Sometimes electric vehicles can be difficult for dealers to blend into their floorplan. DriveItAway Holdings and Westlake Financial collaborated on a solution. Last week during the Auto Intel Summit + National Remarketing Conference, DriveItAway announced the offering of its retail app, software platform and lead base to all interested dealers, combined with fleet credit line […] [Read More]

Predian’s artificial intelligence-driven inventory management solutions now have more information. The company announced last week the integration of wholesale and retail data into its solution, ValueVision. Now, Predian said dealers can make strategic pricing decisions and maximize their profitability “with confidence, knowing they have the most accurate and comprehensive data at their fingertips.” Predian developed […] [Read More]

After a successful series of “Dueling Podcasts” earlier this year, the hosts of the Auto Remarketing Podcast continued their multimedia collaborations last week. For the latest installment of its “Tuesday Nights Live” series on YouTube, ATI Auto Business livestreamed with Cherokee Media Group senior editors Joe Overby and Nick Zulovich from the Auto Intel Summit […] [Read More]

Technology experts at defi SOLUTIONS are calling out the “bluff” of fraudsters. On Monday, the provider of originations, servicing, and managed servicing software and services announced an unsuccessful hacking and extortion attempt by a known cybercriminal group. According to a news release, the group, which according to the Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) has targeted organizations in […] [Read More]

Odessa is leveraging 26 years of experience as a software company specializing in equipment leasing to enter auto financing. Last week, the company rolled out its platform for captives, banks and other finance companies. Odessa Auto is geared to be the first part of a full-service end-to-end auto finance suite for finance, leasing, and as-a-service […] [Read More]

Allied Solutions and FINOFR recently expanded their ongoing partnership to expand their digital footprint for financial institutions. The result is an integration called Vehicle Protection Reset, which merges FINOFR’s platform with Allied Solutions’ iQQ and Direct Impact Marketing solutions. By combining these forces, the companies said financial institutions can recapture post-close product opportunities and enable […] [Read More]

Last week, 700Credit — a provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, soft pull, identity verification and fraud detection platforms — announced an integration with iTapMenu, an F&I menu platform that offers e-signature and e-payment solutions. The new integration includes the Mobile Driver’s License Authentication Platform (QuickScan), Red Flag and OFAC compliancy tools. Executives recapped that […] [Read More]

Privacy4Cars continued its ongoing drive toward solving the privacy and security issues posed by vehicle data last week by announcing the U.S. Patent Office approved three new patents. The company highlighted two patents are novel areas of expansion for Privacy4Cars. The first patent titled, “Artificial Intelligence Based System and Method for Generating Dynamically Variable Multi-Dimensional […] [Read More]

The dealership news roundup involves activities at Asbury Automotive Group, Victory Automotive Group and Fifth Wave Automotive Group. According to a news release from Tim Lamb Group, the firm brokered the sale of Folsom Lake Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Folsom, Calif., earlier this month back to its original owner, Fifth Wave Automotive Group. Tim […] [Read More]

On Sunday, USAA made the first of four vehicle donations to veterans and their families as part of a project with Recycled Rides that’s orchestrated by the National Auto Body Council (NABC). USAA gifted the first of four vehicles in San Diego. The employees at Fix Auto Poway volunteered their time to restore the vehicle. […] [Read More]