NETSOL Technologies announced last week that it has become an API gateway delivery partner with Amazon Web Services (AWS). With this extended APN partnership, the global business services and enterprise application solutions provider said it will have access to AWS API Gateway, a fully managed service that makes it easy for developers to create, publish, […] [Read More]

Rick Hackett said F&I Sentinel is “doing all the right things,” so the former Hudson Cook partner and assistant director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) decided to move from an advisor to a member of the compliance service provider’s board of directors. According to a news release distributed last week, F&I Sentinel’s move with […] [Read More]

Among the episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded during the 2023 Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association, this one features Quality Acceptance CEO Ofer Alon. The head of the Van Nuys, Calif.-based finance company and AFSA board member described the current subprime landscape and more during a conversation in Dallas. […] [Read More]

This dealer group news roundup includes an enhancement to the service drive at Leith as well as the philanthropy efforts by Jim Ellis. The culmination of a more than two-yearlong construction boom at Leith Auto Park Wendell in North Carolina has ramped up the dealership’s commercial truck service business. “We’ve added service bays, techs and […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive and Roku are now working together to help determine how advertising on streaming TV can impact the consumer car-buying journey, including all stages of that process, from web browsing to purchase. The partnership brings together automotive data from Cox and TV streaming data from  Roku to help marketers “connect ad exposure to every […] [Read More]

Dealers likely know how closely owners bond with their trucks, giving them unique names and adding a variety of accessories. Brothers Travis and Jason Kelce who will be playing in Super Bowl LVII for the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, respectively, understand that owner-truck bond, too. It’s why the NFL All-Pro players are both […] [Read More]

In this special episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we feature a panel discussion from Used Car Week on "The New Consumer Journey Horizon" in auto retail. Moderated by Kraig Quisenberry of ACV, this panel includes Nick Johnson of Luther Automotive, Nate Myers of Performance Automotive, Allen Chery of Larry H. Miller Dealerships, Shaun Hopper […] [Read More]

Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. showed a sharp jump in sales, increasing by two-thirds in 2022, while the remaining portion of the auto market contracted. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, carmakers sold 807,180 fully electric vehicles in the U.S. this past year, equating to 5.8% of all vehicles […] [Read More]

In this special episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we feature a panel discussion from Used Car Week on "Reimaging Inspections and Damage Detection: AI Reveals New Opportunities." Moderated by Cherokee Media Group's Bill Zadeits, this panel includes Eliron Ekstein of Ravin AI, Stephen Miller of Fyusion/Cox Automotive, Jameel Ghata of PAVE and Mike MacDonald […] [Read More]

The auto portion of TransUnion’s Q4 2022 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) included a metric that dipped to its lowest reading in nearly a decade. Viewed one quarter in arrears to account for reporting lag, TransUnion reported this week that auto finance originations in the third quarter of 2022 softened by 9.8% year-over-year to […] [Read More]