As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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J.D. Power ALG residual value forecasts for EVs include Recurrent range & battery insights
Monday, Jul. 28, 2025, 07:00 AM
COMMENTARY: Is this the service lane’s moment in the sun?
Friday, Jul. 25, 2025, 02:41 PM
Cybersecurity competition to focus on protecting connected cars from attacks
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Coralee Zueff on Empowering Women in Auto & Engaging Next Generation
Next up on our Live Stage from Canada’s Used Car Week is a conversation with Coralee Zueff, author of “Five Star Service Advisor,” about empowering women in automotive and engaging the next generation of auto industry professionals. Zueff talks about ... Listen Here
Inside Baseball: Edmunds SVP on New Campaign with LA Dodger Tommy Edman
Edmunds senior vice president of marketing Alison Anziska returns to the show for a discussion about the company’s latest ad campaign featuring Tommy Edman of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the spot, the aptly named Edman shows Angelenos how they ... Listen Here
Signal’s Jillings explains why exports are ‘a huge opportunity for Canadian dealers’
Remember when there was uncertainty and anxiety about how tariffs would affect exporting vehicles from Canada to the U.S.? Well, now the tariff era is here, and Tane Jillings says you can relax. On this episode of the Auto Remarketing ... Listen Here
Retail
Tim Lamb Group to add director to focus on M&A deals in South Central US
The Tim Lamb Group is in growth mode, too. The dealership sales and acquisitions firm on Tuesday announced the addition of Mike McMeeken as director of the South Central Region. Based in Houston, the firm said McMeeken will begin his ... [Read More]
eBay’s new checkout system aims to unify all aspects of online vehicle purchase
eBay is out to make buying and selling cars on its marketplace as easy as possible. To that end, it has launched Secure Purchase, a system designed to simplify vehicle transactions by managing payment, financing, registration, ownership transfer and transport ... [Read More]
Wholesale
Cox Automotive to acquire Bel Air Auto Auction, Tallahassee Auto Auction
Two of the industry’s most prominent independent auto auctions will soon fly under the Manheim banner. Cox Automotive, Manheim’s parent, said Tuesday it has signed a deal with BSC America to acquire the company’s Bel Air Auto Auction in the ... [Read More]
Online EV auction Plug signs first physical auction partner, plans for many more
Online wholesale EV auction platform Plug wants to work with brick-and-mortar wholesale auctions to offer more services to its consignor customers. It has already partnered with one auction and looks to aggressively add more.
“We have found as we try to grow our footprint in commercial consignors that sometimes they need real estate to be part of the service,” Plug founder and CEO Jimmy Douglas told Auto Remarketing.
For example, Plug’s customers include auto manufacturers and lenders who have ... [Read More]
Technology
Avis-Waymo partnership to power autonomous ride-hailing service in Dallas
You might not have to drive your next car from Avis. It might drive itself. Avis Budget Group has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Waymo, a self-driving technology company owned by Google parent Alphabet Inc., to launch and scale ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Inside baseball on Edmunds’ new campaign with LA Dodger Tommy Edman
With apologies to the postseason dreams of Mets fans (and, subsequently, Yankees fans), the Dodgers knew the value of a trade in 2024. Tommy Edman was traded to Los Angeles during the 2024 season and became an instant hero in ... [Read More]
Analysis
PODCAST: Maximizing untapped potential in dealership real estate
The dealership space is a bit of an untapped resource in commercial real estate. But property and real estate matters are crucial areas for dealers to monitor. That’s where Ned Hennessey and the team at Surmount come into play. Surmount ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: How predictive modeling is advancing dealer operations and profitability
Auto dealers today are under constant pressure to operate more efficiently, forecast more accurately, and make faster, data-driven decisions. From inventory management to customer engagement, traditional methods of running a dealership are being re-evaluated in favor of smarter, scalable approaches ... [Read More]
