Daryl Lubinsky

Arcadia, California

Writer, Editor and Proofreader at Freelance

Freelance writer, editor, and proofreader

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Articles

The Enemy of Strong Fleet Leaders: Complacency

1 month ago | government-fleet.com | Daryl Lubinsky

To Colby Frantz, being a strong fleet leader means taking responsibility for your work and not being complacent. “I tell my guys, anything you put your hands on, anything that comes to our shop, you’re ultimately responsible for,” said Frantz, who is fleet services manager for the city of Grand Prairie, Texas. A real-life example of that philosophy took place recently when a vehicle came into Frantz’s Grand Prairie fleet shop with a spare tire on it.
Marketplace, relationships lead to strong OPENLANE earnings

1 month ago | autoremarketing.com | Daryl Lubinsky

OPENLANE's Peter Kelly responds to a question from Cherokee Media Group's Bill Zadeits during Used Car Week 2023 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Photo by Jonathan Fredin.
ACV’s ‘future service center drive-thru’ sees high demand

1 month ago | autoremarketing.com | Daryl Lubinsky

George Chamoun briefly touched on ACV Auctions’ “Project Viper” during the opening comments of the company’s first quarter earnings call , but he later expanded on the potential of the service product during the Q&A portion. “I never, ever in my entire career have had a product where I’ve had this much demand,” Chamoun, who is CEO of ACV, said Wednesday. ACV has described Project Viper as ...
EchoPark used-car stores well-prepared for ‘headwind’ of tariffs

2 months ago | autoremarketing.com | Daryl Lubinsky

News watchers who have seen continuous coverage of government-imposed tariffs didn’t get much of a break during Sonic Automotive’s first quarter 2025 earnings call last week. Sonic’s chairman and CEO David Smith said in his opening comments of the earnings call that the company is still dealing with the “uncertainty” of the tariff situation.
CarMax continues to build on 'momentum'

2 months ago | autoremarketing.com | Daryl Lubinsky

CarMax is seeing a lot of momentum in its business. Just ask the company’s president and CEO, Bill Nash. He and others said the word, “momentum,” several times during the company’s fourth quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings release conference call. In fact, he used the word three times in one sentence during the Q&A portion of the earnings call.
Used-vehicle news mixed as Penske reports strong earnings

Feb 24, 2025 | autoremarketing.com | Daryl Lubinsky

Penske Automotive Group delivered a strong fourth quarter and “another outstanding year of profitability,” said the company’s CEO Roger Penske during the company’s earnings call on Feb. 13. Penske’s used-vehicle business played a role in that. However, that role was a mixed one. Gross profit per used vehicle retailed increased $349 quarter over quarter. But used units retailed ...
AutoNation earnings highlight uncertainty, used-vehicle optimism

Feb 17, 2025 | autoremarketing.com | Daryl Lubinsky

AutoNation’s used unit sales were flat year over year, and sequentially down 2% from the third quarter, while supply availability for used vehicles has continued to be a challenge. But looking to the near future, AutoNation expects the normal seasonal swing to used vehicles for the spring selling season to occur, AutoNation chief financial officer Tom Szlosek said during the company’s fourth quarter and full-year 2024 earnings call on Feb. 11.
Aging Vehicles Bring Increased Focus on Budgets, Technology

Feb 14, 2025 | government-fleet.com | Daryl Lubinsky

The fleet of the city of Cambridge, Mass. Public Works Department is no exception to the trend of how tightening budgets and high costs have affected government fleets. For the first time ever, for fiscal year 2025, the department is adding $100,000 to its budget for vehicle refurbishment. Assistant Fleet Manager Tom Rowlings said the DPW requested that refurbishment funding from the city council because a truck that cost $230,000 three years ago now costs about $307,000.
Used-vehicle financing reflects the state of the stretched consumer

Jan 28, 2025 | autoremarketing.com | Daryl Lubinsky

Andrew Lemoine expects to see increased digitization as a trend in auto finance, as consumers are “demanding a lot more seamless online buying experiences.”Consumers want that seamless experience in the overall vehicle purchase transaction, and Lemoine, who is founder and CEO of autocorp.ai, said that includes the financing portion. Autocorp.ai provides tools to allow dealerships to sell cars and engage with consumers online.
Career Progression, Historical Modeling, Among Factors In Employee Pay Budgeting

Jan 20, 2025 | government-fleet.com | Daryl Lubinsky

The city of Tallahassee, Fla. fleet management department experienced a technician hiring challenge as the worst of the pandemic began to wind down. The department started an internship program with a local technical college, and it worked well, said Jeff Shepard, director of City of Tallahassee, Fla. fleet management. “But it takes several years to develop the skill set needed for our diverse fleet,” said Shepard, who oversees about 2,800 total assets.