next in this “digital evolution.” It's the service department. The on-demand car care, technology and services company has launched Digital Servicing powered by Spiffy Dealer Solutions, a program that […] [Read More]

The Greater Rockford Auto Auction recently broke ground on an office expansion that will include more office space, a new dealer work area, a larger conference room and a video production room. The auction plans an early 2021 completion date for the 3,000-plus-square-foot addition. The office expansion is the most recent in a series of […] [Read More]