Sheldon Taylor grew up about 15 miles south of Detroit, and several family members built Ford vehicles. Taylor’s great-grandfather retired from Ford’s Dearborn Stamping Plant, his grandfather from the OEM’s Woodhaven Assembly plant, and his grandmother from the Wixom plant. While Blue Oval blood might still be in the family with an aunt and three […] [Read More]

As the regulator handed out a $100 million penalty to Wells Fargo for activities not related to auto financing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau noted that the amount of complaints in its database continues to surge toward 1 million entries. As of Aug. 1, the bureau reported that it has handled approximately 954,400 total complaints […] [Read More]

Automated, online lender management platform E-Credit Express (ECE) recently entered into an agreement with NADA Used Car Guide to speed up the used-vehicle sale and loan approval process. The integration of NADA Used Car Guide's values into the ECE platform that connects dealers to more than 1,300 finance companies instantly is meant to streamline the […] [Read More]

If you should ever doubt Justin Ritchie’s enthusiasm for cars, you need only to look at the name of his fourth son: Enzo. His passion for cars — Ferraris, at least — may be evident, but he is equally passionate about the industry. “I’ve worked for a great organization (Cox Enterprises) for over 10 years […] [Read More]

Chris Wallace is right at home with Ford. The 33-year-old Ford Certified Pre-Owned brand manager “grew up in a Ford family” and has always wanted to work for the Blue Oval. And for nearly a decade, he has done exactly that. “My first true passion as a boy was anything related to cars. I grew […] [Read More]

David Wagner heads up NADA Used Car Guide’s analytics department, which is responsible for the economic modeling and analysis the company provides. When asked what he is most proud of in his career, the 39-year-old said: “Well, my kids are definitely not hungry. Besides the obvious though, I am proud that my integrity is still […] [Read More]

Perhaps you could call Veronica Tai a solutions superhero. “My proudest moments are always hearing clients talk about experiences I’ve built and how they couldn’t live without them,” said Tai. In her role as senior product manager, Tai is responsible for finding and purchasing inventory thought Manheim’s digital platforms, including Manheim.com, OVE.com, Simulcast and Simulcast […] [Read More]

Thirty-three-year-old Mike Ryan heads up management of all physical auction sales for U.S. Bank. “This includes overseeing our overall auction strategy, tracking and reporting performance metrics, and working closely with our auction vendors to ensure we are seeing the best return for every vehicle sold at auction,” he said. The auto industry has, essentially, always […] [Read More]

When Jacqueline Swank joined AUL nearly a decade ago, she didn’t know it was a company — let alone an industry — in which she’d remain. “I came to AUL in 2007,” she said, “and here I am. I love the car business, and this is where I’ll stay.” Swank’s duties as marketing manager include […] [Read More]

Cars that receive 30 vehicle detail page views in 30 days sell more quickly than those that don’t. That’s according to an analysis of VDP view distribution by LotLinx, which in looking at 483,715 VINs from 299 U.S. dealers found that 81 percent of cars on dealer lots sold after receiving 30 VDP views in […] [Read More]