Artificial intelligence is almost as prevalent in automotive nowadays as car row in your community. But how are the smartest dealerships and service providers using AI?

A trio of executives tackled that question and more during a panel discussion at this spring’s Auto Intel Summit that’s now available through this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. The panel featured Rich Sands of STELLA Automotive AI, Mark Queen of SKAIVISION and Rene Cejas of RunBuggy.

Auto-finance data often highlights trends such as originations and delinquencies. But for the closing presentation of this spring’s Auto Intel Summit, TJ Cox of TransUnion and Jill Louden S&P Global Mobility took a different approach about what auto-finance data could show.

Now available through this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, hear some of the intriguing findings Cox and Louden discovered when connecting auto-finance data to brand loyalty.

Jill Hadfield’s road to her current role as president of Dealertrack Canada and Collateral Management Solutions was a long and winding one, leading from a mechanical engineering degree through product development, marketing and eventually to the head of Canada’s largest auto finance platform.

In this edition of the Auto Remarketing podcast, Hadfield talks about that journey and how it has impacted her leadership and the direction of Dealertrack Canada, as well as the company’s focus on addressing the critical issues of fraud prevention and compliance.

One of the highlights of this spring’s Auto Intel Summit was a panel of leaders from the venture capital/investment and automotive buy-sell/M&A advisory communities.

Now available through this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, these experts discussed buy-sell activity among dealers/dealer groups and investment in automotive technology from both the VC/investment and dealer communities.

The panel included Brian Donnelly of Autotech Ventures, Steve Greenfield of Automotive Ventures, Gabe Robleto of Kerrigan Advisors, Nate Klebacha of the Presidio Group and Brian Gordon of the Dave Cantin Group.

Montway vice president of business development and industry relations Dave Sutton put it this way: “Bottom line, remarketing is a relationship industry.”

What are the implications and opportunities this creates? Sutton answered that question and more during an appearance on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics at this spring’s Auto Intel Summit. The conversation is part of this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast.

Unfortunately, vehicle transportation is another place where fraud can happen, not just in the financing and retailing parts of automotive.

Autosled vice president of dealer sales Sam Goldenberg described how bad fraud can be in the transportation space as well as some guidance for clients to avoid it during an appearance on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics at this spring’s Auto Intel Summit. The conversation is part of this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast.

Amit Chandarana returns to the Auto Remarketing Podcast in his relatively new role as CEO of Curbee, a mobile vehicle service technology platform. He talks with Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby about why 2025 is the year that mobile service departments finally take off for dealerships and key considerations for dealers launching such services at their stores.

During this spring’s Auto Intel Summit, Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits spent time in the event’s expo hall to have a conversation with Mark Baruth, who is CEO of COOPABLE, a management company ensuring dealerships capture all their advertising co-op funds.

In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Baruth shared COOPABLE’s journey so far and how it can be a valuable resource for dealerships of all sizes.

TapOverdrive CEO Jaideep Jain said collaborative intelligence is the perfect blend of what humans do best — creativity and teamwork — and what artificial intelligence does best — speed and scalability.

What could collaborative intelligence do in automotive? Jain offered some projections during an appearance on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics at this spring’s Auto Intel Summit. The conversation is part of this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast.

Hiester Automotive Group founder and CEO John Hiester took a thoughtful path at this spring’s Auto Intel Summit to describe what dealer intelligence really is.

Hiester shared his views and journey to success with Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits during a lunchtime conversation that’s now available through this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast.