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CARS Protection Plus taps Circuitry.ai Warranty Decision Intelligence to help adjusters resolve claims faster
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 10:38 AM
Here’s an example from the car-warranty industry where companies are leveraging artificial intelligence to help people, not replace them. On Tuesday, CARS Protection Plus, a provider of vehicle service contracts, announced it has gone live with Circuitry.ai’s Warranty Decision Intelligence ... Read More
DealerOn’s dual launch includes AI search visibility platform, ‘intelligent layer’ touching full dealership
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
DealerOn has done NASA one better. While the space agency recently launched the first astronauts to visit the moon in more than 50 years, the provider of auto dealership websites and digital sales and marketing technology boasted two launches on ... Read More
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 AM
Experian found another way to connect people and technology. And the newest tool emphasizes the component of a transaction including a real person. Last week, the company launched Experian Agent Trust, a framework that designed to establish a secure, verifiable ... 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

Ally Financial’s 4Q and 2010 Auto Originations Soar

Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Ally Financial's chief executive officer described 2010 as a "transformative" year for the company. And one of its key business segments, Global Automotive Services, showed significant growth in preliminary fourth-quarter and full-year originations in the U.S. and throughout ... [Read More]

Westlake Financial Issues Open Letter to Dealers

Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Thank you for helping to make Westlake recognized across the industry as a financial leader. We are thankful for your business and helping us grow! We are financially strong and ready to aid you in selling more vehicles and we ... [Read More]

GM Financial Prices $800 Million in Securities

Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — To raise more capital to generate more auto loans, GM Financial announced Wednesday the pricing of an $800 million offering of auto asset-backed securities. The securities were priced through lead managers Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo Securities. ... [Read More]

Compli Expands Platform to Include More Business Ops Features for Dealers

Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PORTLAND, Ore. — A possible solution to dealership quandaries when it comes to personnel decisions and business operations, Compli recently rolled out a series of new software features. The HR and compliance management software provider indicated background checks and drug ... [Read More]

Nicholas Financial Posts Record 3Q Revenue, Earnings

Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CLEARWATER, Fla. — While Nicholas Financial disclosed earlier this month that the company could be sold, executives highlighted record net earnings and revenue figures for the third quarter. On Thursday, Nicholas Financial revealed net-earnings spikes of more than 50 percent ... [Read More]

Enterprise Taps DealerTrack for F&I Compliance Needs

Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack and Enterprise Car Sales, a division of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, announced an agreement this week that means the used-car retailer will deploy the DealerTrack Compliance Solution in all of its more than 140 locations nationwide. Officials see the DealerTrack Compliance ... [Read More]

VantageScore Gets Upgrade to Better Help Lenders Gauge Consumer Scores

Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
STAMFORD, Conn. — Used by top auto lenders to best gauge consumer credit conditions given the current economic environment, VantageScore Solutions recently revealed the latest version of its credit scoring model. VantageScore 2.0 came through a production process orchestrated by each of ... [Read More]

Lower Losses Are Leading Ford Credit to Close Nevada Collections Center

Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DEARBORN, Mich. — SubPrime Auto Finance News recently learned that Ford Credit it is slated to close its Henderson, Nev., collections office in late March. A Ford Credit spokeswoman told SubPrime the office will close March 31 and "about 200 employees ... [Read More]

Edmunds.com: APRs Fell to All-Time Low in December

Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com recently discovered that lenders handed out the lowest-ever average annual percentage rates on their auto loans in December. Site analysts found the average auto loan carried an APR of 4.16 percent, down 0.33 points from November and 0.55 points ... [Read More]

Huntington Grows Auto Loans & Leases by $2.2 Billion Year-Over-Year

Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a discussion of Huntington Bancshares fourth-quarter results, management revealed that average consumer loans climbed by $500 million, driven largely by a $400 million uptick in average auto loans and leases. Auto loans and leases are up 7 ... [Read More]

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