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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’s Healthy Income Performance Continues

Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Ally Financial had plenty of positive financial news to share Tuesday as executives announced the company posted its second consecutive quarter of profitability and its sixth profitable quarter in a row for its core automotive business. Ally reported ... [Read More]

Below-Prime Auto Financing Trends Revealed

Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — The 2010 Non-Prime Automotive Finance Survey results came out late last week and in a review of the data, SubPrime Auto Finance News discovered some interesting trends. Some of the findings include that asset-backed securities funding is growing, market ... [Read More]

NRC Panel to Address Subprime Repossessions

Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — As the lineup continues to be finalized for the upcoming National Remarketing Conference, which will be held in Nov. 10-12 in San Diego, conference planners have announced that a subprime repossession panel will be held during the second ... [Read More]

Southeast Toyota Finance Rolls Out New Incentive

Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Southeast Toyota Finance has rolled out a new program this week designed to give recent or upcoming college graduates and Master's or Ph.D. degree candidates greater ability to make a vehicle purchase in the midst of a ... [Read More]

Auto Lenders Improve Dealer Satisfaction Levels from 2009

Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Given all the changes that have occurred in the auto lending space since the capital markets collapsed, there are apparently three key factors dealers prefer and look for in the lenders they work with and send much ... [Read More]

National FICO Scores Show Decline, But Stabilization Occurring

Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A comparison of national FICO Scores from 2008, 2009 and 2010 show that consumer credit risk has climbed over the past two years. Looking at prime scores, FICO found that nearly 19 percent of consumers had scores from ... [Read More]

GoldStar GPS Unveils New Tracking Device

Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — ProconGPS has rolled out a new GPS device meant to track collateral more closely through the brand familiar to subprime auto finance operations, GoldStar GPS. Management highlighted features of the ROCKET that include a hypersensitive antenna and enhanced ... [Read More]

Trifish Finance Turns to New Company for Payment Processing

Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Trifish Finance, an indirect auto finance company based in southern California, recently switched to ACH Federal to orchestrate online payment processing services. Executives from both companies have been pleased with the relationship that began in May, saying that more than ... [Read More]

AmeriCredit Now on Fitch Ratings Watch

Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Last week's revelation that General Motors would acquire AmeriCredit also prompted a reaction from Fitch Ratings. A day after the automaker made its announcement, Fitch placed AmeriCredit on rating watch. The ratings firm explained it will now analyze GM's credit ... [Read More]

Chase Auto Originations Dip Quarter-Over-Quarter

Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Chase recently reported that auto loan originations for the second quarter were up 9 percent from the prior year; however, they were down 8 percent from the previous quarter. More specifically, the company indicated that average auto loans ... [Read More]

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