PayNearMe rolled out three new capabilities to its platform last week designed to keep payers in the self-service channel — or bring them back — so that payments can be completed more efficiently. The new capabilities within its PayXM platform include Payer Re-Engagement, Dynamic Payment Options and Invite a Payer, which are designed to extend […] [Read More]

Carleton said findings from a nationwide survey the provider of compliant loan calculation and disclosure solutions conducted in March showed a “widespread compliance confidence crisis.” What triggered an auto-finance version of March Madness? Carleton explained its survey results stemmed from a dramatic shift toward state-level regulatory oversight and systemic vulnerabilities in how organizations validate lending […] [Read More]

We’ve got some new and exciting ideas being implemented at the Used Car Industry Summit this month. Day 3 of the event, which runs April 13-15 in Miami, will include a morning of deep-dive roundtable discussions. These roundtables will allow attendees to have more nuanced, meaningful conversations about the sessions from the event’s first two […] [Read More]

AutoCanada’s on-again, off-again relationship with AutoTrader is on again. The Edmonton-based dealership group announced it has finalized a national advertising partnership with AutoTrader.ca, Canada’s largest automotive marketplace. The agreement establishes a unified marketplace strategy throughout AutoCanada’s 64 Canadian franchise dealership locations, which the company said enables “consistent inventory visibility, measurable performance and scalable digital marketing […] [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group is spotlighting the 2026 recipients of the Automotive Intelligence Awards, which recognize a select group of outstanding auto industry analysts for their contribution to the knowledge base of the used-car retail, finance and remarketing industries. These analysts and economists are among the very best at powering the auto industry with the data, […] [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group has launched a new awards program recognizing executives at the peak of auto industry leadership. Industry Elite: The C-Suite spotlights the most influential, inspiring and innovative executives in the retail, remarketing and finance segments of automotive. The inaugural honorees will be recognized in the May edition of Auto Remarketing and at the Used Car […] [Read More]

Automotive retail M&A has matured. Capital is abundant. Buyer demand is strong. Close to 700 franchises changed hands in 2025, with a similar volume expected across the nation’s 18,300 franchised dealerships in 2026. On paper, dealers are in the driver’s seat. In reality, when a serious opportunity surfaces, an unsolicited offer, a strategic inquiry, a […] [Read More]

Two dealers. Same city. Same compressed market. One has been grinding through the auction lanes for years, absorbing reconditioning costs and watching margins shrink with every hammer drop. The other made a deliberate pivot 12 months ago, investing in a structured buy center operation designed to source inventory directly from private sellers. Today, that second […] [Read More]

We’ve experienced a run on issues related to GPS and starter interrupt devices lately, so we thought we’d give this subject some attention. Is a device disclosure being provided? If so, who wrote it? The existence of the installation of a GPS or starter interrupt device must be disclosed to the buyer of the vehicle. […] [Read More]

Ahead of next week’s North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) in Orlando, Fla., the American Recovery Association (ARA) on Thursday established a standardized industry guideline for reporting violent incidents encountered during field recovery operations. Association leadership said this initiative reinforces the ARA’s ongoing commitment to improving safety, consistency, and professionalism across the repossession industry. “As the […] [Read More]