The wildfires that raged through Southern California last month caused massive destruction, with thousands of homes and buildings destroyed and damage estimates ranging from $250 billion to $275 billion. In many cases, evacuees were forced to abandon cars, sometimes in the middle of streets. In all, up to 6,300 vehicles were destroyed in Los Angeles, […] [Read More]

Misty Carson’s productivity and successes at Primeritus Financial Services have led to an executive promotion within the provider of repossession management, skip-tracing and remarketing services for the auto finance and insurance industries. On Tuesday, Primeritus announced the promotion of Carson to senior vice president of strategic sales. Primeritus highlighted Carson most recently served as vice […] [Read More]

In March, Auto Remarketing releases its annual “Best CPO Dealers” issue, presented by Cars Commerce, which provides a brand-by-brand ranking of the top dealers for certified pre-owned vehicle sales at 14 automakers. For the remainder of February, we will be previewing this issue by sharing the individual automakers’ respective top 10 lists. All rankings are provided […] [Read More]

In March, Auto Remarketing releases its annual “Best CPO Dealers” issue, presented by Cars Commerce, which provides a brand-by-brand ranking of the top dealers for certified pre-owned vehicle sales at 14 automakers. For the remainder of February, we will be previewing this issue by sharing the individual automakers’ respective top 10 lists. All rankings are provided […] [Read More]

Owning and operating an automotive dealership, or group, is a demanding yet rewarding business. However, one of the most critical and often neglected aspects of owning a dealership is succession planning. While many dealers focus on day-to-day operations, few take the necessary steps to ensure long-term success through structured, transitional strategies. Succession planning isn’t just […] [Read More]

With a new education program from TransUnion enabled by its collaboration with Credit Sesame coming later this year, Coupons4Real analyzed the search volume data from Google to gauge how much consumers are interested in improving their credit and from what locations. Coupons4Real indicated in a news release that the top searched term across the U.S. […] [Read More]

In his latest installment of “The Macro Moment” distributed this week, Experian North America chief economist Joseph Mayans delivered insight on the U.S. economy as well as key economic and credit developments and implications for the financial services industry. While a couple of trends might not be directly related to subprime auto finance, two of […] [Read More]

Lexus is again No. 1 when it comes to brand reputation, according to the latest study by customer review and reputation management platform Widewail. Toyota’s luxury brand topped the rankings for the second consecutive year in the 2025 Widewail Brand Scorecard, a study that examines and ranks the reputations of 29 auto brands in the […] [Read More]

In its semiannual Market Outlook Report, released last month, Dave Cantin Group noted the American public seemed to have reached “peak truck,” with consumer preference for pickups and SUV beginning to wane slightly. Last week, the automotive M&A advisory firm said evidence is mounting that “peak truck” is an economic trend to watch in 2025 […] [Read More]

In March, Auto Remarketing releases its annual “Best CPO Dealers” issue, presented by Cars Commerce, which provides a brand-by-brand ranking of the top dealers for certified pre-owned vehicle sales at 14 automakers. For the remainder of February, we will be previewing this issue by sharing the individual automakers’ respective top 10 lists. All rankings are […] [Read More]