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Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
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SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
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Ally consumer survey shows volume of consumers faced with repair bill of at least $500
Auto Finance Journal Staff
Experian Automotive previously reported that monthly payments for new-vehicle retail installment contracts originated during the first quarter reached a record high at $523. The monthly payment for a used model approached $400 with analysts pinpointing it at $372. On Tuesday, ... [Read More]
Autotech Ventures adds Hoffer as a managing director
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Autotech Ventures — a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that manages a fund of more than $120 million focused on startups — recently added to its human capital again. Autotech Ventures announced that early-stage venture capital investor and former entrepreneur, ... [Read More]
AutoGravity names new CEO and CTO
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New leadership came aboard this week at AutoGravity. The digital vehicle-shopping and financing platform announced the appointment of Alex Mallmann as president and chief executive officer, and Jason Bonifay as chief technology officer. The announcement comes as the company hit ... [Read More]
LexisNexis Risk Solutions creates dedicated global connected car team
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LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a leading provider of data, analytics and technology, recently made a multi-million dollar investment in the formation of a new global connected car team. The company highlighted the team of more than 35 experts has been created ... [Read More]
GrooveCar releases white paper to help keep credit unions on upward growth trajectory
Auto Finance Journal Staff
Experian Automotive reported that credit unions held 21.3 percent of the market share of all auto financing after the first quarter of this year, up from 20.0 percent a year earlier. And GrooveCar released a white paper this week in ... [Read More]
Toyota Financial Services names new CIO
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Coming on the heels of finalizing a global partnership with Silicon Valley innovator Plug and Play, Toyota Financial Services on Monday announced its new group vice president and chief information officer. Reporting to Mike Groff, president and chief executive officer ... [Read More]
Strategy Analytics examines how Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will impact future purchase decisions
Auto Finance Journal Staff
Enhanced technology not only makes vehicles more enjoyable for owners to have, but it also must be considered as finance companies structure their underwriting to account for the value of these features. Strategy Analytics recently released a study showing how ... [Read More]
2 new tools use AI, heat maps and revamped data to enhance vehicle histories
Auto Finance Journal Staff
If auto finance companies want a sharper glimpse at just how good the collateral attached to the vehicle installment contract they are underwriting might be, new tools arriving in April from CCC Information Services and LexisNexis Risk Solutions might have ... [Read More]
Rental-car company delves into cryptocurrency for rewards program
Auto Finance Journal Staff
Perhaps what’s being leveraged in the rental car space could be making its way into other forms of auto financing, as traditional vehicle leasing remains strong and car subscription products gain steam. As new generations enter the work force and ... [Read More]
How AI can improve auto finance customer service
Auto Finance Journal Staff
Machines might be handling more queries from auto finance company customers with potential results that human representatives continually strive to reach but perhaps fall a little short. One of the experts who spoke during the International Auto Finance Network Conference ... [Read More]
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