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Gen Alpha joins the driving population & wants a set of wheels
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California dealers team up with ASE to help facilitate technician growth
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Lithia hires ex-Toyota Financial Services CEO as operations president
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SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here
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
Retail
Newest CarGurus marketing campaign features NFL quarterback, his wife and first truck
You’d be hard pressed to find tighter bonds some men have with their pickup trucks and significant others. That’s the premise connected with CarGurus’ latest marketing campaign, which includes NFL quarterback Drake Maye, his wife and lifestyle content creator Ann ... [Read More]
Hertz Car Sales adds 100K-mile powertrain warranty
The average age of vehicles has reached a record high, as consumers keep their rides longer. All while ownership and operating costs soar. So, Hertz Car Sales has responded, launching 100K Mile Protection. The protection includes a three-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited ... [Read More]
Wholesale
Irish entrepreneur O’Boyle finds similar business mindset in ACV, his new ‘home’
When he met ACV CEO George Chamoun in February 2023, Conor O’Boyle found a kindred spirit in business, an ocean away from his native Ireland. A year-and-a-half later, ACV would end up acquiring Drive Inc., the company O’Boyle founded with ... [Read More]
Lane watch: Wholesale price movements trigger memories of pre-COVID averages
Perhaps it’s getting more difficult for dealers to remember what the car business was like in 2017 through 2019, before the pandemic upended many parts of store operations. The newest installment of Market Insights from Black Book offered a memory ... [Read More]
Technology
Numa acquires fixed-ops software company
Numa has expanded through M&A. The company, which provides an artificial intelligence operating system for car dealers, said Wednesday it has acquired SocketTime, a fixed-ops software company designed to help dealers with service scheduling, advisor writeup, dispatch, technician utilization, MPI ... [Read More]
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]
Analysis
Gen Alpha joins the driving population & wants a set of wheels
Fellow Millennials, brace yourselves. There are now TWO younger generations who are driving. The eldest members of Generation Alpha have turned 16, and unlike many of their Gen Z predecessors, they’re ready to hit the open road, according to new ... [Read More]
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]
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