In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bill Zadeits joins with Elizabeth Stegall of Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and ICO, and Bethany Johnson from vAuto to preview their Used Car Week workshop. Listen now and you'll get an early preview of their workshop: A 5-Point Plan to Optimize Used Vehicle Profitability.…

Becky Igo remembers the first few business trips she made going to industry conferences at a time when things like pay phones and fax machines were critical business-development tools.Now more than four decades later, the regional vice president for Allied Solutions remains a friendly and knowledgeable executive at industry events, including Used C…

This sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features two experts from Central Dispatch who offer valuable guidance for choosing a transportation partner.Shanna Wise, who oversees business strategy execution, and Blake Bentley, who leads enterprise client account success, take listeners through the importance of licensing and insurance, h…

The auto auction industry has seen a spike in M&A over the last three years, similar to the consolidation in auto retail that has been going on much longer. And our guest today has experience with both.George Pero is president and CEO of Mach10 Automotive, an M&A firm specializing in auto retail. His 34 years of auto industry experience includes fo…

While the year-over-year figure reflects broader market volatility, Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, explained the strong quarter-over-quarter increase of the Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index signals market re-engagement. Babcock elaborated about these points and more duri…

We throw the keys to the valet on this episode. Clint Curtis is the co-founder and CEO of Zapmoto, which provides valet pickup and delivery of vehicles for servicing at car dealerships. He joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast for a conversation about the growth of mobile/remote service offerings in auto retail, the origin story of Zapmoto and how its…

Managing delinquencies and repossessions might be as complicated as anything auto lenders do nowadays.To help finance companies of all sizes handle those complexities, this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features Anne Holtzman, who is senior vice president of client experience and risk management services at Allied Soluti…

Lauren joined PureCars in 2015 as a sales associate, later serving as regional manager, national director and senior vice president before moving up to chief operating officer in January 2023.She was promoted to the new role of president in February 2024.And last month, Donalson became the company’s CEO.She joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to tal…

CarMax chief marketing officer Sarah Lane joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to talk about the company's new “Wanna Drive?” branding, its omni-channel buying and selling experience, putting the customer in control and how CarMax sets itself apart in an era of new car-buying models, technology and changing means of vehicle ownership and usage.Plus, …

Many dealers likely cheered when the CARS Rule from the Federal Trade Commission was vacated by a federal court at the beginning of the year. But long-time Arizona independent dealer Ace Christian believed it wouldn’t be long before similar regulations arrived on the state level.And it’s happened already in California. Christian, who is also CEO of…

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Andy Mayers sees opportunity in subprime and other parts of auto finance.The associate vice president of business operations for retail solutions with Cox Automotive explained his reasons during this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast.Mayers also mentioned another part of the business where dealers and lenders are working even closer together …

Laurie Harbour is a partner at Wipfli, a top 25 accounting and advisory firm, and works with automakers and suppliers on how to adjust to changing winds of automotive. Harbour joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss how automakers are rethinking their electric and hybrid vehicle strategies, impact of tariff and trade on the auto industry and …

Chip Perry, founding president and CEO of Autotrader and former CEO of TrueCar, has a new role: chairman of sellmyride, a startup seeking to help dealers source inventory from private sellers. Perry and sellmyride founder and president Dom Pope join the show to talk about the origin story of the company, how they connected, vehicle acquisition and …

In the grand finale of our podcast episodes from Canada's Used Car Week in June, conference chair and Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits is joined by Brad Hart and Peter Snoyer on a panel celebrating the 20th anniversary of the conference and reflecting on the past two decades in the Canadian used-car industry. They delve into the biggest …

In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Merritt Critcher, Director of Product Management with CDK speaks with Bill Zadeits about the newest trends and potential for AI and big data to meet and exceed the inventory management needs of dealers. Highlighting speed and consistency, Merrit outlines the tremendous opportunity these tec…

Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights, said consumers are looking for ways to secure more favorable vehicle financing terms, especially with interest rates leveling out and perhaps a cut coming next week from the Federal Reserve.The base for Zabritski’s assertion came via Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Mark…

In this panel discussion from Canada's Used Car Week in June, Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits talks with leaders from auto finance institutions about the most important metrics, trends and macroeconomic factors in the Canadian used-car landscape. They discuss topics like vehicle affordability, tariff impacts, leasing data, fintech and m…

