PODCAST: Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:19 PM
Records set in Edmunds Q1 data reinforce thought of ‘cliff’ connected to 84-month contracts
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 12:30 PM
Fruit of Agora-Figure partnership results in auto loans available as tokenized real-world assets
Monday, Mar. 30, 2026, 12:25 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
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
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
Top Reasons Dealers can benefit by attending the Used Car Summit
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
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:27 PM
Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
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
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Former Visa exec now chief data & analytics officer at Equifax
Monday, Jun. 13, 2022, 03:53 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, Equifax reinforced its human resources by announcing the appointment of former Visa executive Harald Schneider as chief data and analytics officer. In this role, Equifax said Schneider will lead the company’s global data and analytics team and champion ... [Read More]
AutoFi chooses former Santander, Capital One exec to be president
Thursday, Jun. 9, 2022, 02:19 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Former Santander and Capital One executive Josh Baer now is president of AutoFi, according to a company announcement made on Thursday. The digital automotive commerce platform said this key hire follows a March development when the company landed $85 million ... [Read More]
Experian: Credit unions gain largest share of the auto finance market in 5 years
Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2022, 03:18 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The credit union located near your residence or business might only be a fraction of the size of ,say, a bank with a national footprint. However, when you add together that credit union with its contemporaries throughout the U.S., then ... [Read More]
Ferry partners with Inspiration Fleet to bolster EV subscription platform
Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2022, 03:17 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Here’s another development involving EVs and shorter consumer obligations. Ferry, an electric vehicle subscription platform that allows consumers to obtain short-term leases on new EVs, announced this week it has partnered with Inspiration Fleet to make Tesla Model 3s and ... [Read More]
CUDL integrates with IDS to connect credit unions with RV, marine & trailer dealers
Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2022, 03:12 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
CUDL is broadening the reach of its credit union financing network to go beyond vehicles. Integrated Dealer Systems (IDS), a leading RV, marine and trailer dealership management software provider, recently launched a new integration with CUDL. According to a news ... [Read More]
Bank of America to fuel Lucid Financial Services
Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2022, 03:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Bank of America is electrifying its presence in auto financing. This week, the bank finalized a strategic relationship to Lucid Group — which claims to have the longest-range, fastest-charging electric vehicle on the market — to form Lucid Financial Services, ... [Read More]
TrueCar acquires Digital Motors to reinforce TrueCar+ marketplace
Tuesday, Jun. 7, 2022, 02:29 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The volume of dealerships changing hands has been growing for some time. Now in recent days, acquisitions involving products and software connected to financing and retailing are intensifying, too. On the heels of J.D. Power announcing a pair of acquisitions, TrueCar said on ... [Read More]
DriveItAway rolls out Polestar 2 EV subscription program
Tuesday, May. 31, 2022, 04:41 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
DriveItAway founder and chief executive officer John Possumato wants to give consumers as many options as possible when using the company’s electric vehicle subscription to ownership program. On Wednesday, DriveItAway Holdings launched an initiative with Polestar 2 for anyone who would ... [Read More]
Inovatec & Lightico partner to help users offer end-to-end digital journey for customers
Tuesday, May. 31, 2022, 04:37 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Two service providers with international presences and leaderships now are working together to smooth customer journeys with digital solutions for finance companies and lenders throughout North America. Inovatec Systems, based in Burnaby, British Columbia, recently reached a collaborative agreement Lightico, ... [Read More]
Latest equity close pushes FINN valuation above $500M
Tuesday, May. 31, 2022, 04:34 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In March, FINN expanded its vehicle subscription offering to western Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Washington D.C., following its initial U.S. rollout in December. And now the company has additional financial resources to expand more. Last week, FINN announced it has closed ... [Read More]
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