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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

Nationwide Acceptance Opens Division to Provide BHPH Credit Lines to Dealers

Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — Nationwide Acceptance Corp. announced late last week that it has opened a new division that will specialize in providing credit lines to buy-here, pay here dealers in the markets the company serves. Asset-backed senior credit lines are available from ... [Read More]

Chase, Mazda Expand Year-Old Relationship

Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Chase and Mazda North American Operations on Wednesday broadened their working relationship by agreeing to a multi-year private-label contract. The agreement means Chase will be the exclusive U.S. auto finance provider for Mazda, operating under the brand ... [Read More]

ABA: Auto Loan Delinquency Trends Improve

Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Bankers Association's Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin shared more positive news about the recovering economy this week. Direct and indirect auto loan delinquencies were among nine of the 11 categories that dropped or remained flat during the ... [Read More]

Nicholas Financial Continues to Expand

Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CLEARWATER, Fla. — On Wednesday, Nicholas Financial announced it has opened two new branch offices located in Nashville, Tenn., and Grand Rapids, Mich. The new offices expand Nicholas Financial's branch network to 52 locations. The company expects to open a ... [Read More]

Wells Fargo Securities: Credit Availability Gets Better Virtually Every Day

Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wells Fargo Securities' managing director and senior economist indicated this week that the recovery is real and that his company is not anticipating a double-dip recession, which bodes well for the auto industry. In fact, Mark Vitner said ... [Read More]

USAA Broadens Access to Vehicle-Buying Site

Tuesday, Apr. 6, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SAN ANTONIO — USAA has expanded the number of military personnel who are now are eligible to check out its online vehicle-buying services Now, all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces who served honorably can test drive the online buying portal to see how much they ... [Read More]

ABI: Bankruptcy Levels Continue to Grow

Tuesday, Apr. 6, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute found that March consumer bankruptcy filings totaled the highest amount since Congress overhauled the Bankruptcy Code in 2005. ABI reported that there were 149,268 consumer bankruptcies filed in March. That figure represented a 34-percent ... [Read More]

Are Subprime Loans on Used Vehicles Continuing to Grow?

Tuesday, Apr. 6, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive recently found that subprime loans on used vehicles are starting to rebound and gain ground. Experian indicated that there was a "slight loosening" of credit for used-vehicle financing in the fourth quarter compared to the third ... [Read More]

GMAC to Finance New, Used Recreational Vehicles via Thor Partnership

Tuesday, Apr. 6, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — GMAC Financial Services announced this week that it will soon provide consumer financing for recreational vehicles and has been tapped by Thor Industries as the preferred financial provider for its retail customers. Thor is one of the world's largest manufacturer's ... [Read More]

Constellation Automotive Software Launches New Consulting Division

Thursday, Apr. 1, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — Constellation Automotive Software, which specializes in the buy-here, pay-here marketplace, recently announced it added a new consulting and training practice division. The company tapped industry veterans Don Miller and Al Mosher to serve in consultant roles. Miller spent the past eight ... [Read More]

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