Used Car Week is back at the Westin Kierland in Scottsdale, Ariz., for the second year in a row, but we’re bringing a few new ingredients to add to the Southwestern mix in 2024. Here’s a sampling of new flavors waiting for you in Arizona during UCW 2024 that begins on Nov. 18: Say goodbye […] [Read More]

It might seem like digital automotive wholesale would not have much overlap with supply chain management. But logistics and digital actually go hand in hand, as Joe Kichler, senior vice president of digital and supply chain at Cox Automotive, explains in this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In a conversation during this month’s NAAA […] [Read More]

Mere Rangel is the assistant general manager at Big Valley Auto Auction in Donna, Texas. But more importantly, he has been his daughter’s softball coach for 14 years and his son’s baseball coach for the past four years (with a decade more to enjoy, he says). And when he steps off the diamond and into the auction lanes, he’s got a coach of his own in general manager Lisa Franz, the leader of Big Valley Auto Auction, and a five-star ace of a teammate in Blanca Arias, the auction’s controller. Together, they form quite the bullpen of leadership at the auction ... [Read More]

Another month, another Megasite. Carvana said it’s preparing to convert the ADESA Las Vegas auction into a combination auction-reconditioning facility. The online used-car retailer said it will add inspection and reconditioning center capabilities the existing wholesale auction site, which will continue all of its current digital and in-lane auction operations. The location will anchor the […] [Read More]

Holly Vollant has the toughness it takes to be a winner. She started her remarketing career at a small independent auto auction across the street from where she grew up. She took a hands-on approach to “dive into every aspect of the business” from parking cars to transporting them. Vollant has worked her way to leadership roles at Holman and with industry associations. But she’s also a small business owner, running her family-owned fish hatchery. Hailing from a small town in Northwest Pennsylvania, Vollant thrives in the outdoors and loves football – arguably the grittiest of American sports. And, hell, her favorite team is the Philadelphia Eagles ... [Read More]

J.D. Power is entering the auto auction business. The market research firm is collaborating with Superior Integrated Auctions to launch J.D. Power Marketplace, an online auction marketplace for auto dealers designed to “bring the traditional auction process online,” the companies said in a news release, giving dealers access to more than 30,000 front-line ready vehicles. […] [Read More]

Joe Phelps has been promoted to general manager of America’s Auto Auction Richmond, America’s Group announced. Phelps, who has worked in the auction industry for more than 25 years, had been serving as national institutional operations manager for America’s Group, which includes America’s Auto Auction and AXLE Funding. “I’ve spent nearly three decades in this […] [Read More]

The National Auto Auction Association announced its latest choice for its Industry Pioneer Award, a new memorial scholarship and donations on behalf of its outgoing president last week as it wrapped up the 2024 NAAA World Remarketing Convention in Orlando, Fla. Tribble selected as Industry Pioneer Larry Tribble Jr., chairman and owner of Southern Auto […] [Read More]

When her phone rang at the end of an auction sale last month, Debbie Stokes was in no mood to answer it. “I’m like smack dab in the middle of doing everything,” she recalled. “I look at my phone and it’s showing a number I didn’t have saved. “I’m like, ‘I don’t know who this is. Do I answer or do I not?’ Well, if I don’t answer I’m just going to have to call it back anyway, so I might as well just get this over with.” That turned out to be the right call ... [Read More]

Craig Amelung has officially become president of the National Auto Auction Association for the 2024-25 term, taking office when outgoing president Eric Autenrieth passed the gavel in a ceremony during the 2024 NAAA World Remarketing Convention in Orlando, Fla. During the convention’s all-member meeting, Tommy Rogers was elected vice president. Amelung is a 32-year auto […] [Read More]