Auto Remarketing Podcast

Two executives from RPM focused on three specific topics involving logistics and transportation for this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Andrew Kmita, who is director of sales, remarketing, and Lilia Soper, who is director of operations, vehicle, each elaborated about trust, transparency and the enterprise model as ways RPM can benefit new and current clients.

Most Canadians who purchase a vehicle need financing. A trio of industry executives described the current financing landscape during this year’s Canada’s Used Car Week. For this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we take you back to Toronto for a conference panel discussion focused on the state of auto finance in Canada. The panel included: —Stephanie Lamb of CIBC —Ilja Troitschanski of Axis...

According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, the cost of insurance claims for replacing stolen vehicles in Canada soared to a record-breaking $1.5 billion in 2023, the second consecutive year auto theft claims costs have surpassed $1 billion. And the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said more than 1 million vehicles in the U.S. h...

Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from the Canada's Used Car Week Podcast Stage is a conversation with Casey Harmon and Jody McComb of RunBuggy, which is a technology platform designed to improve the vehicle transport industry. Ahead of U.S.-based RunBuggy's July 1 launch in Canada, Harmon and McComb discuss the company's plans for its new market, the differences between t...

Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from the Canada's Used Car Week Podcast Stage is a conversation with Megan Mahon, head of sales enablement at Premier Truck Rental. Mahon talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about her session "Find Your Fight Song", which shows how music can help women navigate and thrive in a male-dominated field like automotive. She...

Next up on our "Consignor Conversations" series of the Auto Remarketing Podcast is an interview with George Koditek, who is manager of fleet remarketing at Hyundai/Genesis Motor North America. Koditek sat down with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby during the Auto Intel Summit + National Remarketing Conference in April to discuss his journey in the wholesale vehicle industry, what he s...

No one should blame Gene Daughtry if he often hums the Johnny Cash song “I’ve Been Everywhere” since the senior consultant for Auto Master Systems likely has been to many of the same cities included in the chorus of that country tune. While he didn’t burst into song during his latest visit for the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Daughtry did share more anecdotes about how dealers are navigating the curr...

LGM Financial Services executive vice president of marketing Jeff Schulz acknowledged more Canadians are seeking digital paths toward acquiring their next vehicle. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded during Canada’s Used Car Week in Toronto, Schulz highlighted how the F&I is responding and what might be on the horizon in connection with artificial intelligence and other te...

Normand Theberge serves as senior vice president and general manager of Cars Commerce Canada. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded during Canada’s Used Car Week in Toronto, Theberge recapped the successful blending of D2C Media into the Car Commerce Canada portfolio, the future of Accu-Trade in Canada and more.

Laura Davidson owns and operates Key Auto Approvals in Burlington, Ontario. A portion of Davidson’s customer base has been struggling financially, making reliable transportation even more important. One of Cherokee Media Group’s Women & Automotive: Profiles in Leadership program selections, Davidson made time for the Auto Remarketing Podcast after appearing on stage during Canada’s Used Car Week i...

J.D. Power’s Mike Buckingham not only was part of the expert speaking faculty at Canada’s Used Car Week, but he also spent time at this year’s event in Toronto for the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Buckingham described some of the primary differences between the U.S. and Canadian finance markets as well as some ingredients that could help dealers and lenders for the rest of the year and beyond.

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Jade Terreberry, Senior Director of Strategic Development for Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, Cox Automotive’s Consumer Marketplaces, shares information on the new summer learning series: The Complete Profit Picture. Jade highlights the importance of the right car, for the right consumer, for the right price, with the right strategy. Registration f...

Chris Elliott, vice president of mergers and acquisitions at America’s Group, joins the show to kick off our series on "M&A + Auto Auctions." Chris and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss the company’s growth strategy and M&A targets as well as overall buy-sell growth/consolidation in the auto auction industry.

For years, Kathi Kruse has made her name working with car dealers to improve their social media presence, digital marketing and online reputation management. But her roots are in the financial side of the dealership, which is why she’s created a new business – Automotive CFO-To-Go, offering her experience and expertise as a chief financial officer to dealers in need of help in that area. In this e...

Terry MacCauley loves his job and loves talking about it. That’s why the enthusiastic founder, president and CEO of Big Time Advertising and Marketing is becoming a popular speaker at auto industry events. Auto Remarketing Podcast host Andrew Friedlander finally caught up with MacCauley during the 2024 NIADA Convention and Expo in Las Vegas for a lively conversation about marketing, how to avoid d...

Tracy Myers’ resume might begin with owning and operating Frank Myers Auto Maxx, his successful independent dealership in Winston-Salem, N.C., but that’s not even close to where it ends. He’s also an NIADA National Quality Dealer, an acknowledged expert in marketing and branding, a wrestling promoter, a best-selling author, a business trainer and consultant, and an Emmy-winning film producer – not...

LotLinx executive chairman Len Short joins the show to discuss the company's new Vincensus report, a new monthly and quarterly analysis that shares real-time vehicle inventory data and insights. "Data is the key to your future. It's the key to your competitiveness," Short said. "Dealers are waking up to this and building their own CDPs," he said, referring to customer data platforms. "They know th...

National Independent Automobile Dealers Association vice president of dealer development Jeremy Beck shared a new statistic that surprised many executives who have been in the car business for decades. Hear Beck explain that data point and more during this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded in Las Vegas at this year’s NIADA Convention & Expo.

NextGear Capital president Scott Maybee addressed a question that dealerships likely have been wondering, too, as they examine their floorplan expenses and other operational matters. What if interest rates never drop much below where they currently are? Maybee shared his response and more for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded in Las Vegas at this year’s NIADA Convention & Expo.

Where is fraud most prevalent in the car-buying process and how can dealerships work to prevent it? QoreAI CEO Todd Smith addresses these topics and more in this conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby. The company, which provides dealers with software to aid in identity verification, streamlined document management, and seamless credit processing, has been beta-testing wit...

More than 40 new electric vehicles are expected to hit the market by 2025, according to J.D. Power. Experts think this increase seems to be driven by increased automaker incentives, high interest rates, federal EV tax credit leasing loophole, and concerns about long-term serviceability and battery health. And they said an increase in leased EVs will equate to an influx of off-lease vehicles enteri...

With only 13 EVs/PHEVs now qualifying for the full IRA Federal incentive of $7,500 due to sourcing requirements, it is clear that EV/PHEV leasing, with the 45W rule that grants the commercial user the full credit with no sourcing requirements, will inevitably be the preferred “sale” of choice for many OEMs and finance institutions. However, as values of used EVs have dropped (and continue to drop)...

During this year’s Auto Intel Summit + National Remarketing Conference presented by SmartAuction in Cary, N.C., RouteOne chief revenue officer Jeff Belanger moderated a panel discussion titled, “The Next Frontier in eContracting.” The session included: —Sam Miller, group manager of consumer lending at Toyota Financial Services —Mitch Falink, vice president of lender and aftermarket relations at Re...

Digital auditing is now enabling floorplan and wholesale finance companies to “self-audit” physical auto and equipment inventory, leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning and API integration. At this year’s Auto Intel Summit + National Remarketing Conference presented by SmartAuction in Cary, N.C.., Marguerite Watanabe of Connections Insights moderated a panel discussion about how thes...

A quartet of industry experts from EY were straightforward with attendees at this year’s Auto Intel Summit + National Remarketing Conference presented by SmartAuction in Cary, N.C. Innovate or else. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, listen to a panel discussion when the EY experts — Courtney Dusseau, Katie Johar, Bryan Chance and Dan Rocklein — explore how direct-to-consumer aut...