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Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the back ... Listen Here
Top Reasons Dealers can benefit by attending the Used Car Summit
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:27 PM
On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits has a conversation with Vanessa Rocha, VP, All-American Bonds and Insurance and a Board member with the Florida Independent Auto Dealers Association. Vanessa speaks to some of the big issues ... Listen Here
Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here

3 findings from Capital One Auto Finance survey

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Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, 05:25 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Mingled within rounds of Thanksgiving feasts, consumers likely will be purchasing an array of items, confidently leveraging discounts from a variety of retailers. But when it comes to buying a vehicle during the holiday weekend, Capital One Auto Finance found ... [Read More]

J.D. Power study reinforces mobile app is vital to auto finance satisfaction

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Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, 05:22 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
When finance companies had an app for that, they scored better on the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Consumer Financing Satisfaction Study. According to J.D. Power, a well-designed mobile app has become one of the most critical drivers of customer satisfaction ... [Read More]

Survey: 80% of consumers want access to and control of their vehicle data

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Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, 05:06 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Modern vehicles generate literally thousands of data points that can be valuable to dealerships, finance companies and other service providers. It appears gaining access to that information is a growing concern for vehicle owners. More than 8 in 10 U.S. ... [Read More]

Dates set for Automotive Intelligence Summit 2019

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Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, 04:59 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Used Car Week 2018 is straight ahead. Along with finalizing plans for the industry-leading gathering in Scottsdale, Ariz., Cherokee Media Group also is preparing to build off of the sterling foundation established during the inaugural Automotive Intelligence Summit. Experts and ... [Read More]

New Dealertrack platform designed to streamline buying and financing

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Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, 04:53 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Technologically forward consumers often order their coffee ahead of time and pick it up at the counter, spending less time in the shop than it took you to read this sentence. Well, Dealertrack wants to help dealerships and finance companies ... [Read More]

Carvana’s latest moves involve Ally for funds and Disney for laughs

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Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, 02:33 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Two developments surfaced on Friday involving Carvana; one involving a serious amount of financing capacity and the other much more light-hearted as an effort to drum up interest in the online used-vehicle retailer. First the funds as Ally Financial announced ... [Read More]

Darwin launches pilot of Amazon-like F&I platform

online auto financing
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, 03:30 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Platforms like Amazon give consumers the pathway to purchase everything from mechanical pencils to a drone in the middle of the afternoon or night with just a few swipes on a smart device. Now Darwin Automotive is putting F&I software ... [Read More]

Former CDK Global exec to lead Equifax auto segment

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Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, 02:06 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Equifax has a new leader for its automotive endeavors. On Monday, Equifax named Byron McDuffee as automotive general manager to be responsible for leading the company’s automotive business, focusing on expanding enterprise solutions sales opportunities within the automotive market, as ... [Read More]

AFSA reveals new board and executive staff succession plan

Chris Stinebert at UCW
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, 03:59 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Significant changes are in motion within the American Financial Services Association (AFSA). On Wednesday, AFSA announced that its board of directors has elected a new chairman, chair-elect and vice chairman-treasurer for the next 12 months. Additionally, the board approved a ... [Read More]

Experian, FICO and Finicity to pilot UltraFICO credit score

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Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, 02:55 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A trio of companies are joining forces to revamp the credit score. Experian, FICO and Finicity announced a new credit score this week during the Money 20/20 USA conference. The new score, called UltraFICO Score, leverages account aggregation technology and ... [Read More]

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