Auto Remarketing Magazine

1 week ago | autoremarketing.com | Joe Overby

Dining at a restaurant. Attending a concert. Going to school. Storing your furniture and other belongings. These are activities that have traditionally been, and still largely are, done in person. But digitization has improved some of the processes around these events, leading to more enjoyable, or at least easier, experiences.

1 week ago | autoremarketing.com | Nick Zulovich

New leadership is now in place at Southeast Toyota Finance. The captive finance company and subsidiary of JM Family Enterprises announced a trio of executive leadership changes created by the departure of Southeast Toyota Finance president Bill Shope, who retired at the end of March after 35 years with the company. Now serving as Southeast Toyota Finance president is Casey Gunnell Jr., who most recently was group vice president.

1 week ago | autoremarketing.com | Nick Zulovich

A previous leader of multiple industry associations now is an executive with the National Lenders General Agency, a licensed risk manager and provider of insurance solutions for the buy-here, pay-here market. Last week, the company welcomed Tony Long as regional vice president of sales. Long served nearly a decade as executive director of the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA), where he helped expand the organization’s reach and impact.

1 week ago | autoremarketing.com | Nick Zulovich

While President Trump has high hopes for the economic future, it might now be challenging getting vehicles delivered and contracts booked. Why? Perhaps it’s because the industry is facing plenty of consumer headwinds, including what Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke shared on Monday.

1 week ago | autoremarketing.com | Joe Overby

Last month was the strongest March for auto auction sales in four years, capping a first quarter that beat year-ago figures by nearly 5%, according to the latest AuctionNet data and analysis from the National Auto Auction Association. March also marked an all-time high for sales of electric vehicles at auction, NAAA said. Overall, there were 1.79 million wholesale auction sales in Q1, beating year-ago figures by 4.9%, NAAA said.