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Bain Survey: Few Companies Ready for Sustainability Rules (24%) Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
Bain & Company today announced an investment in the Deployment Company, a new venture launched by OpenAI with 19 global partners. According to a news release, the OpenAI Deployment Company is built to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence across their ... Read More
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
This artificial intelligence is pretty smart, eh? That sentiment might be held by at least some Canadians who are already embedding AI into everyday decisions, often in ways that extend beyond simple assistance into early autonomy, even while concerns about ... Read More
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
A growing percentage of consumers now use artificial intelligence as what marketplace Cars.com describes as a “trusted co-pilot” in their search for a vehicle to purchase. Meanwhile, other studies suggest that dealership websites are not visible to many of those ... Read More
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
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

Nicholas Financial Finishes Record Fiscal Year on High Note

Thursday, May. 12, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Fueled by strengthening revenue, Nicholas Financial finished its 2011 fiscal year by extending its string of record net earnings, figures that included quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year gains of more than 45 percent. Company officials revealed that for the ... [Read More]

LEAP Auto Loans Looks to Help Debtors Facing Repo or Bankruptcy

Thursday, May. 12, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SAN DIEGO — After a year of testing and development, LEAP Auto Loans revealed a new program that allows the company to work with lenders to mitigate their losses on defaulted auto loans and allow consumers to keep their vehicles. LEAP ... [Read More]

Strong 1Q Prompts DealerTrack to Revise 2011 Guidance

Tuesday, May. 10, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Triggered by significant income and revenue turnarounds, DealerTrack Holdings raised its revenue and earnings guidance after releasing its first-quarter financial performance. Company executives said Monday their GAAP net income for the quarter came in at $24.7 ... [Read More]

Equifax Sees Auto Loans Spike

Tuesday, May. 10, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Equifax announced this morning that it is continuing to see auto lending increase with average loan amounts generated through auto finance companies up 88 percent over 2009 levels. The total number of auto loans originated in January 2011 is ... [Read More]

Wolters Kluwer Unveils Indirect Lending Directory

Tuesday, May. 10, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services is looking to help dealerships connect with more lending sources through its new Indirect Lending Directory. The listing contains lenders that accept and use the company's retail installment contracts to document the financing of ... [Read More]

Triad Veterans Launch CarFinance Capital

Tuesday, May. 10, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Several industry veterans behind Triad Financial recently banded together to launch a new non-prime auto finance lender, CarFinance Capital. Based in California, the company will first launch on the West Coast, expand to Texas in June and then continue ... [Read More]

ABI: April Bankruptcy Level Marks Month-Over-Month and Year-Over-Year Drops

Thursday, May. 5, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — American Bankruptcy Institute officials determined April's consumer bankruptcies dropped both month-over-month and year-over-year. According to data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center, there were 134,720 consumer bankruptcy filings in April. ABI indicated that this amount was 7 ... [Read More]

DriveTime Unveils Exchange Offer for Senior Secured Notes

Thursday, May. 5, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — DriveTime Automotive Group and DT Acceptance Corp., announced this week the start of an exchange offer for $151 million  aggregate principal amount of their outstanding 12.625-percent Senior Secured Notes due in 2017. The decision also includes the guarantees ... [Read More]

GM Financial: GM Financing & Leasing Reaches Almost 40% of Quarterly Originations

Thursday, May. 5, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — GM Financial revealed Wednesday that loan and lease financing on new General Motors vehicles accounted for 38.8 percent of the company's quarterly origination volume, compared to 19 percent in the previous quarter. Loan originations for the quarter ... [Read More]

Huntington Auto Finance Supports Japan Recovery

Thursday, May. 5, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Huntington Auto Finance recently announced that it will make a donation for every auto loan booked through its dealership partners — up to $100,000 — to the Japanese Red Cross Society. Donations will be made in the names of the ... [Read More]

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