The founder of Urban Science is stepping away from the company’s lead role, and his successor is a very familiar face. Jim Anderson, who founded the global automotive consultancy and technology firm in 1977, has transitioned from chief executive to the advisory role of chairman, the company announced. The new president and CEO is longtime […] [Read More]

Big Time Advertising founder and CEO Terry MacCauley recently acknowledged some independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers might not be in the best financial position, so operators are having to trim expenditures. MacCauley strongly urged dealerships to be wary of making their advertising and training endeavors some of the first things to cut. “When dealers pause […] [Read More]

As auto dealers meet at the NADA Show, Repairify announced two upgrades aimed at helping them with vehicle reconditioning and diagnostics. The auto service/repair technology and data provider has unveiled its next-generation Repair360 platform, featuring three core modules — Workflow Management, Technician Module and Vendor Management — designed to enable dealerships to manage reconditioning and […] [Read More]

Automotive veteran Doug Hadden spent his time this week at NADA Show 2026 in Las Vegas embarking on the newest chapter of his professional career. Hadden is now serving as chief revenue officer of a startup that aims to offer a platform unifying data from a dealership’s existing systems into a single operational view and […] [Read More]

Agentic AI is among the slew of topics being bandied about this week at NADA Show 2026 in Las Vegas. The subject also was discussed during Used Car Week 2025 in the same city. Used Car Week Hall of Famer Marguerite Watanabe led a panel discussion about how agentic AI is already impacting collections and […] [Read More]

It should come as no surprise that Cox Automotive, automotive’s 800-pound gorilla, has a massive presence at the 2026 NADA Show in Las Vegas, with a 21,600 square-foot “village” on site featuring 148 demonstration stations manned by more than 500 people. Also not surprisingly, Cox’s 13 brands have plenty of new products to unveil at […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive took the interim tag off Jeremy Robb’s title on Tuesday, making him the company’s chief economist. Robb had been serving in an interim capacity since November, when Jonathan Smoke was promoted to chief strategy officer. With professional roots in used cars, Cox Automotive highlighted Robb has more than two decades of experience spanning […] [Read More]

Wrongful repossessions might be the top trigger of migraines or nightmares of executives and managers who oversee collections at auto-finance companies. Experts say wrongful repossessions can cost lenders $50,000 to $150,000 per incident, and lien verification failures can account for 8% to 12% of wrongful repossession claims. To help lenders avoid that anguish, MBSi and […] [Read More]

America’s Auto Auction made its second acquisition of the week with the latest one being on the executive front. After revealing that it purchased Albany Auto Auction, the company on Wednesday announced the appointment of Zach Hallowell as executive vice president of transformation and innovation. America’s Auto Auction said this is a newly expanded role […] [Read More]

Axle and Experian are now collaborating in the fight against fraud. On Tuesday, Axle, a universal API for insurance data, announced a strategic collaboration with Experian to integrate Axle’s real-time automotive insurance verification into Experian’s Fraud Protect platform. The companies highlighted their joint effort introduces a new fraud-prevention layer for automotive dealerships and lenders, helping […] [Read More]