The first quarter of 2025 opened with a mix of optimism and uncertainty for the automotive industry. While March delivered a sharp 19% rebound in new vehicle sales — largely driven by consumers rushing to purchase ahead of tariff price adjustments — the earlier months of the quarter were marked by a slight decline. Used-vehicle […] [Read More]

Unfortunately, vehicle transportation is another place where fraud can happen, not just in the financing and retailing parts of automotive. Autosled vice president of dealer sales Sam Goldenberg described how bad fraud can be in the transportation space as well as some guidance for clients to avoid it during an appearance on the Live Stage […] [Read More]

Montway vice president of business development and industry relations Dave Sutton put it this way: “Bottom line, remarketing is a relationship industry.” What are the implications and opportunities this creates? Sutton answered that question and more during an appearance on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics at this spring’s Auto Intel Summit. The […] [Read More]

Gary Perdue and Suzi Straffon each have something extra special to celebrate this holiday weekend. On Friday morning, the National Automotive Finance Association announced Perdue, who is president of Peritus Portfolio Services, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award, the association’s highest honor. And Straffon, director of finance company […] [Read More]

NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson will make his 700th career NASCAR Cup Series start in this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Primary sponsor Carvana wants to make sure his No. 84 Toyota Camry is properly dressed for the occasion. The online used-car retailer has prepared a special paint scheme for the seven-time […] [Read More]

Amit Chandarana returns to the Auto Remarketing Podcast in a relatively new role as CEO of Curbee, a mobile vehicle service technology platform. In this episode, he talks with Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby about why 2025 is the year that mobile service departments finally take off for dealerships and key considerations for dealers […] [Read More]

AutoNation has become the latest auto retailer to issue an asset-backed securitization. The company announced it has completed its first ABS through its captive finance company, generating $700 million in funding for its auto loan portfolio at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 4.90%. CEO Mike Manley congratulated the AutoNation Finance team for “an excellent […] [Read More]

Many professionals with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have lost their jobs in recent weeks stemming from upheaval at the regulator. Well, at least one former higher-level staff member has secured a new position, as the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association hired Patrick O’Brien as its director of government relations and compliance. O’Brien, who has […] [Read More]

This week, BlytzPay and Ituran USA announced a new integration that unifies payment communication and GPS command functionality into one seamless system. With this integration, the collections management platform and GPS tracking and vehicle recovery solutions provider said auto dealers and lenders can now manage their entire vehicle finance workflow from a single screen. This […] [Read More]

With Memorial Day straight ahead, America’s Car-Mart is getting set for its annual Community Fan Drive, which is a philanthropy effort orchestrated by the buy-here, pay-here dealership chain for more than 25 years. The program encourages customers to go to any Car-Mart dealership and donate a new 20-inch box fan. In return, customers can receive […] [Read More]