Continuing our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Canada's Used Car Week in June, Jameel Ghata of PAVE leads a discussion featuring leaders from across Canada’s automotive ecosystem — Jack Sulymka (PAVE), Mark Would (BMW Group Canada), Bryan McIntyre (EBlock Canada), and Lisa Prestidge (Element Fleet Management) — exploring why transp…

Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Canada's Used Car Week in June is a panel discussion with honorees from the Women & Automotive Profiles in Leadership program, titled "Calm Counsel Amid Stormy Times."Cherokee Media Group tarafından oluşturuldu

Next up on our series of podcasts from Canada's Used Car Week Live Stage in June, Autocorp.ai founder and CEO Andrew Lemoine leads a panel discussion that seeks to answer this question: "Credit is tight. Negative equity is the new normal. Now what?"Cherokee Media Group tarafından oluşturuldu

James Virgoe, who is senior vice president and managing partner of GWC Warranty at APCO Holdings, made another appearance for a sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast.This time, Virgoe went through a series of recommendations to help dealers evaluate F&I product vendors and spot the difference between a good vendor and a great one.…

Mandy Deveau is marketing manager at DriveHRIS, where she leads dealer communication and engagement. In June, she joined Canada's Used Car Week Live Stage, presented by SYCN Auto Logistics, to talk about “How Women in Automotive Can Lead with Confidence.”Cherokee Media Group tarafından oluşturuldu

Vivian Liu is the CEO of Making Auto Easy, a platform designed to help dealers turn the manual meet-and-greet into a more efficient digital experience. In June, she joined the Canada's Used Car Week Live Stage, presented by SYCN Auto Logistics, to talk about “Training the iPad Generation to Sell Cars.”…

Experian North America chief innovation officer Kathleen Peters made her first appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast.Peters recapped highlights of Experian’s 2025 U.S. Identity and Fraud Report and why service providers remain focused on curbing fraud that continues to get more complex.Cherokee Media Group tarafından oluşturuldu

Two leading executives at Allied Solutions identified the most-concerning signs about the current state of auto financing.Mark Bugalski, who is Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer, and Doug Falvey, who is Executive Vice President, Risk Management Operations, then offered valuable insight and strategy recommendations so lenders can fin…

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits welcomes Elizabeth Stegall, Senior Director of Client Retention with Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and ICO and Cody Gentry, AVP of Dealer Success with Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book. The executives breakdown high level and high interest findings for dealers from the latest Cox Automotive…

Next up on our series from the Canada's Used Car Week Live Stage, presented by SYCN Auto Logistics, is a conversation with Erin Richmond, CEO of sMedia, and Rhys Albrecht, head of customer success at sMedia. They talk with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about solving pain points in the automotive digital marketing space, why cutting …

Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president and auto and mortgage business leader at TransUnion, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. This time, the focus of the conversation is opportunities for auto refinancing.TransUnion indicated approximately 18 million are considered “in-the-money” for refinancing.…

Jenny Rappaport has some things to say, and if you’re a car dealer, it would be wise to listen.The CEO of F&I and training provider EFG Companies has returned to the Auto Remarketing podcast, and in a wide-ranging conversation with Auto Remarketing associate editor Andrew Friedlander she discusses affordability issues, the importance of the back en…

Next up on our series of episodes from Canada's Used Car Week Live Stage, presented by SYCN Auto Logistics, are Crissy Burton, sales manager at Bob Rohrman Indy Hyundai, and Tianna Mick, chief marketing officer at Dealer Synergy. Burton and Mick talked with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about “The Blueprint for High-Volume Sales: Ho…

The dealership space is a bit of an untapped resource in commercial real estate. But property and real estate matters are crucial areas for dealers to watch. That's where Ned Hennessey and the team at Surmount come into play. Surmount is a full-service commercial real estate platform and said it's the only one focused exclusively on auto dealers. H…

Next up on our Live Stage from Canada's Used Car Week is a conversation with Coralee Zueff, author of "Five Star Service Advisor," about empowering women in automotive and engaging the next generation of auto industry professionals. Zueff talks about her journey in automotive after getting into the industry by accident, engaging students about the …

Edmunds senior vice president of marketing Alison Anziska returns to the show for a discussion about the company's latest ad campaign featuring Tommy Edman of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the spot, the aptly named Edman shows Angelenos how they can get valuations on their cars through Edmunds' upgraded vehicle appraisal tool. Anziska shares what Edm…

