Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here

Retail

AutoNation capitalizes on digital infrastructure combined with ‘dense physical presence’

In its usual third-quarter earnings report at the end of last month, AutoNation shared quarterly used-vehicle sales results, showing a small decline in retail units but improved unit gross profit. The group sold 65,410 used-vehicle retail units in Q3 2026, ... [Read More]

Sonic’s EchoPark used-car business increasing sales, footprint & awareness

Sonic Automotive reported a record quarterly total revenue of $4 billion at the end of October. Contributing to that total was the dealer group’s pre-owned arm, EchoPark, which grew retail unit sales 22% year-over-year to 19,923 units sold in the ... [Read More]

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PODCAST: Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book

We finish our series highlighting the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... [Read More]
Jared at UCW

COMMENTARY: Why dealership vehicle acquisition specialists must harness data and analytics over gut instincts

Winning organizations separate the people who judge talent by feel from the people who measure it, then give the measurers real authority. Dealerships now face a similar moment. Sourcing vehicles has become a high volume, data-intensive discipline, yet most stores ... [Read More]

Resource Hub

Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

AI & Auto Finance: An Expert Guide to Using This Technology

This 26-page ebook from Cherokee Media Group, sponsored by dotData, brings together insights from nine experts on how artificial intelligence...
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Turning Dealer Group Data into Demand

Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask

Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.

A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report

Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly

Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth

Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Technology

JD Power Platform now available for OEM customers with dealer access in the works

While automotive dealers served by the company will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the revamped technology, JD Power on Monday announced the launch of the JD Power Platform for its OEM customers. JD Power ... [Read More]

Cars.com executive changeovers continue with new chief product officer

The revamp of Cars.com’s top-level executive team keeps evolving. The newest move came on Thursday when Cars.com appointed Mausam Bhatt as chief product officer, effective on Monday. Bhatt will join the company after it has already hired a new chief ... [Read More]

Analysis

Part III: Inspections & diagnostics differences between EVs, ICE vehicles

While inspections, CRs, and diagnostics for internal combustion engine vehicles prioritize mechanical wear, fluid systems, and tailpipe emissions, electric vehicle inspections focus on high-voltage electronics, software, and, most importantly, battery health. And though both vehicle types share many components, the ... [Read More]

Part II: Inspections & diagnostics differences between EVs, ICE vehicles

While inspections, CRs, and diagnostics for internal combustion engine vehicles prioritize mechanical wear, fluid systems, and tailpipe emissions, electric vehicle inspections focus on high-voltage electronics, software, and, most importantly, battery health. And though both vehicle types share many components, the ... [Read More]

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