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COMMENTARY: Inventory acquisition in the AI age
Friday, May. 29, 2026, 01:00 PM
While many dealers have always “trusted their gut,” the old instinct-driven approach to buying used car inventory is quickly becoming obsolete. For decades, dealers relied on a familiar formula: when a vehicle sold, replace it with another one just like ... Read More
AI at car dealerships: a ‘crawl, walk, run’ evolution with data at foundation
Friday, May. 29, 2026, 11:54 AM
When it comes to practical applications of artificial intelligence for car dealers, it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Or a “crawl, walk, run” approach, says QuoreAI founder and CEO Todd Smith. “There’s no (case where you) plug in AI and ... Read More
Marketing for car dealerships in the age of AI
Wednesday, May. 27, 2026, 11:34 AM
There’s no doubt that artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the way companies do business — and the automotive industry is no exception. In fact, most dealers have already embraced AI models and incorporated them into their daily operations. From analyzing data ... Read More
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM
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PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:23 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here

Informed.IQ secures $63M in funding from Invictus Growth Partners with eyes on expansion in auto & other markets

Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, 12:21 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Before 2025 closed, Informed.IQ announced a $63 million growth equity investment from Invictus Growth Partners to help fuel its technology designed to reduce fraud in auto lending and other parts of financial services. Informed.IQ said the investment from Invictus arrived ... [Read More]

J.D. Power: Captives trail banks when delivering exceptional digital experience

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:56 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Automakers are certainly integrating sophisticated performance and safety technologies into vehicles. But the technology fueling their captive finance companies isn’t quite to that level, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Automotive Finance Digital Experience Study. Researchers found that automotive ... [Read More]

LLP Exotic Auto Finance leverages ACI Worldwide to accelerate leasing, bill payments & more

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:55 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Exotic vehicles are often engineered to drive fast. LLP Exotic Auto Finance is collaborating with ACI Worldwide to bring the same speed to vehicle leasing for bill payments and more. On Tuesday, the leasing company specializing in top-of-the-line luxury and ... [Read More]

TransUnion rolls out 3 enhancements to boost Device Risk

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:54 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TransUnion reinforced one of its client tools on Tuesday to help reduce fraud. The company introduced what it called “a major advancement” to Device Risk, delivering “next-level capabilities that redefine how businesses combat fraud.” Key enhancements to Device Risk include: ... [Read More]

Flexcar partners with Carrington Labs to boost credit risk analytics

Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 10:02 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Flexcar, a month-to-month car lease company, announced a partnership with Carrington Labs, a leading provider of credit risk analytics and cash flow underwriting models. Through this partnership, Flexcar said it will strengthen its credit risk capabilities and enhance ... [Read More]

Experian: EV leasing surged in Q3 before tax credit expired

Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 04:12 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A portion of this spring’s Used Car Industry Summit will focus on how the remarketing and retailing of used electric vehicles will be important for auctions, consignors and dealers to handle. More evidence as to why Cherokee Media Group is ... [Read More]

SBS & Vero Technologies expand partnerships to power floorplan financing in US & Australia

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Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 11:34 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Along with a move involving a lender in Australia, SBS and Vero Technologies expanded their collaborative efforts in floorplan financing this week to forge a new partnership with Auto Use, a U.S.-based provider of commercial auto financing solutions. With more ... [Read More]

ETHZilla integrates Karus to power AI-modeled auto loan tokenization

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Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 11:55 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Here’s a deal bringing together artificial intelligence, predictive credit analytics, blockchain infrastructure and investment funding with the goal of boosting performance in auto finance. On Wednesday, ETHZilla Corp., a technology company bringing decentralized finance infrastructure to traditional finance, announced the ... [Read More]

SelectFI gains new funding & CEO to push growth of AI-fueled platform to help dealership F&I managers

Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 11:54 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of this year’s Emerging Companies honored by Cherokee Media Group’s Automotive Intelligence Awards announced a new round of funding Tuesday to support its rapid growth as well as a new CEO to lead the way. The automotive artificial intelligence ... [Read More]

Element to acquire Car IQ, bringing vehicle-initiated payments into fleet management

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, 12:09 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Four years ago, Car IQ raised $15 million in Series B funding to further develop a payment solution specifically for fleet vehicles to make tracking easier for fleet managers and spending simpler for drivers when they’re behind the wheel. On ... [Read More]

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