Conversational AI technology provider STELLA Automotive AI has joined with Cox Automotive’s Xtime, a provider of end-to-end service department software, in a read-write data integration that companies said will provide benefits for their mutual dealer customers. The partnership integrates STELLA Service Booking into the Xtime platform, which the companies said saves dealers from having to […] [Read More]

A topsy-turvy ride at the county fair or an amusement park might be fun, but when it comes to used-vehicle prices, such ups and downs can wreak havoc for dealers, auctions, remarketers, forecasters and more. Good thing for the auto industry is that signs point to “less of a roller coaster in the new year,” […] [Read More]

Whether she’s dishing out deadpan as quippy salesperson turned regional manager Karen Filippelli or balancing out her high-energy BFF Leslie Knope as cool, calm Ann Perkins, Rashida Jones can deliver a performance with confidence. Her new role? Helping inspire that same confidence for Mitsubishi customers. The actress, director, producer and writer best known for her […] [Read More]

We continue our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. This episode is our next Consignor Conversations. It features Jeffrey Bulthuis of Bridgecrest, Stephanie Compton of Exeter Finance and John Urness of Chase. Listen to the episode in the window below. [Read More]

Michelle Bowman, one of the seven members of the board of governors at the Federal Reserve, appeared via online video this week for a conference hosted by the Aspen Institute about financial inclusion. While Bowman didn’t speak about subprime auto financing specifically, the Fed policymaker discussed a tool sometimes used by consumers who might already […] [Read More]

Colin Tran of Trust Science is back for another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, talking this time from the Used Car Week conferences in Scottsdale, Ariz. Tran discusses how lenders and dealers can find opportunities in today’s volatile market, the differences between subprime consumers and the rest of the economy, and his rapid rise […] [Read More]

Transportation is obviously job one for electric vehicles. But Ford is teaming with a technology company to look into expanding that job description. The automaker announced it is working with Resideo Technologies on a “joint simulation project” to explore vehicle-to-home energy management. The EV-Home Power Partnership is designed to explore the potential of EV batteries […] [Read More]

CARFAX cautioned consumers and the automotive industry about the double-digit in rise odometer rollbacks nationwide since 2021. The vehicle history provider reported this week that roughly 2.1 million vehicles currently in operation have had their odometer rolled back. That’s up 14% or an additional 300,000 vehicles in the past two years. CARFAX calculated consumers lose […] [Read More]

Turn Automotive co-founders Marc Steiner and Todd Folley tried to imagine what it’s like to be a used-car manager nowadays during this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Along with other observations about the wholesale market, Steiner and Folley also recapped what’s happened at their company this year, including a new partnership with TrueCar. The […] [Read More]

We continue our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. The episode focuses on the State of Auto Financing with a conversation featuring Doug Busk of Credit Acceptance, Andre Medeiros of Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., and Kerri Wise of AutoFi. Listen to the episode […] [Read More]