Servicing Solutions recently hired a new senior vice president of sales and marketing: an executive with a long-standing relationship with the company’s top management. Bringing more than 20 years of sales and management experience to the loan servicing, call center and business process outsourcing organization is Andrew Yudin, who will oversee the sales and marketing functions […] [Read More]

Flagship Credit Acceptance turned to a seasoned executive from the mortgage space to be its new chief financial officer. On Tuesday, the auto finance company announced the appointment of Rob Crowl, a seasoned senior-level executive with more than 34 years of financial experience spanning the banking and specialty finance industries. Crowl joins Flagship as CFO […] [Read More]

America’s Auto Auction St. Louis general manager Todd Ritter says Zach Evans has used his experience to “help build and strengthen the fleet/lease accounts at America’s St. Louis.” Evans is fleet/lease manager at America’s Auto Auction’s St. Louis auction, and because of his work such as building fleet/lease accounts and meeting the challenges of doing […] [Read More]

Add auctioneers to the list of professionals from throughout the automotive industry having to put in more effort to overcome challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic. In the latest installment of COVID-19 Market Insights released by Black Book on Tuesday, analysts described what’s happening in the lanes nowadays as dealers continue to keep a close […] [Read More]

Sabrina Linares is studying accounting at Florida Atlantic University, and she is also preparing for a potential automotive industry career. On Tuesday, retail automotive technology company CDK Global and the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers announced that Linares and three other students are recipients of the annual Fueling Careers scholarship program. The program awarded […] [Read More]

Less than a month after announcing the purchase of four stores within the John Eagle Dealerships family, Lithia Motors said Tuesday it has bought the group’s six remaining stores. The dealerships in the latest purchase are all in Houston, while the stores in the prior transaction were in Dallas and Austin, Texas. “The John Eagle […] [Read More]

In year six of Auto Remarketing’s annual Remarketing & Used-Car Industry’s 40 Under 40, you will find the current- and next-generation leaders of the business who are making big differences in the industry — and at their respective companies. Auto Remarketing is honored and thrilled to recognize these folks and celebrate their accomplishments. The list of this year’s honorees […] [Read More]

While bankruptcy filings have either remained stable or even below year-ago readings so far during a turbulent 2020, experts caution that filings could increase as financial difficulties continue from the coronavirus pandemic. To help finance companies consider the potential ramifications if a jump in contracts in their portfolios get pulled into bankruptcy proceedings, Kelley Kronenberg partner […] [Read More]

In a move cheered by an organization that advocates for small businesses like independent dealerships, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service released guidance late last week regarding deferment of certain payroll taxes. The guidance stems from President Trump’s memorandum on Aug. 8 directing the Treasury Secretary of to use his authority to defer certain […] [Read More]

The first leg of the all-digital Auto Remarketing Canada Conference begins in less than two weeks with the Dealer Training segment of the event. Here’s how that piece, which runs Sept. 14-18, shakes out: Sept. 14​ 11 a.m. (ET) Physically Distant Selling: Prospering During the Pandemic // Alan Dickie, President, Alan Dickie, Inc. Noon The […] [Read More]