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PODCAST: First monthly fraud update with Point Predictive
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, 04:14 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
We’re beginning a new year with a new series as a part of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Each month, we’ll have a conversation focused on the latest developments and trends connected with fraud happening in auto finance and elsewhere in financial services with experts from Point Predictive. For this first installment, Frank McKenna and Justin […] [Read More]
Allison Transmission pushes $15M into Autotech Ventures
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, 04:09 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Autotech Ventures isn’t just forging relationships with startups. On Wednesday, the venture capital firm made a move with a company that’s been in business since 1915. Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified vehicle propulsion solutions, announced has committed to a $15 million investment in Autotech Ventures in an action the […] [Read More]
PODCAST: Dangerous and disgusting scenes repo agents face nowadays
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, 04:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Bryanna Cox takes listeners of the Auto Remarketing Podcast into one of the most difficult, yet vital, parts of the automotive industry. The vice president of Asset Resolutions, a full-service repossession and recovery agency in Kingwood, Texas, described how repossession agents are handling the demands put upon them, as the pandemic has impacted their livelihoods […] [Read More]
Used-car market likely approached 41M sales last year
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, 09:34 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Though the numbers are not yet final, the used-car market is likely to have reached 40.9 million sales in 2021, which would be roughly a 10% year-over-year gain, Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke said in a conference call Friday. And the growth for used-car sales involving a dealer is expected to be even better. [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Evolving automotive advertising for the greater good
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, 08:42 PM
Heather Ellis, Dealer.com
The auto industry often talks about the idea of being "better" in the market, but in truth there still is a lot of work to do to before automotive can catch up with other verticals. Time and again, "better" is a marathon and not a sprint — it’s a continual, ongoing drive to fix what is broken, […] [Read More]
Lane watch: Don’t get too excited about opening week value dips
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, 08:32 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Black Book isn’t ready to declare that softening of wholesale prices is making a significant return just because the opening week of 2022 showed some easing on the value front. That’s the leading theme of Black Book’s latest installment of Market Insights released on Tuesday. [Read More]
GM launching omnichannel platform to sell used cars
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, 07:42 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
General Motors said Tuesday it is launching an omnichannel used-car sales platform called CarBravo, where consumers will be able to shop for pre-owned vehicles from both dealer inventory and a national central stock. Non-GM used vehicles will also be included in the program, which lets consumers shop online, in-store or a combination of both. “CarBravo […] [Read More]
ProMax names 2 C-level executives with plans to add more employees
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, 05:43 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
With intentions of aggressively expanding its team and plans to nearly double its employee base in the coming year at its corporate offices in Kansas City, Mo., and Bettendorf, Iowa, ProMax filled a pair of top executive positions on Monday. After previously announcing Mike Dullea as chief executive officer, and coupled with additional investments, ProMax […] [Read More]
Carmigo welcomes Kim as new COO
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, 05:41 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Carmigo recently appointed a new chief operating officer whose previous experience includes work with firms such as Orbee, Cox Automotive and Bain & Co. The online vehicle marketplace for individuals to sell their cars welcomed Daniel Kim as COO. According to a news release, Kim brings more than 10 years of technology experience in the automotive […] [Read More]
CPO car sales at record clip for some automakers in Canada
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, 04:09 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Never before has certified pre-owned had this great a share of used sales at Mercedes-Benz Canada. The company said in a sales release it had overall pre-owned sales of 16,795 vehicles last year, which was up 9.8% year-over-year. And a record 89.9% of those used sales were CPO, Mercedes-Benz said. That certified penetration rate was […] [Read More]
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