Your thumbprint isn’t just for your iPhone any longer. FIS and Equifax recently teamed up to improve consumer experiences by bringing new levels of convenience and security to consumers challenged with maintaining multiple usernames and passwords to protect themselves from financial fraud and identity theft. The two companies jointly now offer OnlyID, an identity verification […] [Read More]

This week, alternative credit data provider FactorTrust announced a partnership with predictive analytics and digital decisioning company, Enova Decisions, to integrate FactorTrust’s proprietary data into its Colossus digital decisioning platform. Executives highlighted the integration will strengthen Enova Decisions’ platform with additional proprietary data that will result in improved automated, real-time operational decisions for its customers. […] [Read More]

The AutoNation board of directors has approved the repurchase of up to an additional $250 million of AutoNation's common stock, the company announced in late August. Succeeding the increased authorization, AutoNation has approximately $270 million total board authorization remaining for share repurchases as of Aug. 29. Additionally, AutoNation said it has an estimated 95 million shares outstanding as of Aug. 28. The automotive retailer […] [Read More]

eBay Motors recently announced that it now offers online repair manuals as an add-on purchase when shoppers buy a part or accessory on eBay.com. Consumers have access to online repair manuals for over 80 percent of vehicles on the road, according to eBay. “With online repair manuals, we are taking the shopping experience one step […] [Read More]

The North Bay Business Journal has named AUL Corp. one of its ‘Best Places to Work in the North Bay’ for the fourth consecutive year. The award recognizes companies that embody quality, professionalism, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie, according to how their own employees' rate them.  AUL and other award recipients were selected based on over 8,200 […] [Read More]

Our series continues now that we’ve identified “eight risk questions that might keep you up at night,” as well as how can we better identify risk as a buy-here, pay-here dealership. An important aspect of lending is not only which accounts to watch but how to monitor them and develop a well-defined proactive workflow strategy. […] [Read More]

From automakers to state dealer associations to finance companies, the automotive industry is answering the urgent call for resources to help victims caught in the path of Hurricane Harvey. One of the largest single commitments came from the collaboration of Toyota Motor North America (TMNA), Toyota Financial Services (TFS), The Friedkin Group, Gulf States Toyota […] [Read More]

MetroGistics has brought on Susan Moritz as vice president of business development to head the company’s OEM and Mega Dealer business segments. Moritz brings over 25 years of experience in the automotive industry to her new role, according to the company. Last year, Auto Remarketing named Moritz a Women in Remarketing honoree. She joins MetroGistics […] [Read More]

Data from Jumpstart Automotive Media's latest shopper insight reports reveals that longer ad campaigns see higher click-thru rates and, athough loyalty has continued to recently drop for entry luxury sedans, the segment remains the No. 1 most-shopped luxury segment on Jumpstart sites. Interestingly, while loyalty for entry luxury sedans is down 7-percent from the same […] [Read More]

A recent survey of dealers showed how some operators are struggling to understand the complexities of F&I programs, resulting in limited penetration during vehicle deliveries. Protective Asset Protection, which operates dealer-owned warranty programs (DOWC) and other F&I products for dealers, recently conducted an online survey of 1,500 dealer professionals in the U.S. When asked about […] [Read More]