Auto Remarketing Podcast Cherokee Media Group

Four forthcoming repossession agents shared a variety of personal and professional anecdotes last week during the North American Repossessors Summit in Orlando, Fla.
In a conference session titled, “What I Wish I’d Known…A Cautionary Tale for Small, Medium, & Large Recovery Companies,” the conversation included:
—Ray Franklin of National Locating & Recovery, Inc.
—Matt Freeman of Professional Towing and Recovery
—Richard Grosvenor of Speedy Recovery Services, Inc.
—Starr Sawalqah of Alpha Recovery

American Recovery Association president Vaughn Clemmons addressed the record gathering for last week’s North American Repossessors Summit, sharing his “unfiltered beliefs on the state of our recovery industry.” Clemmons described the challenges and opportunities the industry has, asking for a “call for collaboration,” involving agents, finance companies, forwarders and other service providers that might touch repossessed vehicles.

In a new series of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Cherokee Media Group interviews “Dealer Entrepreneurs” — auto retail leaders, who in addition to their roles at dealerships, have also launched outside companies/startups in the automotive space.

Next up in this series is a conversation with Joe Shaker, who is co-founder and CEO of TruVideo and owner of Shaker Auto Group.

In a new series of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Cherokee Media Group interviews "Dealer Entrepreneurs" — auto retail leaders, who in addition to their roles at dealerships, have also launched outside companies/startups in the automotive space.

Kicking off this series is a conversation with Ryan Maher, who is the founder of BizzyCar, which provides a loyalty solution designed to boost dealership service revenue by automating recalls. Maher is also a partner in Missouri's St. Charles Automotive dealer group.

Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits catches up with Larry Dixon, who is vice president of Auction Data Solutions/AuctionNet at the National Auto Auction Association, during last month's CAR Conference in Phoenix.

They discuss Dixon's presentation at the conference, which included highlights from NAAA's annual member survey, auction volumes, conversion rates, vehicle affordability, used-car demand and more.

Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from NADA Show 2024 is a conversation with Stephen Smith, who is vice president of product & engineering at Cox Automotive.

Smith talks with Cherokee Media Group's Joe Overby about electric vehicle battery health as well as the recon, repair and remarketing of EVs and much more.