Nearly 150 vehicles that allegedly have gone through the wholesale market are part of a lawsuit filed last week by the Justice Department. The federal lawsuit is against S & K Towing, which is based in San Clemente, Calif., alleging that the company violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by illegally auctioning vehicles owned […] [Read More]

In what we’re proud to call an annual tradition, Cherokee Media Group’s Women in Remarketing program, sponsored by Ally, has evolved into a celebrated franchise of Auto Remarketing and a key pillar of the National Remarketing Conference and Used Car Week. For nearly two decades, Women in Remarketing has recognized excellence among the leaders of the […] [Read More]

With the approaching Fraud Forum at the Used Car Industry Summit focused on the subject, an insurance operation has now developed a tool to help dealers protect themselves during vehicle transportation. Risk Theory, a platform of insurance distribution businesses, announced the launch of Dealer Transit, a new logistics solution designed to help dealerships mitigate the […] [Read More]

“Tuesday’s Gone” on a Wednesday. “Sweet Home Alabama” in Missouri. “Gimme Three Steps” to celebrate 16 years. America’s Auto Auction Kansas City announced this week that Lynyrd Skynyrd will headline its 16th Annual Guitars & Cars Sale, set for Aug. 12-13. The event begins with a midmorning sale on Aug. 12, followed by an exclusive […] [Read More]

George Chamoun says ACV is going to boost scale of the company’s artificial intelligence-powered tools designed to aid dealers with appraisals, acquisitions, inventory management and inspections. What the CEO highlighted during its most recent quarterly conference call came to further fruition last week, as the company announced the launch of ACV MAX Recommendations, a new […] [Read More]

Sales were up for the third straight year and the number of cars up for sale at auto auctions reached a five-year high, according to the National Auto Auction Association’s 2025 NAAA Market Intelligence Report released Monday. There were more than 8 million vehicles sold through NAAA-member auctions last year, beating 2024 figures by 3%. […] [Read More]

Next up on our Auto Remarketing Podcast series with the inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honorees is America’s Group CEO Chuck Tapp. In this episode, we revisit Tapp’s fireside chat with Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits at Used Car Week 2025. They talk about Tapp’s career in the wholesale market and what might be […] [Read More]

Kicking off our Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes with the inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honorees is a conversation with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions. Huang talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about her journey from business consultant to wholesale auto industry leader, how being a “harmonizer” impacts her approach […] [Read More]

Fraud in auto transport hides in the daily commotion of logistics, often masked as a delayed delivery, a last-minute reroute, or a carrier who suddenly goes quiet. By the time suspicions surface, the damage may already be done. Because brokers mediate every shipment, they’re often the first to sense when something’s gone wrong, and the […] [Read More]

Independent Auction Group executive director Dave Blake was named the winner of the Award for Industry Excellence as Cox Automotive presented its 17th annual Independent Auction Awards at an awards dinner in conjunction with the Automotive Remarketing Alliance’s and National Auto Auction Association’s 2026 Spring Remarketing Exchange in Dallas. Blake was honored as “a respected […] [Read More]