Jimmy Douglas, who is the founder of Plug, an online wholesale auction for electric vehicles only, believes the used EV market presents both challenges and opportunities for dealers. Larger numbers of off-lease EVs are returning to the market starting this year, depressing used EV prices and residual values, he said. And on top of that, […] [Read More]

Cities are partnering with the auto industry and autonomous/remote-controlled car technology providers to help solve transportation problems for residents, said panelists representing some of those municipalities and companies at the MOVE America conference here Sept. 23-24. MOVE America is a mobility and tech event that offers a platform for auto and technology companies, tech-savvy individuals, […] [Read More]

Ken Tape understands the value of a certified pre-owned program to a dealership. The general manager of Windsor Chrysler in Windsor, Ontario, knows CPO can draw customers and reassure them about the value of a used vehicle, as well as increasing profit and customer retention and loyalty. There’s just one problem. Tape is a Chrysler […] [Read More]

Dealers Auto Auction Group, which currently has 10 auctions located primarily in the Southeast, believes it can double its footprint in the next five years, group executives told Auto Remarketing at the National Auto Auction Association’s World Remarketing Convention here last week. The Franklin, Tenn.-headquartered group has locations in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, […] [Read More]

It’s a larger-than-expected and highly engaged crowd here at the inaugural eSTART Modernization Forum, with attendees and speakers running the gamut of constituents involved in the vehicle title and registration processes. Companies providing title and registration management technology, auto finance and fintech providers, auto auction/wholesale platforms, software companies, vehicle transport providers and government agencies. And […] [Read More]

ACV kicked off several pilot programs in its second quarter and is using those learnings to fine-tune and craft next-generation, artificial intelligence-powered products, said the company’s CEO, George Chamoun. Chamoun commented on some of those endeavors during ACV’s conference call detailing its earnings for its second quarter, which ended June 30. Two pilot programs Chamoun […] [Read More]

Dealership groups that own and operate wholesale auto auctions aren’t that common. But among those that do, many offer their customers conveniences and safeguards commonly found at traditional auctions: Digital buying, extensive photos, detailed condition reports, disclosures, arbitration policies and the opportunity for dealers to kick the tires in person and maybe do their bidding […] [Read More]

August: the month when summer begins to wind down and school begins. Along with afterschool activities, football practices, etc. And maybe a last-minute family vacation. So that might lead to higher demand (and thus, prices), for minivans and vans, right? But oddly enough, used prices for these vehicles fell $680 month-over-month in August, according to […] [Read More]

Paul Antony’s tone was somber as he addressed analysts and media in AutoCanada’s second quarter 2024 earnings call, telling them the company’s “recent performance has not met our own expectations” in the wake of sinking revenue and a reported $33.1 million net loss for the quarter. A little more than a year later, he was […] [Read More]

Listeners of Sonic Automotive’s second-quarter 2025 earnings call learned one thing for certain: The company is happy with how its used-vehicle business, EchoPark, performed in the quarter. Very happy, in fact. “EchoPark is just on fire,” Sonic president Jeff Dyke said in response to an analyst’s question during the Q&A portion of the July 24 […] [Read More]