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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

PODCAST: Lightico CEO on developments during the past year and expectations for 2021

Zviki Lightico for web
Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, 03:49 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last year included several milestones for Emerging 8 honoree Lightico, including client growth, new executives joining the team as well as another $13 million in investment funding to help the digital customer interaction platform. Lightico co-founder and chief executive officer ... [Read More]

FinCEN encourages banks & credit unions to collaborate to curb fraud

fraud prevention
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, 04:24 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which is a part of the Treasury Department, is encouraging banks and credit unions to share information about financial crimes. ID Insight, a Minneapolis-based firm that develops solutions to prevent account takeover and new-account ... [Read More]

Knightly joins TruDecision as chief revenue officer

David Knightly with logo for web
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, 04:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TruDecision opened 2021 with a reinforced executive team. The Emerging 8 honoree and fintech company providing sophisticated analytic solutions to finance companies welcomed seasoned auto-finance executive David Knightly as chief revenue officer. TruDecision highlighted that it has experienced significant growth ... [Read More]

CVR partners with ATC to smooth out-of-state titling

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Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, 05:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The pandemic might have intensified a challenge that dealers could encounter more often if they retail a vehicle to a customer who resides somewhere else other than the state where the store operates. Computerized Vehicle Registration (CVR) — a joint ... [Read More]

Former Equifax exec now serves as DealerSocket’s COO

new hire 2
Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, 04:59 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Just before 2020 closed, DealerSocket announced the appointment of Byron McDuffee as chief operating officer, although the company said he officially joined DealerSocket from Equifax in November. The software provider said the 22-year automotive industry veteran will oversee DealerSocket’s operations, ... [Read More]

DRAIVER elevates Monteiro to be COO

job promotion
Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, 04:58 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
DRAIVER made a major executive move on the first business day of 2021. The software provider in the vehicle transportation industry announced on Tuesday that veteran technology executive Anthony Monteiro will transition from president of automotive retail to becoming the ... [Read More]

J.D. Power study highlights communication struggles of dealers & finance companies

dealership employee
Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, 04:56 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of the scenes in the 1967 film “Cool Hand Luke” includes a famous line that’s likely been turned into an array of social media content nowadays. It’s when Paul Newman is told, “What we’ve got here is a failure to ... [Read More]

Former JP Morgan Chase exec joins Lightico

new hire 2
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, 09:29 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lightico reinforced its executive team this week to help continue growth by the provider of the platform built so customers can interact digitally with auto-finance companies and other financial services firms. Lightico welcomed Rich Corriss as its new director of ... [Read More]

Black Book integrates API values & inventory pricing into Carsfast

partnership
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, 09:27 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Not long after naming Kenny McDonald as its general manager, Carsfast — a startup dealership driven by artificial intelligence — formed a relationship with Black Book. Black Book recently announced the integration of its used API values and inventory pricing ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Guide to tracking today’s virtual auto lending trends into 2021

2021 car ignition
Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, 05:01 PM
Andy Mayers, Dealertrack
For many of us, it feels like 2021 cannot get here soon enough. While we all are ready for a fresh slate, a robust end-of-year auto lending strategy to close out 2020 on a high note and enter 2021 on ... [Read More]

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