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In her position as senior director, national accounts inventory solutions for Cox Automotive, Allison Kline is seeing increased consignor interest in using available data to maximize values within their portfolios.
Compliance in areas such as remarketing is one of Lori Murtagh’s tasks as chief risk leader for SCI Lease Corp. and SCI MarketView in Canada, and she feels that information-sharing with IARA members will help her in that role.
Privacy4Cars, an app developed by Jack Cooper Logistics, aims to simplify the process of wiping data off of a vehicle to ensure personal data is kept secure.
The IARA and Auto-ISAC recently formed a partnership in order to share information on data privacy and cybersecurity with the remarketing industry. Here is a short look at the woman leading Auto-ISAC.
Data will be one of the most important commodities in the future. As vehicles technology continues to evolve, and more personal data is stored in vehicles, ensuring that that the personal data stored inside vehicles remains safe will be one of remarketer’s biggest tasks.
The International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA) loaded its recent 2018 Spring Roundtable with sessions pertinent to consignors in today's remarketing industry. Held March 5-6 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, sessions covered disruptions in the automotive industry, vehicle residual trends, ways of maximizing reconditioning ROI, and more.
Connectivity, spec’ing trends, market disruptions, and market conditions are among the issues challenging dealers and their customers. We got insights from the nominees for the Truck Dealer of the Year award, presented by American Truck Dealers, Heavy Duty Trucking, and Procede Software.
Fleet mainstays such as pickups and vans are expected to perform well at wholesale this year. Higher-end vehicles, such as those found in executive fleets are expected to struggle.
It never ends; management wants cost reduction, and fleet managers must come through, year after year. Beyond those ‘hard’ costs that are easily measured are soft and hidden costs that are equally important. Here are some tips on finding, and eliminating such costs in your fleet.
Depreciation can account for a large portion of a vehicle’s lifecycle costs. While there is no escaping from the fact that vehicles are depreciating assets, there are ways to control and minimize the depreciation costs you incur.