At the recent Montreal International Auto Show, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada announced the finalists for the Canadian Car of the Year awards — which is now in its 28th year. The finalists are as follows: 2013 Canadian Car of the Year: Honda Accord Sedan Hyundai Elantra GT Porsche Boxster 2013 Canadian Utility Vehicle […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing Canada 2013, sponsored by CarProof, continues to take shape as the conference website is up and running and early registration is underway. And as Auto Remarketing Canada gears up for 2013, the organizers are pleased to announce they will be teaming up with the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance this year to bring you […] [Read More]

The North American International Auto Show last week brought many new redesigns to the forefront of the industry and consumers’ minds, alike. News of new in-car technology, redesigns and cutting edge alternative fuel concepts flowed through the media just last week. But will the NAIAS and all the new products that are set to hit […] [Read More]

Results from a recent survey showed it might be the woman in the family who can best assess if auto loan terms, especially the monthly payment, can fit into the household budget. Findings from a poll commissioned by Working Mother and Chase Card Services showed 59 percent of working mothers say they manage household expenses […] [Read More]

Ten of the nation’s 12 Federal Reserve Districts posted car sales in late 2012 that were at least “steady,” with several of these regions actually enjoying more robust figures to cap the year. That’s according to the Fed’s latest Beige Book report, which said “strong sales” were cited in the latest reporting period by the […] [Read More]

Recovery Industry Services Co. and MBSi Capital Corp. recently announced they joined forces to become the sole provider of vehicle key codes within the iRepo Assignment Management Solution to all Ally Financial vendors. The companies insisted MBSi designed the process to be easy and expedient. They indicated key code requests take place post recovery at […] [Read More]

Today’s women car buyers wield $300 billion in spending power on their cars. Their car-buying behaviors are evolving dramatically, causing car dealers to seriously consider how they communicate with them.  To understand, engage and, ultimately, capture this market, dealers first have to look at the key indicators of a woman car buyer’s mindset, behaviors and […] [Read More]

As buy-here, pay-here dealers continue to find new and improved ways to keep customers paying on their contracts, the Federal Reserve's Retail Payments Office recently announced plans to conduct a new study to determine the current volume and composition of electronic and check payments in the United States. The 2013 Federal Reserve Payments Study consists […] [Read More]

The prospectus connected with a $1.25 billion offering of automobile receivables-backed securities Santander Consumer USA rolled out earlier this month showed contracts involving Dodge vehicles constituted the highest percentages of receivables and outstanding principal balances within the deal. Future regulatory filings might outline an even higher percentage if Santander reaches a deal to be the […] [Read More]

Auto Financial Group, an online provider of residual-based financing products for credit unions and banks, recently reported continued strong momentum for its DrivingSense balloon auto loan program by signing a dozen new institutions. The latest additions include Amplify Credit Union, APEX Community FCU, Citadel FCU, Commonwealth Credit Union, Dade County FCU, Evansville Teachers FCU, First […] [Read More]