On Monday, the Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR) announced the election of its 2025 board of directors and officers. The automotive IT standards organization said the board consists of three representatives elected from its member organizations of technology providers, three representing its retail dealership members and dealer associations, and three from its membership […] [Read More]

World champion auto auctioneer Michael Adcock has joined the ranks of Warren Young Fellows. Adcock was presented the honor by the National Auto Auction Association last week during the 2025 World Automobile Auctioneers Championship’s dinner and draw event at Manheim Phoenix in Tolleson, Ariz. Adcock, a third-generation auctioneer, became the youngest world champion auto auctioneer […] [Read More]

Do electric vehicles really offer a lower cost of ownership than gas-powered vehicles? According to a new study by Vincentric, that’s true for less than half of EVs. The automotive data firm’s 2025 Electric Vehicle Cost of Ownership Analysis found 44% of the 54 EV models studied had a lower total cost of ownership over […] [Read More]

One of the emerging companies honored during the Automotive Intelligence Awards at this Auto Intel Summit recently hit an important milestone. BlytzPay announced on its website last week that it reached 100 active customers that have chosen the company to help drive engagement, streamline collections, and power smarter payments “This isn’t just a number — […] [Read More]

Lendbuzz is looking to help dealers get financing for applicants with thin to no credit history. Last week, the fintech company launched Express Contract, its expedited approval offering that uses Lendbuzz’s proprietary Artificial Intelligence Risk Analysis (AIRA) to approve and fund qualified loans in a fraction of the time it takes using traditional methods. From […] [Read More]

Millions of dollars move back and forth between consumers and auto insurance companies nowadays, so Dream Payments wants to make those transactions smoother. Last week, the company launched the DreamPay Insurance Payment Hub — a two-way insurance payment network operating seamlessly across North America, leveraging J.P. Morgan Payments’ capabilities. Dream Payments said that for the […] [Read More]

The latest Charles River Associates analysis released on Monday showed that VantageScore credit score usage is up sharply by 55% year-over-year to a record 41.7 billion credit scores delivered in 2024. That’s up from 26.9 billion in 2023, as lenders across credit products increased their use of VantageScore. According to a news release, the annual […] [Read More]

America’s Group has gone south and northeast with its auto auction purchases in 2025, buying South Georgia Auto Auction and New Jersey’s Car-Tech Auto Auction. It is now headed west. The rapidly expanding auction company said Monday it has purchased North Bay Auto Auction, which is in Fairfield, Calif. The purchase of North Bay, founded […] [Read More]

Lithia and Driveway’s used-car segment had a strong first quarter highlighted by robust sales in what the auto retailer characterizes as “value” units. “Used autos are foundational to our model and we expect to see ongoing positive trends in the quarters ahead,” said Bryan DeBoer, Lithia’s president and CEO, during the earnings call. Used-vehicle sales in the first quarter ... [Read More]

With experts at places like J.D. Power acknowledging that the impacts from tariffs on the car business are “extremely fluid,” DAS Technology offered some help on Thursday to help dealerships navigate these murky waters. DAS Technology launched what it called its Dealership Tariff Toolkit, a resource that’s designed to equip dealers with communication guidance, messaging […] [Read More]