Lauren Donalson of PureCars joined the Auto Remarketing Podcast in late January ahead of Super Bowl Sunday to discuss how advertising was set to look different for automotive. In addition to setting a different tone, look for a used-car player to make its grand entrance on the ad stage. Note that the episode was recorded Jan. […] [Read More]

NOTE: Story has been updated to clarify that Ford's Super Bowl ads are regional.  In one key aspect, Sunday’s Super Bowl will appear the same as it has for much of the past two decades. It will involve Tom Brady, who will have appeared in 10 of the last 20 Super Bowls. But in several other […] [Read More]

Nissan has selected automotive e-commerce provider CarSaver to power its new online shopping platform. The platform is called Nissan@Home, and Nissan chose CarSaver's e-commerce platform to support components of a new end-to-end online buying experience for customers. That experience will take place from first click to home delivery. “Nissan@Home changes the customer buying and ownership […] [Read More]

A new web ite from cloud-native dealer management system Dominion VUE DMS offers resources to support dealers as they navigate a changing landscape of new consumer shopping preferences, regulations, security threats and emerging technologies. “A DMS is the digital heartbeat of a dealership,” Dominion DMS president Sharon Kitzman said in a news release. “So the […] [Read More]

Coinciding with Black Book releasing its first index reading of the year, Cox Automotive reported the latest upward moves of the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index; similar to what the analyst team at J.D. Power Valuation Services spotted, too. Cox Automotive indicated that wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) rose […] [Read More]

NCM Associates, which provides analytical data, education, and consulting services to the automotive industry, announced a new collaboration with a technology company to help solve issues that the company says has hurt the industry for decades. Those issues are data ownership, fragmentation and lack of visibility to business insights and intelligence. NCM’s collaboration is with Tekion […] [Read More]

An enforcement action involving Santander Consumer USA (SCUSA) stemming from four years ago came to a conclusion on Thursday. Santander Holdings USA and SCUSA confirmed in a news release that the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System has authorized the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to terminate its written agreement with the bank […] [Read More]

LocateSmarter’s Alex “SkipGuru” Price and RISC are joining forces not just to help professionals sharpen their skip-tracing skills, but also to generate financial resources for a cause connected to something more valuable than vehicles. To support the Innocent Lives Foundation (ILF), RISC and Price said they will donate 100% of the sales proceeds of the […] [Read More]

Global digital marketplace IAA says its AuctionNow platform improves the bidding experience and allows for enhancement based on customer feedback and recommendations. It has been in use throughout IAA’s Canadian operations since 2016 and in the United States since 2019. On Thursday, the company said its UK-based business unit has launched IAA AuctionNow, which is […] [Read More]

Saying that it is looking to improve the experience of car buyers who communicate in non-English languages, Copart has added auction sounds to its web site in five languages. The auction sounds were previously available only in English, and Copart said its live auction sounds are now available in six languages at www.copart.com, www.Copart.ca, and www.CrashedToys.com. […] [Read More]