CARY, N.C. -

Dan Kennedy, senior vice president of business development at Jack Cooper Diversified, chats with Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits about the state of the wholesale auto industry, challenges dealers are facing, key elements of weathering past auto industry crises and more.

Kennedy spent four decades with General Motors, including 31 years with the automaker's remarketing organization.

He became manager of GM Remarketing in 2010, where he has led the company’s U.S. remarketing activities.

In 2013, Kennedy was Cherokee Media Group's first-ever National Remarketing Executive of the Year honoree.