The automotive wholesale ecosystem has always relied on trust. Dealers trust auctions. Auctions trust carriers. Carriers trust brokers. And somewhere in the middle of that chain, vehicles move across the country every day with the expectation that they will arrive where they are supposed to, in the condition they were sold. Most of the time, […] [Read More]

The debt collection industry is undergoing a technological transformation driven by artificial intelligence (AI), digital communication platforms, and data analytics. Despite widespread adoption of these tools, many organizations continue to underperform. This article argues that the gap between technological capability and operational execution is the primary cause of this underperformance. Drawing on over two decades […] [Read More]

TransUnion wants finance companies and lenders to see the company as a marketing resource, not just a credit bureau. To boost that potential, TransUnion recently launched TruIQ Credit Strategy Studio, which is a self-service prescreen solution designed to streamline campaign development and activation. TransUnion said its solution can reduce prescreen build times by up to […] [Read More]

In 2025, AutoCanada reached its target of $115 million in annual cost savings. Mission accomplished. Turns out, though, that was only half the mission. Even as the dealership group’s drive for efficiency pulled it out of a deep financial hole toward stable ground, revenue, sales volume and profit all fell significantly in the fourth quarter […] [Read More]

The Dream grows in South Florida. Dream Motor Group, owned by College Football Hall of Fame coach Nick Saban, Joe Agresti and Steve Cannon, has acquired two dealerships in the area from Bill Seidle’s Automotive Group, according to The Presidio Group, which represented the buyer in the transaction. The addition of Bill Seidle’s Nissan and […] [Read More]

PayNearMe rolled out three new capabilities to its platform last week designed to keep payers in the self-service channel — or bring them back — so that payments can be completed more efficiently. The new capabilities within its PayXM platform include Payer Re-Engagement, Dynamic Payment Options and Invite a Payer, which are designed to extend […] [Read More]

Carleton said findings from a nationwide survey the provider of compliant loan calculation and disclosure solutions conducted in March showed a “widespread compliance confidence crisis.” What triggered an auto-finance version of March Madness? Carleton explained its survey results stemmed from a dramatic shift toward state-level regulatory oversight and systemic vulnerabilities in how organizations validate lending […] [Read More]

We’ve got some new and exciting ideas being implemented at the Used Car Industry Summit this month. Day 3 of the event, which runs April 13-15 in Miami, will include a morning of deep-dive roundtable discussions. These roundtables will allow attendees to have more nuanced, meaningful conversations about the sessions from the event’s first two […] [Read More]

AutoCanada’s on-again, off-again relationship with AutoTrader is on again. The Edmonton-based dealership group announced it has finalized a national advertising partnership with AutoTrader.ca, Canada’s largest automotive marketplace. The agreement establishes a unified marketplace strategy throughout AutoCanada’s 64 Canadian franchise dealership locations, which the company said enables “consistent inventory visibility, measurable performance and scalable digital marketing […] [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group is spotlighting the 2026 recipients of the Automotive Intelligence Awards, which recognize a select group of outstanding auto industry analysts for their contribution to the knowledge base of the used-car retail, finance and remarketing industries. These analysts and economists are among the very best at powering the auto industry with the data, […] [Read More]