The busy year for automotive M&A activity continues. And once again, it’s on the tech side of the market. Digital Air Strike said Wednesday it has purchased digital inventory SaaS provider LotVantage, and it will announce the acquisition of BestRide.com on Thursday. The latter is a Gannett-owned automotive marketplace that allows consumers to search online […] [Read More]

In this round of NADA Show 2021 editions of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes, we connect with DealerPolicy president and chief operating officer Wayne Pastore and senior VP of sales Tara Kasica to talk about their new roles at the company, insurtech in auto retail and more. DealerPolicy announced a $30 million round of Series B funding last […] [Read More]

Especially if you reside within the city limits, you can have beauty products, burritos or beer brought to your front door with just a couple of taps on your smartphone. To help the service providers who need a vehicle to deliver those items, TrueCar and HyreCar announced a new partnership on Wednesday, targeting the car-sharing marketplace […] [Read More]

While the National Automobile Dealers Association is orchestrating its largest event of the year virtually this week, the American Recovery Association announced its decision to reschedule its primary events to the fall in hopes of having them in person. After careful consideration, ARA said that the North American Repossessors Summit will be conducted on Oct. […] [Read More]

Tresl used technology to celebrate its accomplishments of the past year that arrived in part to how the fintech leveraged both its human and technological resources while overcoming challenges created by the pandemic. In late January, Tresl hosted what it dubbed “Mission Possible,” a virtual employee event that included a little mystery, puzzles and prizes, […] [Read More]

Point Predictive recently rolled out a new tool that it says can be a simple but effective fraud and borrower misrepresentation solution that can help finance companies assess the validity of an employer stated by a consumer or third party on an application. Now available through EmployerCheck, Point Predictive said every U.S auto finance company […] [Read More]

Mentioned almost as much as the pandemic itself is how much digital retailing has become a focal point for success at dealerships and finance companies. Including F&I products can be crucial to culminating deliveries and boosting customer satisfaction, as Tim Blochowiak of Protective Asset Protection discussed in this podcast. To listen to this episode, click on […] [Read More]

While GWC Warranty isn’t suggesting that dealers need to have a law degree to retail used vehicles, the F&I product provider revisited eight crucial regulations operators should understand to do business in a compliant manner. Reviewing the basics of these eight regulations might be even more beneficial now with experts projecting an intensifying landscape under […] [Read More]

Next up on our NADA Show 2021 editions of the podcast is an interview recorded Friday with Jamie Oldershaw, general manager of DealerRater. Oldershaw talks with Auto Remarketing's Joe Overby about helping dealers convert positive reviews into future sales, how the dealership review landscape has changed in the last year, how dealers can "showcase" positive […] [Read More]

With the auction's general manager describing her as an essential member of the America’s Auto Auction Chicago team since 1996, America’s Auto Auction recognized the auction’s assistant general manager, Maria Perez, with its February 2021 Spotlight Award. Perez is a natural-born leader, and the auction’s many customers hold her in the highest regard at the […] [Read More]