As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Amazon Autos adds Hertz Car Sales to platform
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, 09:34 AM
Fullpath acquires Dynamic Payments to ‘support every profit center’ with real-time data
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, 11:37 AM
Affordability 'has implications across nearly every other issue' in auto industry
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, 07:00 AM
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
Dealer news: VinFast’s first California dealership opens; NY dealer donates to college auto tech program
VinFast’s newly established California dealership network is officially up and running. The Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer’s first authorized dealership in the Golden State, VinFast San Diego held its grand opening event Tuesday. The event, attended by company executives, local media and ... [Read More]
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]
Wholesale
ACV expands its no reserve sale to four days a week
Digital auto auction ACV has scaled up its no reserve sale to four days each week, giving buyers and sellers more opportunities to sell and source inventory in true $0 reserve auctions, the company said. The new schedule includes Tuesday, ... [Read More]
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]
Technology
Fullpath acquires Dynamic Payments to ‘support every profit center’ with real-time data
Fullpath has acquired Fuse Autotech’s Dynamic Payments, a deal it said offers car dealers real-time data to improve the customer experience. Fuse’s system will be integrated into Fullpath’s artificial intelligence-powered customer data platform, the companies said, allowing dealerships to provide ... [Read More]
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]
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]
