A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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What might be next for Amazon Autos
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here
Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here
Retail
Dealer news: Two more multi-store transactions in M&A market; Chicago dealership to expand in 2026
The dealership buy-sell market’s active start to 2026 continued with two more multiple-store transactions announced this week. Pierce Automotive Group has acquired Lexus Carlsbad and Lexus Escondido in Southern California from Halo Motor Group. “This is a long-term commitment where ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Appetite for used commercial vehicles with Kathryn Schifferle of Work Truck Solutions
Work Truck Solutions founder Kathryn Schifferle appeared on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics during Used Car Week 2025. Schifferle discussed key trends driving demand for used work trucks and vans with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. The ... [Read More]
Wholesale
Lane watch: Wholesale market continues to display ‘stable’ environment
If you’re looking for some calm in the car business nowadays, perhaps the wholesale market is the place to go. Black Book experts used “stable” multiple times in their newest Market Insights released on Tuesday that showed wholesale depreciation “remained ... [Read More]
Auction sales volumes achieve best year since 2019
Led by commercial consignor volumes, annual auto auction sales volumes reached their highest point in six years, beat prior-year figures by more than 4% and have turned a corner from the pandemic-aftermath lows of the early 2020s. That’s according to ... [Read More]
Technology
COMMENTARY: Is your ‘intelligent’ tool helping you sell or just chat?
The automotive industry is buzzing. Everywhere you look — from vendor booths at NADA to your LinkedIn feed — it seems like every company is claiming to have the next great artificial intelligence widget. The phrase “AI-powered” is now table ... [Read More]
Kobat joins Lotlinx as chief commercial officer
Randy Kobat is the newest executive at Lotlinx, as the company on Wednesday appointed him as its chief commercial officer. Kobat comes to Lotlinx after most recently serving as president of Repair OnDemand, a division of Repairify backed by Kinderhook ... [Read More]
Analysis
Study shows consumers increasingly turning to AI to research dealerships
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a go-to technology for consumers researching vehicles to buy and where to buy them, according to the latest study from AI-powered automotive customer data platform Fullpath. The inaugural Fullpath Auto Intelligence Index found use of ... [Read More]
Survey finds service department crucial in building consumer trust
Whom do you trust? For consumers about to spend a large amount of money to purchase a vehicle, it’s a vital one. Which, in turn, makes it just as important for car dealers. The answer, according to the latest research ... [Read More]
