A senior architect responsible for the construction of Clarity Services, which was acquired by Experian in 2018, now is part of the executive team at Trust Science. The applicant sourcing, screening and decisioning platform announced this week that Reid Morrison is Trust Science’s new chief technology officer. Trust Science highlighted Morrison is a senior technology […] [Read More]

Roughly once a month, my three siblings and I get together on Google Meet for the “Overby Sibling Book Club.” Yes, we are that cool. It’s a tradition we started in the early days of COVID and have spent the last five years taking turns selecting the book each go-round. As you might expect, the discussion usually morphs from sharing our opinions on the book to ... [Read More]

With its signature event set to begin next week in New Orleans, the National Automobile Dealers Association is reaching out to help, in light of the city’s New Year’s Day terrorist attack. NADA announced it has donated $25,000 to the New Orleans Relief Fund, established by the United Way of Southeast Louisiana to provide direct […] [Read More]

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with panel of three experts who discussed not only automotive wholesaling, retailing and financing, but also the general state of the economy. Sharing their perspectives are Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Satyan Merchant of TransUnion and Larry […] [Read More]

The decline in Canadian used-vehicle wholesale prices picked up pace in the first full week of the new year. Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report showed the wholesale market fell 0.48% for the week ending Jan. 11, ending a three-week string of slowing depreciation that was capped by a 0.14% drop in the week […] [Read More]

Canadian electric vehicle owners are not happy with the availability of reliable and convenient public charging — but that won’t stop them from buying another EV, according to a new study from the Canadian Automobile Association. The survey of more than 16,000 EV owners, conducted by PlugShare Research for CAA, found 70% of respondents expressed […] [Read More]

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a Speed Session featuring Robyn Burkinshaw and Alison Andreozzi of BlytzPay. The company’s leadership team explained why technology in the form of text-based communications and app-less payment options has the ability to improve margins, optimize collectors’ […] [Read More]

As you might have noticed when booking paper and finalizing deliveries during the holiday season, it was a bit easier to get consumers into financing during the closing month of the year. Cox Automotive reported earlier this week that the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index made a notable improvement in December, reaching 95.5. That represented a […] [Read More]

Lyteflo’s seed has been planted. The new electric vehicle merchandising provider is has closed on $3 million in seed funding in an oversubscribed round led by Diagram, with participation from fellow Canadian venture capital firms Whitecap Venture Partners and Amplify Capital. Lyteflo, founded by CEO Ryan Osten and chief technology officer Dominick Rivard, is designed […] [Read More]

Tire distributor and service provider Dealer Tire is teaming with auto sales and service training platform RockED to develop and launch a new tire sales certification program for parts and service associates at select dealerships, combining Dealer Tire’s expertise in tire distribution and services with RockED’s micro-learning and gamified training systems. In a news release, […] [Read More]