Auto Financial Group announced on Wednesday that Dave Pratt recently joined its vehicle remarketing department as remarketing manager. Pratt has more than 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. He has worked in various capacities at dealerships throughout his career, which includes successfully fulfilling a role within the fleet lease industry as a sales […] [Read More]

RouteOne announced on Thursday that defi SOLUTIONS is now an eContracting certified loan origination system (LOS) with RouteOne. The companies highlighted that finance sources utilizing defi’s LOS now can benefit from a streamlined eContracting implementation process. The companies noted that defi SOLUTIONS is certified by RouteOne as an LOS that has fulfilled the requirements for […] [Read More]

The Gig Economy. It’s here. It’s now.  It’s real.  But, what is it? And how does it impact car dealers? The answer to the latter may have some implications for financing and certified pre-owned. (More on that below). I was Ubering to the airport last week and chatting up the driver.  I asked him how long he’s […] [Read More]

Recently Black Book, analyzed various affordable cars once purchased modestly at MSRP that have significantly risen in value and have become great collectibles. "What makes a car a collectible over time includes any number of factors that include popularity, pop culture, and production volume," Black Book's specialty products director Eric Lawrence said in a news release. […] [Read More]

Across North America, BMW Group now delivers weather data provided by The Weather Company within its vehicles fitted with ConnectedDrive systems, the automaker announced on Wednesday. This partnership provides BMW owners with increased insight regarding weather conditions to help them make informed decisions on traveling safely and efficiently. "Weather is one of the biggest influences […] [Read More]

You have seconds to get a customer's attention online, and vehicle photos are often the first impressions of your dealership. You've spent hundreds on auction fees, transportation and reconditioning your vehicles. So why would you use below-average photos to represent your vehicle and expect to get a customer's attention out of the hundreds of other […] [Read More]

Stream Companies, a fully integrated advertising agency in business for more than 20 years, named Subi Ghosh as its new senior director of dealer strategy this week. Stream highlighted that Ghosh’s breadth of experience running successful eCommerce and sales departments at dealership groups and, more recently, building a small digital agency makes her a perfect […] [Read More]

As the online vehicle retailer erects more car vending machines and enters into new markets, Carvana is also broadening its partnership to help potential buyers obtain financing, with the latest move coming Wednesday with Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union (RBFCU), the second-largest credit union in Texas with more than $7.5 billion in assets. Executives highlighted the […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing Canada has done it again! After a year of industry growth, they’ve built an innovative conference full of leaders and experts ready to share their knowledge and experiences. With the conference broken into three tracks this year — remarketing, retail and finance — dealers and associates will find it easier to navigate sessions. […] [Read More]

ACA International, the association of credit and collection professionals, recently released an analysis of complaints submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a new white paper titled, “A Review of Debt Collection Complaints Submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Complaint Database in 2016.” In the white paper, ACA argues that although the overall […] [Read More]