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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here

TransUnion: Quarterly Auto Loan Delinquency Rates Fall Significantly

Tuesday, May. 25, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — Mirroring positive trends from the latest S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, officials from TransUnion on Tuesday noted a sharp decline in the national 60-day auto delinquency rate. The TransUnion rate — which calculates the ratio of vehicle loan borrowers 60 ... [Read More]

S&P/Experian Auto Loan Default Index Shows Improvement

Thursday, May. 20, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — The latest S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices highlighted the continued improving performance of auto loans. Standard & Poor's and Experian based their analysis on data through April of this year and found defaulting balances on vehicle loans slid ... [Read More]

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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market

Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals

Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents

As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)

Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance

Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos

Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI

The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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Non-Prime Chrysler Customers Can Now Get Financed Via Santander; Expanded Automaker Relationship with GMAC

Thursday, May. 20, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Thanks to a new partnership with Santander, starting today, Chrysler dealers can ramp up the number of credit-challenged customers they are getting behind the wheel of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models. Furthermore, a Chrysler spokesperson told SubPrime ... [Read More]

ABI: Quarterly, Year-Over-Year Bankruptcy Totals Continue to Climb

Thursday, May. 20, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute revealed several double-digit increases regarding several time frame comparisons when looking at latest bankruptcy totals. Beginning with first-quarter results, ABI indicated U.S. bankruptcy cases jumped 17.5 percent over the same period in 2009. That rate ... [Read More]

DealerTrack Plans Free Red Flags Webinar

Thursday, May. 20, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack is looking to help store management prepare for the imminent deadline for Red Flags enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission. Executives have planned a free Webinar to discuss this topic and more on May 27. Beyond ... [Read More]

AmeriCredit Prices $600 Million Senior Subordinate Asset-Backed Securitization

Tuesday, May. 18, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — AmeriCredit announced late last week the pricing of a $600 million offering of automobile receivables-backed securities. This securitization is through lead managers Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities. Executives mentioned that co-managers are Credit Suisse, ... [Read More]

Consumer Portfolio Services Navigates Difficult First Quarter

Tuesday, May. 18, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Explaining their recent financial performance as a continued recovery from the "Great Recession," executives from Consumer Portfolio Services detailed a decline in revenue and pretax loss during the first quarter of 2010. CPS indicated that it posted a ... [Read More]

Arizona Central Credit Union Joins Effort to Assist Low-Income Buyers

Tuesday, May. 18, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — Arizona Central Credit Union recently partnered with the Northern Arizona Council of Governments to offer a program meant to help low-income individuals purchase a vehicle. Officials explained the basis for Wheels to Work is to assist individuals with limited ... [Read More]

While Prime, Subprime Auto ABS Delinquencies Remain Elevated, Fitch Finds Some Key Improvements That Bode Well for Industry

Tuesday, May. 18, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — The performance of auto asset-backed securities is a key factor in investors' and capital markets' appetite for such issuances. And with the auto lending markets tight, keeping a close eye on the performance of prime and subprime vintages ... [Read More]

Asset Acceptance Reports on 1Q Progress, Challenges

Thursday, May. 13, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WARREN, Mich. — The leadership of Asset Acceptance Capital Corp., a purchaser and collector of charged-off consumer debt, recently detailed how it was encouraged by the progress made in becoming more efficient and increasing purchasing, also noting that the company made strides in certain areas ... [Read More]
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