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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

Non-Prime Auto Financing Survey: Used Portfolios Performing Better than New

Thursday, Jun. 11, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH — Highlights of the annual Non-Prime Automotive Financing Survey were touched upon at last week's related conference held by the National Auto Finance Association. One the primary insights offered was that overall, used-vehicle portfolios performed better than new-vehicle portfolios, ... [Read More]

ARI Adds New F&I Services by Acquiring Powersports Outsourcing Group

Thursday, Jun. 11, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — ARI announced recently that it acquired the assets of Powersports Outsourcing Group to add F&I products and services for its customers. Powersports Outsourcing Group, which is located in Schenectady, N.Y., has been offering outsourced F&I products to powersports, marine and ... [Read More]

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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist

Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking

A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist

Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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ABI Ranks States by Bankruptcies

Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The total number of U.S. bankruptcies continued on an upward track according to data shared by the American Bankruptcy Institute. During the first three months of this year, ABI reported a 34.5-percent jump in bankruptcies as compared to ... [Read More]

Experian: More Consumers Buying Used Vehicles as Lender Criteria Tightens

Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — In its latest quarterly analysis, Experian Automotive discovered that a down economy and stricter lending criteria have pushed more consumers toward used-vehicle loans. In fact, the company found that used-vehicle loans accounted for 68.13 percent of all auto ... [Read More]

Prestige Financial Doubles Credit Line

Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SALT LAKE CITY — Prestige Financial Services recently announced that a transaction with a pair of financial institutions has more than doubled a line of credit funding capacity. First, Prestige revealed that Bank of America Business Capital has joined a line ... [Read More]

Fed: Average Auto Loan Interest Rate Creeps Higher

Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After plummeting to a record low in March, interest rates on new-car loans at auto finance companies showed a slight uptick in April, coming in at 2.79 percent, compared with 2.74 percent in March. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve also ... [Read More]

Auto Finance Presidents Talk about Surviving Tough Times

Friday, Jun. 5, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH — How are three auto finance companies handling the meltdown in the credit market and continuing to help get credit-challenged consumers behind the wheels of vehicles? Three presidents representing Westlake Financial Services, Regional Acceptance Corp. and First Investors Financial ... [Read More]

J.D. Power Provides Glimpse into Online Auto Loan Chatter

Friday, Jun. 5, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH — Later in the day on Thursday, Daniel Pavlinac, senior director in the Web Intelligence Research Division at J.D. Power and Associates, offered a unique look into consumer online chatter about auto loans. Basically, he said capturing data in ... [Read More]

VINtek Introduces Enhanced Collateral Management Platform

Thursday, Jun. 4, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — After receiving extensive feedback from its clients, VINtek has launched a revamped version of VINtekTIME, its online auto collateral management system for paperless and paper-based vehicle titles. The enhanced version of VINtekTIME features a workflow and task queuing system with timers, ... [Read More]

SubPrime Executive Recognition Deadline Approaches

Thursday, Jun. 4, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — SubPrime Auto Finance News will be honoring top subprime executives as part of a special feature in an upcoming edition, but to nominate an industry leader, you must act quickly. The deadline for nominations is Monday. The July/August ... [Read More]

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