Mazda Canada entered two long-term partnerships with organizations focused on youth education and empowerment this week. The company is equally investing $420,000 over the course of three years to Indspire and Pathways to Education — both which are leaders in education focused on providing funding and support for youth from Indigenous and low-income communities across […] [Read More]

Canadian Black Book is ramping up its presence in the fintech space through a new partnership with Autocorp.ai. CBB’s integration on the Autocorp.ai platform is designed to make the online car buying and trade-in process more efficient for consumers and dealers. The trade-in process continues to be a pain point for shoppers and dealers alike. […] [Read More]

The buy-here, pay-here industry was also represented at NADA Show 2024 in Las Vegas. And for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Byrider Franchising CEO Mike Onda spent some time with Cherokee Media Group’s Nick Zulovich to discuss what’s happening in the BHPH space and how the company is helping new and existing franchisees. […] [Read More]

Carleton reminded the financial services industry that February doesn’t end until Thursday because it’s Leap Year. While sales personnel might see the extra day as an opportunity to lift performance, the provider of compliant financial calculations and lending document generation software addressed some complications that can arise when Feb. 29 is included on the calendar. […] [Read More]

Brand loyalty is making a comeback, and General Motors and Tesla are leading the charge. They were among the big winners in S&P Global Mobility’s 28th annual Automotive Loyalty Awards, with GM earning the Overall Loyalty to Manufacturer award and Tesla claiming the title in Overall Loyalty to Make. The Lincoln Nautilus took the top […] [Read More]

America’s Auto Auction Charleston has brought Daniel Buttrey on board as its new digital sales executive. In a news release, the auction said he’ll focus on “assisting clients in growing and expanding their digital platform to enhance their business operations.” Buttrey comes from an auto industry family that has owned a dealership in North Charleston, […] [Read More]

Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from NADA Show 2024 earlier this month in Las Vegas is a conversation with OPENLANE CEO Peter Kelly, who joins Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby for a wide-ranging conversation. OPENLANE is coming off a year in which its operating revenues climbed from $1.52 billion to […] [Read More]

Along with highlighting a securitization strategy popular in Europe and now gaining momentum in the U.S., S&P Global Ratings gave a brief update on its thinking about electric vehicles and residual values. Last week, S&P Global Ratings said higher exposure to EVs could increase residual value risk in U.S. auto lease asset-backed securities. “Studies also […] [Read More]

Stephanie Hanson and Daniel Parry have worked together many times during their distinguished careers within auto financing. And last week, the industry leaders said their current operations are now collaborating. Gestalt Tech said it will partner with TruDecision to provide sophisticated analytic tools through its data warehouse platform. By integrating TruDecision’s suite of analytic tools, […] [Read More]

Origence chief revenue officer Phil DuPree is in a festive mood like the rest of the company, which provides technology solutions for credit unions. The company that includes CUDL is celebrating its 30th year of operations in 2024, funding $551.2 billion in auto financing during those three decades. Origence also announced its network expansion to […] [Read More]