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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

defi SOLUTIONS expands servicing capabilities

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Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, 06:33 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Amidst all of the industry events in its vicinity, Texas-based defi SOLUTIONS announced an expansion of defi SERVICING features and product roadmap last week. The provider of defi SERVICING and defi ORIGINATIONS (software-as-a-service) and defi MANAGED SERVICING (servicing outsourced) said ... [Read More]

SCUSA chooses Jotanovic to be president of Chrysler Capital and Auto Relationships

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Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, 06:31 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
More executive changes at Santander Consumer USA became public last week, as the finance company announced that Betty Jotanovic will assume the role of president of Chrysler Capital and Auto Relationships According to a news release, Jotanovic will be reporting ... [Read More]

Dealer Pay broadens solutions for convenience & compliance

Dealer Pay
Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, 04:35 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Dealer Pay understands that funds are taken from customers at multiple locations with a single dealership. For more than two decades, Dealer Pay has provided payment acceptance and point-of-sale (POS) solutions, exclusively to dealerships, and now the company has additional ... [Read More]

Parry makes moves with TruDecision & Leasly

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Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, 04:33 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week was another notable one for industry veteran Daniel Parry. His company, TruDecision, announced the launch of its credit attribute engine TruDec AE that can integrate application, contract structure, credit bureau and alternative data to provide finance the “next ... [Read More]

5 capabilities of RouteOne’s newest tool

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Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, 04:31 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
RouteOne highlighted five capabilities of the new dealership F&I tool it rolled out last week. The company explained RouteOne Insights can provide users instant access to web-based data analytics that are fully customizable to a dealer’s unique processes and requirements. ... [Read More]

National Cybersecurity Alliance outlines activities for Data Privacy Week

Data privacy week for web
Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, 04:30 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Along with all of the auto festivities this week in Dallas, it’s also Data Privacy Week, which is orchestrated by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA). After expanding Data Privacy Day into a week-long initiative for the first time last year, ... [Read More]

AutoFi & SCUSA extend partnership with ‘transaction ready’ tool set to deploy

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Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, 04:41 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
AutoFi announced on Wednesday that it has extended its partnership with Santander Consumer USA, bringing to market digital products that are geared to “meaningfully improve” the ability for consumers and dealers to interact with the finance company and simplify the ... [Read More]

With growth in mind, TurboPass picks Kassem to be CTO

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Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, 04:38 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In an effort to handle “explosive growth,” TurboPass announced the hiring of Zahid Kassem as chief product/technology officer on Tuesday TurboPass, an Emerging 8 honoree that offers an electronic multi-verification solution for credit, fraud and compliance, has increased its user ... [Read More]

CarMax unveils online pre-qualification path to financing

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Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, 04:12 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian determined that 40.45% of used vehicles retailed during the third quarter of last year included financing. To make sure that potential buyers who might fall into that category have plenty of options, CarMax on Tuesday nationally launched pre-qualification capability ... [Read More]

EchoPark partners with Matic to offer car insurance options to online vehicle shoppers

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Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, 04:09 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps reflecting what Polly discovered about car insurance availability at dealerships, EchoPark made a move in that space on Tuesday. The Sonic Automotive division focused on retailing used vehicles announced a long-term partnership with Matic, a leading digital insurtech platform, to ... [Read More]

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