COMMENTARY: Pre-flight considerations for dealers contemplating a sale
Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, 12:22 PM
Carvana’s 43% growth in retail sales brings business closer to 3M goal
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, 12:11 PM
Head of Alabama’s top Buick GMC dealership named to brands’ National Dealer Council
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, 10:10 AM
Retail
BizzyCar, Carfax spread the word in National Vehicle Safety Recalls Week: check cars, get recalls repaired
Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2026, 04:50 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
This week is National Vehicle Safety Recalls Week, and two companies are intent on delivering its message to check your vehicle for open recalls. BizzyCar, a recall management platform for dealerships, is encouraging drivers and dealerships to take action on the millions of recalls that remain unrepaired nationwide. According to BizzyCar’s 2025 recall analysis, 28.4 […] [Read More]
Dealer news: Lithia’s acquisitions include one that hits home; Healey Bros. begins test drives for charity
Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2026, 03:46 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
In its 80th year in business, Lithia and Driveway is heading home again. The giant dealership group has acquired Mercedes-Benz of Medford in Medford, Ore., site of LAD’s corporate headquarters and just 13 miles up Oregon Route 99 from Ashland, where Walt DeBoer founded the company when he opened a Chrysler-Plymouth store in 1946. Lithia, […] [Read More]
GM merges US CPO program with CarBravo
Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2026, 03:20 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
General Motors said Tuesday it is merging its U.S. Chevrolet, Buick and GMC certified used programs into the CarBravo program starting June 2. GM informed its dealers of this news Tuesday. CarBravo will be the automaker’s sole CPO program for Chevy, Buick and GMC dealers in the U.S., while Cadillac will continue running its own […] [Read More]
Dealer news: CarMax launches car-shopping app on ChatGPT; Case helps turn vacant lot into homes
Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, 03:29 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
CarMax, which claims the title of nation’s largest retailer of used cars, now claims the title of first U.S. auto retailer to make both the car-buying and -selling experience available within ChatGPT with the launch of its car-shopping app in ChatGPT’s app store. In a news release, the company said its new online experience allows […] [Read More]
Presidio brings former Group 1 exec into M&A business, adds leader in AutoTech Services
Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, 02:20 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
One of the biggest players in the dealership M&A world reached into the dealer group world for its latest executive hire. The Presidio Group has added Group 1 Automotive’s Jamie Albertine as a managing director with a focus on Presidio’s dealership mergers and acquisition business and advising dealers about corporate development strategies. “Jamie’s deep understanding […] [Read More]
February selling spree grows to 10 stores as Asbury continues ‘optimizing our footprint’
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 03:10 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Asbury Automotive Group’s drive toward “portfolio optimization” has shifted into high gear. The Atlanta-based dealership group has already closed on the sales of 10 dealerships in 2026, all in February, which the company said are part of its ongoing capital allocation and portfolio optimization efforts. The latest divestitures include six Plaza Motors locations in the […] [Read More]
PODCAST: More insight into fraud at dealerships with Experian’s Jim Maguire
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 10:59 AM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Experian senior director for automotive Jim Maguire made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to recap findings from the company’s latest dealer survey that examined the impact of fraud at dealerships. Maguire then touched on the balance dealers and lenders have to create to still have a smooth path to vehicle acquisition for consumers while […] [Read More]
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