As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Closing of Bel Air, Tallahassee purchase represents Manheim's first US auction addition in nearly 25 years
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Vivian Liu Wants to Make Autos Easy
Vivian Liu is the CEO of Making Auto Easy, a platform designed to help dealers turn the manual meet-and-greet into a more efficient digital experience. In June, she joined the Canada’s Used Car Week Live Stage, presented by SYCN Auto ... Listen Here
Experian North America chief innovation officer Kathleen Peters on combating fraud
Experian North America chief innovation officer Kathleen Peters made her first appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Peters recapped highlights of Experian’s 2025 U.S. Identity and Fraud Report and why service providers remain focused on curbing fraud that continues to ... Listen Here
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
Retail
Amazon Autos adds Hertz Car Sales to platform
Roughly two weeks after announcing it had added used and certified pre-owned vehicles from dealers to the platform, Amazon Autos has expanded further into the used-car space. Hertz Car Sales said Wednesday it has joined the platform, a move that ... [Read More]
Foureyes spots multiple sales opportunities as dealers approach another month’s end
Next week is the last one of August, with the sales month closing on Saturday unless your dealership delivers vehicles on Sunday. Leads that come in during the last seven days of the month close at an 8% higher rate ... [Read More]
Wholesale
Missouri Auto Auction celebrates 25th anniversary
Missouri Auto Auction and opened a celebration of 25 years in business with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the five-lane facility in Columbia, Mo., featuring founder Gregg Boswell. The Boswell family, which has owned the independent auction since it was established ... [Read More]
Location Services adds ex-Cox executive Kibler to lead marketing strategy
Location Services has added former Cox Automotive executive Erik Kibler as its new vice president of marketing and strategic initiatives. The forwarding company for the third-party servicing industry said Kibler will lead its marketing strategy, brand development, data analytics and ... [Read More]
Technology
STAR chooses Zadoorian to be executive director
The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR) on Tuesday announced the hiring of an executive director; someone who has close knowledge of the automotive IT standards organization. Leveraging a relationship with STAR that dates to its formative days, where ... [Read More]
Autotrader to power Car and Driver’s new car-shopping marketplace
Two big names in the auto industry are teaming up to launch a new place to shop for cars. Car and Driver, published by Hearst Magazines, has joined with Cox Automotive’s Autotrader to create the Car and Driver Marketplace powered ... [Read More]
Analysis
Affordability ‘has implications across nearly every other issue’ in auto industry
Vehicle affordability is like an octopus. Hard to get your arms around. Elusive. Far-reaching tentacles in every direction. And given the impact affordability (or lack thereof) is having in automotive, the topic is worth a bit of ink. “Affordability is ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Welcome to halftime! How’s your game plan working so far?
It’s been a crazy first half of the year with dealers experiencing a wide variety of results. What about you: How is your year looking so far? Are you on track to hit your goals and targets? If not, what’s ... [Read More]
