As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Dealer-to-dealer sales continue to surge at OPENLANE; brighter days ahead for commercial
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vAuto-UVeye integration aims to help source inventory from service lanes
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SPONSORED EPISODE: The New Cox Automotive Whitepaper—Measuring Your Marketing That's Working
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 ... Listen Here
Erin Richmond & Rhys Albrecht of sMedia
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 ... Listen Here
PODCAST: TransUnion explains auto-refinancing opportunities with 18M consumers
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 ... Listen Here
Retail
Dealer news: Group 1 adds HR chief; acquisitions in Connecticut, Kansas
Group 1 Automotive announced it has named Melkeya McDuffie as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. The dealership group, which owns and operates 259 automotive dealerships and 39 collision centers in the U.S. and U.K., said McDuffie has ... [Read More]
NBB adds investment banker Kuzemka as CEO, with AEP’s Hollis as ‘strategic advisor’
NBB has a new leader. The M&A advisory firm for the automotive sector has appointed longtime investment banking executive Zach Kuzemka as CEO. Kuzemka replaces Brady Schmidt, who has been the company’s CEO since 2004. Schmidt will serve as executive ... [Read More]
Wholesale
Ship.Cars brings in ex-ADESA executive to gain traction with auctions
Looking to boost its market share in the auto auction sector, Ship.Cars has added a former ADESA executive as its new vice president of SaaS sales and remarketing. The provider of software for the car-hauling industry announced it has hired ... [Read More]
Dealer-to-dealer sales continue to surge at OPENLANE; brighter days ahead for commercial
Dealer-to-dealer sales within OPENLANE’s marketplace segment climbed a double-digit percentage for the third straight quarter, and while commercial sales slowed, that decline was expected and likely temporary.
In the second quarter, there were approximately 182,000 dealer units sold through OPENLANE, up 21% year-over-year and up 6% from the first quarter, the company said in earnings results released last week.
That represents a gross merchandise value of $2.5 billion, up from $1.8 billion a year ago.
Commercial volumes came in at ... [Read More]
Technology
FordDirect adds Podium’s AI Employee to its platform for Ford, Lincoln dealers
Podium has a new audience. The provider of artificial intelligence-powered customer engagement tools said its AI BDC tool is now available through FordDirect, giving Ford and Lincoln dealers access to the AI Employee, known as Jerry, with exclusive pricing. The ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: How the GENIUS Act signals a 10-year transformation in automotive retail and auctions
In the late 1990s, the Internet Tax Freedom Act created a regulatory foundation that allowed the internet to flourish. It didn’t invent the web, but it removed uncertainty, fueling an explosion of innovation, business formation, and infrastructure investment. Trillions of ... [Read More]
Analysis
Work Truck Solutions: Used commercial inventory boosted by Q2 new-unit sales
Work Truck Solutions recently released its Q2 2025 Commercial Vehicle Market Analysis, highlighting continued strength in the new commercial vehicle market and its ripple effects across the used sector. With inventory level stabilization, analysts said the commercial vehicle ecosystem is ... [Read More]
Used Car Week to feature 11 Live Stage sessions
Among the unique offerings of the Used Car Week agenda this year is the Live Stage, presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Located in a high-traffic corridor of the conference’s floor, the Live Stage is designed to provide a fresh way ... [Read More]
