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Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the back ... Listen Here
Top Reasons Dealers can benefit by attending the Used Car Summit
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:27 PM
On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits has a conversation with Vanessa Rocha, VP, All-American Bonds and Insurance and a Board member with the Florida Independent Auto Dealers Association. Vanessa speaks to some of the big issues ... Listen Here
Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here

Gateway One Now Using AppOne Platform

Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announced Thursday a California-based finance company has adopted the AppOne platform as a pathway to reach dealers nationwide. Management from Gateway One Lending & Finance made the decision to use AppOne, which can assist with ... [Read More]

Western Funding Goes Under New Ownership

Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After pursuing Western Funding for some time, Katherine Cooper, Frederick Cooper and Phil Nick, of Harbor Structured Finance LLC, were recently able to strike a deal with Dwight Cope to purchase the company. According to Katherine Cooper, who ... [Read More]

CU Xpress Lease Bolsters West Coast Presence with New Office, VP

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — CU Xpress Lease, the joint venture by Fusion Auto Finance and GrooveCar, recently opened a Los Angeles-area office and chose a former Autoland executive to oversee the operations. Company executives indicated the new facility in Valencia, Calif., is ... [Read More]

While Identity Theft Soars, Treasury Discovers Major Crackdown on Auto Loan Fraud

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
VIENNA, Va. — A recent Financial Crimes Enforcement Network study indicates conscientious dealership staff and finance company personnel are greatly helping to squash fraudulent vehicle loans facilitated by identity theft prior to funding. FinCEN, a part of the U.S Department of Treasury, conducted ... [Read More]

Chase Taps Former BMW Exec to Head Up Remarketing

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Chase confirmed today  that it has hired veteran Randy Beil as vice president and national manager of its vehicle remarketing group. His team is responsible for selling repossessed and off-lease vehicles to consumers and through dealer, Internet ... [Read More]

Ally Financial Pays Dividend on Preferred Stock Issued to Treasury, More

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — The Ally Financial Board of Directors announced today it has declared a quarterly dividend payment on certain outstanding preferred stock issued to the U.S. Department of Treasury. A quarterly dividend payment was declared on Ally's Fixed Rate Cumulative Mandatorily ... [Read More]

Pollak: Delving into BHPH Dealer World Not Easy

Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
OAK BROOK, Ill. — A veteran dealer posed a scenario to vAuto's Dale Pollak recently about getting into the buy-here, pay-here side of the business while maintaining a typical used-vehicle dealership at the same location. Despite a well-researched plan, Pollak recommended ... [Read More]

PassTime Says New Embedded SIM to be Contained Within Flagship GPS Device

Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LITTLETON, Colo. — PassTime announced recently that it has become the first in the buy-here, pay-here vehicle telematics industry to utilize an embedded subscriber identity module (SIM) in its flagship solution application. Executives said the PassTime Elite Product Line will soon ... [Read More]

Customers’ Economic Troubles Hurt NowAuto’s Fiscal Year Revenue

Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — Because of slowing sales due to economic struggles of its primary customer base, NowAuto Group revealed decreased revenues at the close of its fiscal year. The company calculated that its revenue totaled $5.1 million, resulting in a net loss ... [Read More]

Chase: Auto Originations Climb Over 2Q, but Remain Down from Last Year

Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — While down year-over-year, Chase revealed this week that auto loan originations were up by about 5 percent quarter-over-quarter. For the third quarter, Chase reported that auto originations came in at $6.1 billion, down 12 percent from the prior ... [Read More]

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