Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here

Retail

Used-car results of public retailers exemplify ‘divergence’

They may have faced similarly challenging environments in the second quarter, but the six publicly traded dealership groups had earnings results that “varied wildly,” according to the Q2 2026 Public Auto Retailer Results analysis from The Presidio Group. And while the report ... [Read More]

Dealer group news: M&A + automotive technician training in California

Sutherlin Automotive Group has acquired the top Kia dealership in Orange County, Calif.: Car Pros Kia Huntington Beach. The sale was announced by Kerrigan Advisors, which advised the seller, Car Pros Automotive Group, in the transaction. In addition to being ... [Read More]

Wholesale

Cox Automotive recognizes technician excellence in Top Tech Finals

Cox Automotive recently hosted its 2026 Top Tech Finals, bringing the top technicians from the company’s Cox Fleet and Manheim business units for an annual skills competition for technical excellence. Nearly 900 technicians participated in the initial qualifier exam, then ... [Read More]

Copart aims for whole car operations to ‘increase dramatically,’ including through M&A

Copart — and most any publicly traded company in the auto industry, for that matter — doesn’t typically hold conference calls between their regularly scheduled quarterly earnings calls with the investment community. But this year is a little different for ... [Read More]

Resource Hub

Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

Turning Dealer Group Data into Demand

Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask

Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.

A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report

Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly

Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth

Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI

The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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Technology

YASSI opens technology innovation center in Chicago

The latest move in this summer’s notable development push by Yotta Automated Software Solutions (YASSI) is a physical location in the Windy City. This week, the enterprise vehicle intelligence platform opened its technology innovation center in Chicago, extending the company’s ... [Read More]

Pied Piper launches 2 new dealership performance monitoring & alert programs

The monthly report has been the dealership cadence for decades. Pied Piper Management Co. wants to bring the information tempo into the present with the launch of Sales Lead Handling Effectiveness (LHE) and Service Scheduling Effectiveness (SSE). They’re subscription programs ... [Read More]
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Analysis

JD Power 2026 U.S. Tech Experience Index reinforces consumer desire for ‘simpler’ vehicles

Carfax recently highlighted how “less complex vehicles” topped its reliability rankings. Findings from the JD Power 2026 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study released on Thursday reinforced why those vehicles would be viewed so favorably. Amid growing complaints about screen ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: The sales recovery is real, and the inventory problem is, too

The automotive industry got some welcome news in the second quarter of 2026. New-vehicle sales rebounded 14% after a sluggish start to the year.  Inventory tightened modestly, and several new model launches helped bring shoppers back into the market. Good ... [Read More]

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