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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
ChatGPT app represents the latest step in CarMax’s ongoing AI evolution
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:45 AM
Yes, it’s AI — everyone’s favorite buzzword. But when it comes down to it, artificial intelligence is only part of what CarMax’s new ChatGPT app is all about. The company billed as the nation’s largest used-car retailer touted the app, ... Read More
Inside the ‘architectural mismatch’ between AI capabilities & dealer needs
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:42 AM
A new survey report from LotLinx asserts that in its current form, “AI is broken for dealers.” The company contends the era of “one-size-fits-all artificial intelligence” is over for auto dealers. The recent survey of 215 executives from both franchised ... Read More
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
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
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
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
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

Wells Fargo Auto Finance to Trim 193 Collection Jobs

Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — SubPrime Auto Finance News recently confirmed that Wells Fargo Auto Finance is shuttering its auto loan collections operation at Bethehem, Pa., Lehigh Shopping Center in May, which will result in 193 layoffs. The company's reasoning for the closure ... [Read More]

Huntington to Step Up Hiring, Auto Lending in Michigan

Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Huntington announced this morning that thanks to the state's improving economic recovery, the company is significantly expanding its Michigan auto dealer financing business and will add key personnel to support this move. "With Michigan's continuing economic recovery, we ... [Read More]

Fed Suspends New-Vehicle Loan Average Reporting

Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve halted its reporting on averages for new-vehicle loans by finance companies. Officials indicated the statistical foundation for this series of updates has "deteriorated" in the past few months. "Therefore, publication of these series is ... [Read More]

Nicholas Financial Expands Branch Network

Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Nicholas Financial recently opened two new branch offices, one in St. Louis and the other in Villa Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb. Company executives highlighted the new offices are Nicholas Financial's first entries in both major metropolitan ... [Read More]

CPS Stresses Progress Despite 4Q, Full-Year Negative Operating Results

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Despite fourth-quarter and full-year drops in revenue and operating expenses still resulting in pre-tax and net losses, Consumer Portfolio Services emphasized strides the company made to close out 2010 in connection with two new credit facilities and ... [Read More]

ABI: 1Q Bankruptcy Total Marks Year-Over-Year Decline

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — American Bankruptcy Institute officials spotted a positive trend developing in the first quarter. Consumer bankruptcies for the first quarter of 2011 decreased 6 percent nationwide from the same time period last year. ABI came to that assertion ... [Read More]

GM Financial Announces Securitization

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — General Motors Financial Co. announced Wednesday that it has priced a $950 million offering of auto receivables-backed securities through lead managers Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan and UBS Investment Bank. Co-managers include Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse and ... [Read More]

SubPrime Auto Finance News Now Seeking Nominations

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — The staff of SubPrime Auto Finance News is once again preparing for the annual issue which features the SubPrime 75, or top companies that play a role in the auto finance marketplace. As such, the staff is now ... [Read More]

AFSA to Participate in FTC Vehicle Finance Roundtable

Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Financial Services Association announced that several of its staff members will attend the first Federal Trade Commission roundtable on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in Detroit. The meeting will be held on ... [Read More]

BMW Financial Services Focuses on Taking F&I Offering Mobile

Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. —  BMW Financial Services management believes that by removing the desk from the equation and taking specific financing elements directly to the consumer and the car, customers can reap the benefits of accuracy, immediacy and a comfortable interaction within ... [Read More]

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