This week, two providers of vehicle service contracts enhanced their relationships with finance companies that often cater to consumers who fall into the subprime credit space. First, GWC Warranty, a provider of vehicle service contracts sold through dealers, announced a strategic alliance with Nicholas Financial, a provider of direct consumer loans and installment sales contracts. […] [Read More]

On Wednesday, Payscout — one of the fastest growing privately held global payments processing providers in the U.S. — announced the launch of Condor, a new payment portal that can facilitate frictionless payment processing transactions between a business and its debtors through a front end portal, increasing efficiency without impacting live agents. The Condor payment […] [Read More]

RouteOne and MaximTrak are continuing to respond to consumer demand for streamlined, digital completion of vehicle delivery. On Wednesday, the companies announced they tried to enhance the consumer experience with the ability to include MaximTrak aftermarket documents in the RouteOne eContracting package for a single, electronic customer signing ceremony. Officials believe this functionality can enable […] [Read More]

From dealers to auction executives, from leading professionals at third-party providers and auto finance companies — and everywhere in between — the Canadian auto industry is full of young men and women who have achieved massive success at an early age. That’s why for the fourth consecutive year, Auto Remarketing Canada is excited to honor […] [Read More]

There is a gap when it comes to trusting autonomous vehicles, according to a study released in January by Autolist.com, which says that division runs along some interesting lines — suggesting that some groups may be earlier adopters of self-driving cars than others. The survey, which included 21,322 vehicle owners, found that the number of females […] [Read More]

Event organizers hope their Irish eyes will be smiling as world leaders gather to discuss rapidly developing automotive technology. The global automotive and technology industries will assemble in Killarney, Ireland, this May for Electronomous, the annual forum for topics including electric vehicles, connected car technology, autonomous vehicles and more. The international event — with an […] [Read More]

On the heels of Santander Consumer USA joining the list of commercial banks and captives using the company’s mobile platform, AutoGravity enhanced its indirect loan and lease offer app thanks to a new relationship with Kelley Blue Book. AutoGravity on Tuesday announced the availability of Kelley Blue Book Trade-In Values in its platform. Through this […] [Read More]

Pearl Technology Holdings announced Tuesday that it will introduce its new pre-owned marketing platform — Pearl Pre-Owned — at the 2018 NADA Show in Las Vegas. The new platform will exclusively focus on pre-owned profitability and feature both consumer-centric vehicle sourcing tools as well as targeted and efficient marketing modules. “The elephant in the room […] [Read More]

myKaarma announced Tuesday the launch of – SmartAssist — a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool for its platform that acts as a personal assistant for automotive service departments by performing research and providing answers to customer questions. The AI powered tool is designed to speed up myKaarma user’s communication with customers, improve overall customer experience […] [Read More]

Avis Budget Group announced Monday a multi-year deal that will add 10,000 Toyota vehicles to Avis Car Rental’s growing fleet of connected vehicles. The company said Connected Toyota vehicles are expected to be available this September. “As connected car technology continues to evolve in the auto industry, we are rapidly adapting our fleet and rolling […] [Read More]