Automotive veteran Doug Hadden spent his time this week at NADA Show 2026 in Las Vegas embarking on the newest chapter of his professional career. Hadden is now serving as chief revenue officer of a startup that aims to offer a platform unifying data from a dealership’s existing systems into a single operational view and […] [Read More]

Agentic AI is among the slew of topics being bandied about this week at NADA Show 2026 in Las Vegas. The subject also was discussed during Used Car Week 2025 in the same city. Used Car Week Hall of Famer Marguerite Watanabe led a panel discussion about how agentic AI is already impacting collections and […] [Read More]

It should come as no surprise that Cox Automotive, automotive’s 800-pound gorilla, has a massive presence at the 2026 NADA Show in Las Vegas, with a 21,600 square-foot “village” on site featuring 148 demonstration stations manned by more than 500 people. Also not surprisingly, Cox’s 13 brands have plenty of new products to unveil at […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive took the interim tag off Jeremy Robb’s title on Tuesday, making him the company’s chief economist. Robb had been serving in an interim capacity since November, when Jonathan Smoke was promoted to chief strategy officer. With professional roots in used cars, Cox Automotive highlighted Robb has more than two decades of experience spanning […] [Read More]

Wrongful repossessions might be the top trigger of migraines or nightmares of executives and managers who oversee collections at auto-finance companies. Experts say wrongful repossessions can cost lenders $50,000 to $150,000 per incident, and lien verification failures can account for 8% to 12% of wrongful repossession claims. To help lenders avoid that anguish, MBSi and […] [Read More]

America’s Auto Auction made its second acquisition of the week with the latest one being on the executive front. After revealing that it purchased Albany Auto Auction, the company on Wednesday announced the appointment of Zach Hallowell as executive vice president of transformation and innovation. America’s Auto Auction said this is a newly expanded role […] [Read More]

Axle and Experian are now collaborating in the fight against fraud. On Tuesday, Axle, a universal API for insurance data, announced a strategic collaboration with Experian to integrate Axle’s real-time automotive insurance verification into Experian’s Fraud Protect platform. The companies highlighted their joint effort introduces a new fraud-prevention layer for automotive dealerships and lenders, helping […] [Read More]

AmeriTrust Financial is taking its shot at solving the challenge of generating sustained momentum in an area of auto financing that’s frustrated the industry for decades. Used-car leasing. On Tuesday, the independent automotive finance company announced the launch of a fintech-driven lending platform designed to expand used-car leasing for franchised and large independent dealers nationwide. […] [Read More]

Imagine going through the auto-finance process in a foreign language. New technology from eLEND Solutions is looking to eliminate that potentially awkward or frustrating situation. On Tuesday, the company increased consumer access to its credit application program with the addition of a multilingual feature that can detect and seamlessly transitions into the customer’s preferred language […] [Read More]

Nordis Technologies announced the promotion of four of its executives on Tuesday, including a pair who have been with the company for about 30 years. Elevated into new roles for the provider of omnichannel customer communications management and payments technology solutions were Richard O’Rourke, Bryan Ten Broek, Lee Selinger and Jennifer Barcelo. “These leaders have […] [Read More]