SANTA MONICA, Calif. — While the percentage of consumers who say they are only considering a new car is significantly higher than the share of used-only shoppers, actual registration data tells a different story. That's according to the 2013 Edmunds.com Car Shopping Trends Report, which broke down some consideration and registration data in the new- […] [Read More]

IRVINE, Calif. — This week, Consumer Portfolio Services closed its second term securitization of the year. The transaction is CPS's ninth senior subordinate securitization since 2011. In the transaction, the company highlighted that qualified institutional buyers purchased $205 million of asset-backed notes secured by automobile receivables purchased by CPS. The sold notes, issued by CPS […] [Read More]

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Officials from cuautocoupon — a company intent on generating more vehicle financing business for dealers and credit unions — recently announced the signing of three Long Island credit unions to their growing network. The new additions include Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union, Oceanside Christopher FCU and People's Alliance FCU. They join Bethpage […] [Read More]

Honda Canada recently revealed a recall that deals with certain 2006–2007 Honda S2000 and 2006 Acura RSX models. Vehicles included in the action are 130 S2000 vehicles and 649 RSX vehicles from the aforementioned years. This recall will be to inspect and, if necessary, replace the brake booster in these vehicles. The company explained that […] [Read More]

Dealertrack Canada announced today it has completed Dealer System certification with General Motors of Canada. What does this mean for GM dealers? Now, GM of Canada dealers using Dealertrack’s DMS can transfer data directly with GM of Canada’s corporate systems, including the transmission of parts, warranty, financial and inventory information, the companies said. As a […] [Read More]

Volvo Canada revealed this week a newly appointed chief financial officer. Chosen for the position of CFO is Matt Girgis, who will take on the role this coming Monday. The company explained that Girgis has extensive experience from past positions at BMW Group and previously Volvo Canada, where he held various roles within the finance […] [Read More]

Just when the industry got closely acquainted with the primary regulator from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau who oversees auto financing, word comes that the official is departing the agency. Auto Remarketing received confirmation Wednesday that assistant director Rick Hackett intends to leave the bureau by the end of the month. The CFPB already has […] [Read More]

As overall auction prices are expected to drop this week, large pickups are once again, proving to be an outlier. In fact, as used-vehicle prices are expected to drop by an average of .2 percent, or $25, relative to the two-week average, large pickups should rise by .8 percent, or $175, according to AuctionNet data […] [Read More]

Fitch Ratings explored the potential ramifications on used-vehicle values and the impact on recoveries as the auto leasing origination market soars, reportedly spiking by as much as 248 percent in May alone. Fitch contends that continued competition from new-vehicle sales and increasing wholesale market supply will maintain recent pressure on used-vehicle values and have some […] [Read More]

Most problems new-car buyers report in the first 90 days of vehicle ownership deal with design, according to J.D. Power and Associates, which said these types of issues are significantly harder to fix when the consumer comes into the dealership than defect-related issues.  But in a silver lining, one piece of the J.D. Power 2013 […] [Read More]