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What might be next for Amazon Autos
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here
Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here

Tight Credit Cuts Into Mint Leasing’s Revenue Total

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — The Mint Leasing attributed the difficulty in securing adequate credit streams as reasons for its latest revenue figures remaining off as compared to last year. Company executives detailed the situation recently in its quarterly financial report. For the three-month ... [Read More]

Fitch Provides Ratings Outlook for $4.7 Billion in Subprime Auto ABS

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings recently provided outlooks for 33 classes of subprime auto loan asset-backed securities, and just over half, or 61 percent, gained stable outlooks. Meanwhile, the other 39 percent received a negative outlook. Overall, 33 classes from 17 ... [Read More]

Comerica: CARS Impacted 3Q Affordability Index

Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Comerica Bank released its latest Auto Affordability Index this week and determined that the purchase and financing of an average-priced new vehicle dropped 0.6 of a week to roughly 21.9 weeks of median family income in the third quarter ... [Read More]

Hudson Cook Partner Named to American Law Institute

Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Hudson Cook announced a partner in the firm's Ann Arbor, Mich., office, whose practice centers around the auto world, has been named to The American Law Institute. Gaining the distinction is Thomas Buiteweg, whose practice focuses on helping ... [Read More]

Zoombak Launches Mobile iPhone Application

Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Zoombak announced its personal GPS tracking devices can now be accessed via a new application available on the Apple iPhone.  The company's Advanced GPS technology iPhone customers, including those who use the service for GPS repossession and recovery services, ... [Read More]

Experian Offers Used-Vehicle Market Snapshot

Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAS VEGAS — A senior vice president with Experian Automotive recently provided a snapshot into the used-vehicle market, in addition to sharing some year-over-year credit statistics at the National Remarketing and inaugural Pre-Owned Automobile Dealers Alliance meetings last week. On hand ... [Read More]

CPS Increases Managed Portfolio Assets

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Consumer Portfolio Services announced today it has entered into agreements to assume servicing responsibilities on auto receivables owned by a subsidiary of Atlanta-based consumer credit provider CompuCredit Corp. As part of the transaction, CPS teamed up with alternative ... [Read More]

Daimler Financial has Optimistic 4Q Outlook Despite Sales Drop

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BERLIN — Even though Daimler Financial Services recorded a 7-percent drop in vehicle sales to 58.7 million euros through the third quarter of 2009, the company announced today it expects to post positive results in the final quarter of the year ... [Read More]

Sonic Purchases RouteOne Compliance Subscriptions for Its Dealers

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne announced today that subscriptions to its IDOne and SecureDocOne tools will be provided by Sonic Automotive to all its dealerships nationwide. The investment is designed to assist Sonic's dealers in meeting FTC compliance requirements through ... [Read More]

GMAC: More than 90% of Chrysler Dealers Who Applied Expected to Get Floor Planning Agreements

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — GMAC announced Monday that it has ramped up its position as the preferred financing source for the Chrysler Group, its dealers and customers. Ultimately, more than 90 percent of Chrysler dealerships who applied for wholesaling lines are expected to be ... [Read More]
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