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
Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, 03:54 PM
vAuto-UVeye integration aims to help source inventory from service lanes
Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, 01:42 PM
COMMENTARY: How the GENIUS Act signals a 10-year transformation in automotive retail and auctions
Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, 12:01 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Growth by Design, Not by Chance with Allied Solutions
Two leading executives at Allied Solutions identified the most-concerning signs about the current state of auto financing. Mark Bugalski, who is Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer, and Doug Falvey, who is Executive Vice President, Risk Management Operations, then ... Listen Here
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
Retail
Dealer news: Mitsubishi aims to create Momentum with first gallery dealership; California Chevy store acquired
Mitsubishi’s master plan for North America is beginning to take shape, in the form of its first U.S. gallery dealership. Mitsubishi Motors North America announced a gallery dealership in a new retail development in Antioch, Tenn., southeast of Nashville, is ... [Read More]
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]
Wholesale
SYCN Auto Logistics, Mercury Auto Transport & Rite Way merge
SYCN Auto Logistics, Mercury Auto Transport and Rite Way Auto Transport Group have merged, creating what they call the largest founder-led, privately owned transport management company in North America. Under the merger, each brand will continue operations under their existing ... [Read More]
While focus remains on core business, TrueCar’s wholesale platforms help ‘address the changing priorities of our dealer partners’
While the core of TrueCar’s business model continues to be connecting dealers with in-market car shoppers, the company sees its wholesale vehicle sourcing products as key way to further address the needs of its dealer customers.
Especially as dealers prioritize used-car acquisitions amid tight supply.
Market conditions give the company opportunities “to leverage our ... [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
Privacy4Cars report finds auto industry struggling with consumer privacy
When Honda ran afoul of California’s privacy laws in March, it not only sparked the automaker to make rapid improvements into how it protects its customers’ data, it got Privacy4Cars wondering about what the privacy user experience of the industry ... [Read More]
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]
