Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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TruDecision’s Parry defends current status of subprime auto finance
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 11:52 AM
Car-buying intention remains positive even as consumers face more headwinds
Thursday, May. 7, 2026, 11:12 AM
NAF Association reveals next recipients of Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award & Summit Leadership Award
Friday, May. 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
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This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
ChatGPT app represents the latest step in CarMax’s ongoing AI evolution
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:45 AM
Inside the ‘architectural mismatch’ between AI capabilities & dealer needs
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:42 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
RoadVantage names new president, sales leader
Monday, Apr. 5, 2021, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
To achieve the flexibility required for what the F&I provider described as its next level of expansion, RoadVantage announced leadership restructuring on Friday with two executives moves. The first move made by RoadVantage was adding industry veteran Bob Corbin as ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Incoming APCO Holdings CEO on job preparation and F&I landscape
Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021, 06:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Soon after he was named the incoming chief executive officer of APCO Holdings, Scot Eisenfelder joined the Auto Remarketing Podcast to share how his previous professional stops at places such as AutoNation and Reynolds and Reynolds prepared him for the ... [Read More]
Resource Hub
Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth
Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI
The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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How TO Maximize Your Digital Sales!
How much revenue is slipping through the cracks in your digital sales process? Our latest guide reveals the most common...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders
Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist
Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Upcoming free ARA webinar to discuss intricacies of recovery litigation
Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021, 06:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association is hosting a free webinar focused on recovery litigation. Patrick Newman and Tal Bakke of Bassford Remele intend to delve into several topics, including consumer notice and waiver issues as well as contractual provisions to consider ... [Read More]
Edmunds: Q1 down payments & amount financed rise for used & new
Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Within hours of it being announced that CarMax was poised to acquire full ownership of the firm, Edmunds shared its first-quarter used-vehicle financing data, highlighting increases in both average down payments and total amount financed. Edmunds reported that the average ... [Read More]
Payix finalizes new payment processing agreement
Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance company managers might do a little “happy dance” when they can establish a direct payment pipeline between the company and their contract holders. Payix finalized a payment processing agreement this week that might be worth a rhythmic reaction, too. Payix ... [Read More]
USEA invests in next-generation contact center solution
Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021, 03:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
US Equity Advantage (USEA) is looking to ensure its technological infrastructure can meet the demands triggered by the company’s aggressive expectations. In a move the company said will enrich the customer experience, improve efficiencies and allow it to scale quickly ... [Read More]
13 states that soon might be ripe for first repossession harvest of year
Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021, 03:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Oftentimes, it can take plants at least 60 to 90 days to germinate, grow and produce flowers, fruit or vegetables. Now that it’s springtime, the 13 states with the highest rates of 30-day delinquency at the close of 2020 soon ... [Read More]
Overall credit availability improves in February, paced by captives
Tuesday, Mar. 30, 2021, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index showed overall improvement in February. But when Cox Automotive looked closer at the segments that often cater to consumers with less-than-prime credit, the trends differed a bit. Analysts reported that credit availability increased in February ... [Read More]
Acting FTC chair outlines new rulemaking group
Sunday, Mar. 28, 2021, 02:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The acting leader of the Federal Trade Commission isn’t sitting idle, either, putting actions into motion similar to her counterpart at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Last week, chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter announced the creation of a new rulemaking group ... [Read More]
Carlton offers some clarity on new Illinois rate cap law
Sunday, Mar. 28, 2021, 02:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Despite significant objections from the American Financial Services Association, in collaboration with the Illinois Financial Services Association, the Independent Finance Association of Illinois and the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into a law Illinois Senate Bill 1792 ... [Read More]
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