Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 10:50am

Auto Remarketing Staff

Dealer organizations are becoming even more roiled over what’s unfolding in Washington, D.C., regarding whether imported autos and auto parts represent a national security threat. Even after taking into account the mitigating effects of the new United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), the National... Read More

Monday, February 18, 2019 - 4:28pm

Auto Remarketing Staff

At NADA Show 2019, Joe talks with Jonathan Banks of J.D. Power about the "gaps" that used cars are helping to fill in the automotive market, why the used-car market is so surprisingly healthy and much more. The full discussion can be found below.  Banks also contributed a guest commentary about... Read More

Monday, February 18, 2019 - 2:55pm

Auto Remarketing Staff

Viewers of Saturday’s “TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader,” which took place before Sunday’s National Basketball Association All-Star game, saw an example of Autotrader's charitable work as a studio host presented a brand-new vehicle to a family dealing with muscular dystrophy. In... Read More

Saturday, February 16, 2019 - 4:46pm

Jim Leman, Correspondent

If the months in front of us were an abstract painting, most auto dealers viewing it agree about what they see, with a few exceptions here and there. To discover dealers’ concerns — and optimism — about the used-car business in 2019, I interviewed dealers, used-car consultants and auction executives... Read More

Friday, February 15, 2019 - 2:57pm

Auto Remarketing Staff

iSeeCars.com recently released a study showing which vehicles were more economical to buy new over used. The Honda HR-V crossover vehicle took the top spot in that list.  But iSeeCars.com has now released study which explores the other side of the coin: Which vehicles are best to buy used over new? The new study... Read More

Friday, February 15, 2019 - 11:16am

Jonathan Banks, J.D. Power

Residual values for used cars rose by an average of 3 percent in 2018. The growth in value represents a remarkable turn of events from 2017 when there was significant pessimism about the state of the used-car market. The negative sentiment a year ago was driven by concerns that a glut of used vehicles coming back to... Read More

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 4:19pm

Auto Remarketing Staff

When purchasing a vehicle, buyers would be wise to consider typical ownership costs to see the out-of-pocket expenses they will incur beyond the initial purchase price. Kelley Blue Book took that into account in naming its 2019 5-Year Cost to Own Award winners, recognizing new vehicles with the lowest projected... Read More

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 3:34pm

Auto Remarketing Staff

Vehicles continue to improve in the area of dependability. That’s according to a new J.D. Power study. “But I wouldn’t say that everything is rosy,” Dave Sargent, vice president of global automotive at J.D. Power, said in a news release. At first glance, some of the study results appear pretty... Read More