Vehlo is making changes at the top of its organizational chart. The provider of software and financial technology for the auto repair industry has named Josh Weis as its new CEO. He succeeds Michelle Fischer, who is transitioning to a role as chairwoman of the company’s board of directors after four years as chief executive. […] [Read More]

DAS Technology CEO & co-founder Alexi Venneri joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast from NADA Show 2024 in Las Vegas, where she talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about helping dealers navigate the customer experience, digital retail myths, the company’s latest study and much more. Listen to the conversation in the window below […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive wants dealers to have confidence in the battery health of the electric vehicle they acquire through Manheim. So, on Wednesday the company launched a solution that will measure the EV battery health for each specific VIN across Manheim. In addition, Cox Automotive said it is expanding LotVision’s capabilities of reporting battery health for […] [Read More]

CDK wants to make consumer journeys from an automaker’s website to a local franchised dealership for car buying and servicing to be as smooth as possible. And with a new initiative introduced at the J.D. Power Auto Forum in New York on Tuesday, CDK thinks it’s accomplished just that with the Automotive Commerce Collab. CDK […] [Read More]

CarSaver, an automotive adaptive retail platform and marketplace, has added former AutoNation executive Addison Verklas as vice president of product, dealer solutions and system integrations. Addison previously served as AutoNation’s director of product management, leading the auto retail giant’s strategic systems. CarSaver said with that experience, along with his “deep passion for product strategy,” Verklas […] [Read More]

Almost seven years ago to the day (March 16, 2017), Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby was in Chicago to record what would end up being the first-ever episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. The guests? Kayne Grau, the co-founder and then-CEO of DRIVIN, and his colleagues John Manganaro and Justin Mahlik. A few trips around […] [Read More]

A Reynolds and Reynolds executive has been elected to a prestigious position. Director of industry relations Shawn Leibold was selected in a special election to fill a vacant seat on the board of directors of automotive information technology standards organization Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail. Leibold had previously been a STAR board member, and […] [Read More]

FordDirect’s e-commerce platform has added another vendor to its roster. One Step Secure IT, an outsourced IT company specializing in cybersecurity and protecting customer data from breaches, is the latest company to join The Shop, the e-commerce platform launched in January by FordDirect – a joint venture between Ford and Lincoln dealers and Ford Motor […] [Read More]

Vehicle service technology company Vehlo announced it has acquired Shop-Ware, a cloud-based shop management platform catering to independent repair shops in the automotive aftermarket. Vehlo said Shop-Ware’s methodology in addressing industry requirements through automation and cloud-based solutions “stands out” in the market, citing the DVX customer communication interface that supports digital media, live chat, online […] [Read More]

Continuing our conversations from NADA Show 2024, Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby catches up with Chance Mayfield and Justin Neiser of Carfluent, a provider of artificial intelligence-driven software that helps dealers create bilingual vehicle listings. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Mayfield and Neiser share the inspiration behind the company, how the software […] [Read More]