In my second article evaluating automotive events, I am writing about the 19th annual Kain Digital Workshop. By the end of this article, both dealers and sponsors will be able to make decisions about how to participate and who they should send to the event. Also known as David Kain’s “Clients and Friends Digital Success […] [Read More]

SYCN Auto Logistics is diving into the AI era. The auto transport management platform announced the launch of its new artificial intelligence-enabled technology suite, designed to optimize every aspect of auto logistics operations — including quoting, booking, tracking and post-delivery functions — in real time. SYCN said its new system, which can be integrated into […] [Read More]

The American Recovery Association released its agenda for the 2024 North American Repossessors Summit, which is scheduled for April 11-12 in Orlando, Fla. Along with the annual golf tournament and silent auction to raise money for the Repo Alliance Lobbyist Fund and the Recovery Agents Benefit Fund, event content includes intriguing sessions about repossessing electric […] [Read More]

Jessica Gonzalez works for InformedIQ, while Tim Yalich is part of the team at Wolters Kluwer. But they’ve collaborated in the past to benefit mutual clients. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded in Las Vegas at this year’s Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association, Gonzalez and Yalich described […] [Read More]

Fintech startup Exponential Markets is developing a series of next-generation tradable financial instruments designed to offer new levels of hedging capabilities and risk management for participants in a variety of asset classes, including auto finance and used vehicles. The company landed a strategic investment on Tuesday from Citi to develop and launch those risk mitigation […] [Read More]

Flexcar, which touts itself as the “smart alternative” to buying or leasing a vehicle, rolled out what the company called the Flexcar Subscription Savings Calculator The company said this calculator can help drivers see how much money they could save annually with Flexcar’s comprehensive monthly car subscriptions. Here’s how it’s designed to function. After a […] [Read More]

For this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded in Las Vegas at this year’s Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association, we share another visit with one of the industry’s great historians: Terry O’Loughlin, who is director of compliance for Reynolds Document Solutions at Reynolds and Reynolds. O’Loughlin gave some historical […] [Read More]

This week, Launcher and Scienaptic AI announced their full integration for mutual auto finance clients to make more advanced underwriting decisions. The companies said they’re able to achieve that objective by incorporating artificial intelligence-powered underwriting signals within Launcher’s appTRAKER Loan Origination System (LOS). Executives explained that integrating appTRAKER and AI-powered signals can enable financial institutions […] [Read More]

OPENLANE has decided on a new leader for its floorplan operation. Will Mitchell, who has served the past three years as AFC’s chief operating officer, has been promoted to the floorplan financing provider’s president, parent company OPENLANE announced. Mitchell will assume that role effective April 1, succeeding Jim Money, who announced his plan to retire […] [Read More]

The auto market will return to normalcy in 2024, which is good news for consumers and at least more predictable for dealers. That was Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke’s message in his State of the Industry presentation at the Cox booth during NADA. He divided the outlook into five trends. First, recession is out. 2024 will be a ... [Read More]