Remember when there was uncertainty and anxiety about how tariffs would affect exporting vehicles from Canada to the U.S.?Well, now the tariff era is here, and Tane Jillings says you can relax. On this episode of the Auto Remarketing podcast, recorded from the SYCN Auto Logistics Live Stage during Canada’s Used Car Week 2025 in Toronto, the co-foun…

In this session from the Canada's Used Car Week Live Stage, sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, Pam founder Abdullah Baig, Zen AI CEO Olivier Vincent and BlinkAI Automotive CEO Dave Perry join Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby for a conversation about the role of artificial intelligence in the auto industry, busting myths around AI, how the u…

In no particular order, Jeremiah Wheeler is an auto industry executive. He's a Used Car Week Hall of Famer. He holds an MBA from SMU. He's a husband. A dad. And this week, he became a published author. Wheeler, who is president at DRN, MVTRAC and SCM, talked with Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby about his debut book, "The Unlikely Executiv…

In another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Canada’s Used Car Week 2025 in Toronto, Cherokee Media Group associate editor Andrew Friedlander is joined by a man who thinks outside the box — Chris Schnellenberger, founder and CEO of Purr, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles…

Matt Hagan can paint quite a picture — and not just as regional sales manager for ACV Capital.In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hagan shared his journey to becoming a performance artist and working with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and other organizations to raise thousands of dollars for charity with his p…

Since the beginning of this year, all sorts of experts have been talking about tariffs, analyzing the market and predicting what will happen as the auto tariffs take effect. But what about the REAL experts — the dealers who are out there selling cars and working with customers through all of this?During Canada’s Used Car Week 2025 in Toronto, Chero…

A session at Canada’s Used Car Week featured a mix of automaker and dealership executives, who examined Canada’s certified pre-owned vehicle market, how CPO sales are faring, OEM-dealer partnerships, challenges and opportunities in CPO, vehicle supply dynamics and more.Cherokee Media Group tarafından oluşturuldu

One of the highlights of Canada’s Used Car Week was a stage full of top executives from the wholesale market.Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby led a conversation with these executives, who discussed macroeconomic, technological and market factors impacting their operations, along with the success strategies they’ve adopted to thrive in this changin…

Agora Data’s Steve Burke is one of the most upbeat executives you can find in auto finance. When asked about his outlook for the car business during a conversation at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association's annual convention last week in Las Vegas, Burke didn’t hesitate to say 2026 could be one of the best years ever.Find out why …

The newest member of the team at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association spent a few minutes during this week’s NIADA Convention in Las Vegas for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast.Patrick O’Brien, who joined NIADA in May as director of government relations and compliance, shared more details about his background with the …

How an independent dealer approaches inventory strategy might be different than a franchised store.Patrick Janes, associate vice president of inventory solutions management at Cox Automotive, delved into the current inventory landscape during this week’s NIADA Convention in Las Vegas for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast.…

Cherokee Media Group’s Nick Zulovich secured some time with Gene Daughtry of Auto Master Systems this week in Las Vegas during the annual convention hosted by the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association.Daughtry still travels nationwide regularly and has weekly online meetings with buy-here, pay-here dealers who are seeking to sharpen t…

AJ Philippakis and Vish Talreja are the co-founders of Kord, an electric vehicle insight product designed to share essential EV data with shoppers on vehicle details pages. Kord works with dealers and groups like Kia North Shore, Volvo Cars Richmond and the Dilawri Automotive Group to help educate shoppers about EVs and facilitate confident EV owne…

John Elias with Allied Solutions gave an in-depth overview of how auto financing has unfolded so far this year. Perhaps even more importantly for this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Elias pinpointed the blind spot lenders might be missing and offered recommendations to help mitigate risk.…

With tariffs rising, inventory shrinking, and affordability tightening, 2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for independent dealers. This special sponsored episode of Auto Remarketing Podcast breaks down how shifting market forces are impacting non-franchise auto dealers and what they can do to adapt. From sourcing smarter to building trust wit…

In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits welcomes NextGear Capital's Nicole Graham-Ponce, VP Operations Portfolio Management and Kyle Ballinger, AVP, Sales. In this conversation, they share exciting updates for Independent Dealers related to the client experience, audit experience and floorplanning options tha…