Friday, August 23, 2019 - 11:41am

Auto Remarketing Staff

Certified pre-owned vehicle sales continue to be a bright spot for franchised dealerships this year, and KAR Auction Services chief economist Tom Kontos explained how those vehicles that become CPO units helped consignors and the wholesale market in July, too. According to ADESA Analytical Services’ monthly... Read More

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 2:53pm

Auto Remarketing Staff

J.D. Power says that when a vehicle retains a strong resale value, it also typically has higher residual values, and the company said in a news release that those vehicles “offer unmistakable benefits to automakers and consumers alike.” In the 2019 J.D. Power Resale Value Awards, which were presented to... Read More

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - 2:56pm

Auto Remarketing Staff

More electric vehicles are available today than ever before, said Chase Disher, an analyst at Autolist. “But that hasn’t done much to change consumers’ perceptions of them,” Disher said in a news release. “The misconceptions that electrics faced at the beginning of this decade are still a... Read More

Monday, August 19, 2019 - 4:02pm

Daryl Lubinsky, Correspondent

A Cox Automotive conference call discussing the latest phase of its study titled, “Evolution of Mobility: The Path to Electric Vehicle Adoption,” highlighted results from a Cox Automotive survey of consumers and dealers. One of those findings: Consumers believe EVs are coming, but that hasn’t increased... Read More

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 - 4:46pm

Auto Remarketing Staff

In announcing its 2019 Vehicle Satisfaction Award winners, AutoPacific said that Nissan’s Murano and Maxima “continue to be unbeatable” since their redesigns entered the market in 2015 and 2016, respectively. “Even with new competition this year in the all-new Subaru Ascent, Volkswagen Atlas and... Read More

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 - 3:55pm

Auto Remarketing Staff

Eight years ago, CarLotz started out “to change the way people sell their vehicles,” said CarLotz chief executive officer Michael Bor. “Being within the top 500 of the Inc. 5000 is validation that we have truly made an impact in the auto industry,” Bor said in a news release. “I’m... Read More

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 - 12:00pm

Arlena Sawyers, Correspondent

When it comes to explaining the rewards of becoming an auto service or other transportation industry technician to the parents of children in middle- and high-school, Tina Smith and TechForce Foundation have this message: “There are different roads to success, and even though your child doesn’t want to go to... Read More

Tuesday, August 13, 2019 - 4:22pm

Auto Remarketing Staff

A positive car buying experience is more important to customers than price. That is according to a recent survey from Roadster, which provides car buying and leasing commerce solutions. And according to the survey, that positive experience is also more important than price in other industries. Roadster’s survey... Read More