Separate research endeavors by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) and EpicVIN came to the same conclusion that Louisiana dealers from Shreveport to Slidell might have already known. It’s mighty expensive for vehicle owners in the Bayou State to maintain insurance coverage after they take delivery. According to IRC, the average annual expenditure for auto insurance […] [Read More]

In the wake of the hurricanes Helene and Milton, which have devastated several areas of the Southeast in recent weeks, the National Auto Auction Association is urging its members to donate to the NAAA Mike Browning Auction Employee Relief Fund. The fund is a part of the NAAA Warren Young, Sr. Scholastic Foundation and is […] [Read More]

For most of us, October means autumn in full swing, Halloween, the beginning of Q4 and maybe football. For the leadership and staff of ADESA Salt Lake in Salt Lake City, Utah, this month is extra special – especially this year. October 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the auction, which opened in 1949 as […] [Read More]

Used Car Week is back at the Westin Kierland in Scottsdale, Ariz., for the second year in a row, but we’re bringing a few new ingredients to add to the Southwestern mix in 2024. Here’s a sampling of new flavors waiting for you in Arizona during UCW 2024 that begins on Nov. 18: Say goodbye […] [Read More]

Kiosk exhibits from electric vehicle charging, cybersecurity, EV fleet, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and robotics companies lined the Startup Village in MOVE America’s convention center space in Austin, Texas. Conference speakers flanking the exhibition space discussed topics like vehicle connectivity, electrification and autonomy. The MOVE America conference, held last month at the Austin Convention Center, was a microcosm of [Read More]

Last week, S&P Global Market Intelligence announced an expansion of its lending solutions suite to drive innovation across the global lending markets. The company said these enhanced solutions can enable operational scale by providing integration across solutions, digitizing and streamlining loan lifecycle management, increasing efficiency, decreasing operational and regulatory risk and enabling faster loan settlement […] [Read More]

Orchestrated just before the Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates in September, Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) released a dozen findings from its Future of Auto Finance – the Next Six Months snapshot survey of credit union professionals. Not knowing at the time policymakers would roll out a cut of 50 basis points, credit unions […] [Read More]

Veros Credit on Monday recapped the addition of several key executives as part of its strategic initiative to expand operations and strengthen its presence across the United States. By leveraging cutting-edge systems and models to enhance the user experience of both dealers and customers, the subprime auto finance company said it is well-positioned to take […] [Read More]

Open Lending recently formed a partnership with Point Predictive Designed to bring enhanced speed, security and performance to auto finance companies that want to book near-prime and non-prime paper, the service providers highlighted that the partnership integrates the capabilities of Point Predictive’s new IEValidate solution and IncomePass solution into Open Lending’s Lenders Protection decisioning engine. […] [Read More]

It might seem like digital automotive wholesale would not have much overlap with supply chain management. But logistics and digital actually go hand in hand, as Joe Kichler, senior vice president of digital and supply chain at Cox Automotive, explains in this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In a conversation during this month’s NAAA […] [Read More]