In retail automotive, your transport provider isn’t just moving cars — they’re moving your business forward. Every delayed delivery, damaged...
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Who to Watch: Cars Commerce innovation chief on solving brick-and-mortar challenges through digital tools
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Hertz to deploy UVeye AI inspection systems at its airport locations
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Report shows Q1 used-car retail prices calm before a potential storm
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SPONSORED EPISODE: Leveraging F&I providers to manage inventory
James Virgoe, who is senior vice president and managing partner of GWC Warranty at APCO Holdings, explained why F&I providers can provide dealers with more than just potential profitability through the finance office. Virgoe highlighted that F&I technology also can ... Listen Here
More from DRN’s Jeremiah Wheeler about state of LPR
DRN president Jeremiah Wheeler appeared on the Auto Remarketing Podcast this week to continue the intensifying dialogue about license plate recognition technology. Wheeler elaborated about the company’s response to assertions made by the American Recovery Association and what he hopes ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Combating Fraud in Transportation and Logistics
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Lainey Sibble, Head of the Central Dispatch Business and Eric Schwartz, AVP, Engineering and Product Development, walk us through some of the biggest challenges facing the logistics industry. Fraud is ... Listen Here
Retail
Honda dominates Kelley Blue Book’s Consumer Choice Awards
The people have spoken. And what they’ve said to Kelley Blue Book is, “We love Honda.” Honda dominated KBB’s 2025 Consumer Choice Awards, nearly sweeping the non-luxury categories with five wins, including Best Overall Brand. The Japanese automaker was also ... [Read More]
Dealer news: Lithia COO to lead Mercedes’ U.S. operations; Patriot Motors acquires dealership in Illinois
One of Lithia & Driveway’s top executives is moving on — and going back to his roots. Executive vice president and chief operating officer Adam Chamberlain, who joined LAD in 2022 and was promoted to COO last summer, will take ... [Read More]
Wholesale
Lane watch: Multiple vehicle segments make price moves not seen since 2021
In a couple of specific cases, it’s been nearly four years since Black Book has seen wholesale prices for certain vehicles rise in price this much in a single week. And dealers and consignors likely don’t need too many guesses ... [Read More]
ADESA unites flagships Simulcast, Clear on digital platform and mobile apps
ADESA is bringing its online tools together. The wholesale auto auction has added its ADESA Simulcast technology to its upgraded digital platform and mobile apps, integrating ADESA’s two flagship digital auction products — Simulcast and ADESA Clear — together in ... [Read More]
Technology
Who to Watch: Cars Commerce innovation chief on solving brick-and-mortar challenges through digital tools
Dining at a restaurant. Attending a concert. Going to school. Storing your furniture and other belongings.
Buying a car.
These are activities that have traditionally been, and still largely are, done in person.
But digitization has improved some of the processes around these events, leading to more enjoyable, or at least easier, experiences.
That improvement-by-digitization has been a common thread in the career of Matthew Crawford, who has been chief product and innovation officer at Cars Commerce since January 2022 ... [Read More]
Hertz to deploy UVeye AI inspection systems at its airport locations
Rental car giant Hertz has partnered with UVeye to use its artificial intelligence-powered automated vehicle inspection technology at its airport locations. UVeye said Hertz said the partnership is designed to “upgrade the way it checks vehicles between rentals” by using ... [Read More]
Analysis
Report shows Q1 used-car retail prices calm before a potential storm
As the first quarter of 2025 ended, all was calm for used-vehicle retail prices. But, Cars Commerce reported in its Q1 2025 Auto Market Review, that might have been the calm before the storm. The report, based on data from ... [Read More]
Used-cars’ first year-over-year price rise in 2½ years could be just the beginning
iSeeCars is seeing something it hasn’t seen in more than two years: rising used-car prices. The automotive search engine and research website said its latest study showed the average used-vehicle listing price in March was up 1% from March 2024, ... [Read More]
