Asbury Automotive Group has a new look in the Boston area. On Thursday, the dealer group celebrated the grand opening of Herb Chambers Toyota of Boston in Medford, Mass., completing a multi-year project that turned a five-acre office campus into a renovated and expanded car dealership. The existing structure, which had been the former Century […] [Read More]

Upstream digital remarketing isn’t a future trend — it’s already a game changer in parts of the remarketing business, and a drag in others. The difference comes down to where and how you use it. As we discussed in the first segment of this series (read the first article here), let’s take a look at […] [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group president and Used Car Week chair Bill Zadeits was a guest on Friday’s CBT Live to elaborate about the company’s new media and content partnership with CBT News involving the industry-leading conference. Earlier in the week, CBT News and Cherokee Media Group rolled out their partnership that brings together one of the […] [Read More]

How passionate are Los Angeles Dodgers fans? Consider this head-scratcher. The price of regular unleaded gas in the LA metro area is $6.3361 per gallon as of Friday, according to AAA. And according to … well, anyone even remotely following baseball, the Dodgers are currently the most successful MLB franchise, having won two straight World […] [Read More]

Your family group chat might now be filled with images created with artificial-intelligence tools that highlight what your aunt would look like with a different hairstyle or your uncle’s appearance if he dropped 50 pounds. Car shoppers are also using AI to put themselves into a real-world position of taking vehicle delivery via a deal […] [Read More]

Notable college-football drama has already unfolded in Louisiana this month, but CHAMP Titles scored a significant victory in the Bayou State this week. The provider of digital systems of record for motor vehicle agencies announced the successful launch of its Driver Services platform for the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV). The launch marks a […] [Read More]

It might be the first stips on an auto-finance company’s underwriting evaluation. Does the credit applicant have gainful employment and steady income? To improve verifications and support faster, more informed decisions, Experian on Thursday announced a new integration with Workday, the enterprise artificial intelligence platform for HR, finance, and IT. Experian highlighted the integration will […] [Read More]

With apologies to Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood and Co., it’s a bit of the “The Good, the Bad and the Neutral” in the used-car market. As the sun sets on the third quarter and Cox Automotive updates its 2026 projections, used-car sales are showing true grit, while other market indicators may have the industry potentially […] [Read More]

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) announced a new strategic partnership with Honk Technologies that will combine both organizations’ data and intelligence capabilities to combat fraud and abusive practices related to vehicle towing, impound, storage and salvage. Through this partnership, NICB and Honk said they will establish paths for sharing information and emerging fraud intelligence […] [Read More]

The latest edition of CreditGauge from VantageScore highlighted more consistency and consumer resiliency unfolding in August in connection with credit scores and the automotive part of financial services. Analysts found that the average auto loan balance remained steady month-over-month, while increasing $706 or 2.9% compared to August of last year. Noteworthy in auto finance, however, […] [Read More]