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Urban Science survey: Dealers confident in sales process, wary of AI for lead follow-ups
Friday, May. 15, 2026, 11:48 AM
The sixth annual automotive research study by Urban Science in collaboration with The Harris Poll highlighted that nine in 10 U.S. car buyers said a traditional dealership is their top choice for purchasing a vehicle. Now let’s delve deeper into ... Read More
Bain Survey: Few Companies Ready for Sustainability Rules (24%) Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
Bain & Company today announced an investment in the Deployment Company, a new venture launched by OpenAI with 19 global partners. According to a news release, the OpenAI Deployment Company is built to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence across their ... Read More
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
This artificial intelligence is pretty smart, eh? That sentiment might be held by at least some Canadians who are already embedding AI into everyday decisions, often in ways that extend beyond simple assistance into early autonomy, even while concerns about ... Read More
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
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

Subprime Market Vital to Success but Can Be Difficult on Dealers

Thursday, Mar. 29, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Competition in the subprime market has never been fiercer as an increasing number of lenders are getting into this area and more franchised dealers are jumping in to improve their profit margins. No one is feeling this competition ... [Read More]

Flatiron Acquires Centrix Financial

Thursday, Mar. 29, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DENVER — Flatiron Financial Services Inc. (Flatiron) announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Centrix Financial LLC pursuant to a sale/auction approved in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado. In a statement issued by Flatiron, ... [Read More]

Experian Updates Collection Triggers to Keep Lenders Alerted to New Debtor Info

Thursday, Mar. 29, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Experian recently launched an updated version of its Collections Triggers. The new version was designed to provide collectors with notification when a debtor's ability to pay appears to be improving. This can be especially critical for financial ... [Read More]

AFSA Reports Latest News in Auto Sector

Thursday, Mar. 29, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Financial Services Association recently shared its latest information on happenings in the auto industry, touching on dealers' acceptance of e-contracting, New York leasing suit and more. AFSA Vehicle Finance Panel Tackles E-Contracting At the recent AFSA ... [Read More]

Chase, Capital One and Wells Fargo Discuss Auto Finance Results, More

Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Chase, Capital One and Wells Fargo recently released data showing how each company faired during the full-year and fourth-quarter. In each company's respective report, executives took time to discuss the performance of their auto finance segments. As results ... [Read More]

Automotive Credit Corp. Celebrates 15 Years of Serving Dealers, Subprime Customers

Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Established 15 years ago in Michigan, Automotive Credit Corp. began by providing indirect lending services to a select group of dealers in the state. Today, the regional lender works with both franchised and independent dealers and has slowly ... [Read More]

AppOne Offers Overview of 2006 Growth

Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BATON ROUGE, La. — AppOne recently reported on its growth that occurred during 2006, saying it focused on increasing participation in its dealer and lender networks and continued the national rollout of its products and services. An overview of the company's ... [Read More]

PassTime USA Launches Elite

Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LITTLETON, Colo. — PassTime USA announced it has launched an Elite product with the help of its partner, Wavecom. The updated program uses a global system for mobile communications technology to offer wireless and GPS-based functions for its dealer and lender ... [Read More]

Flex Fund Launches Flexible Trade-Ins, More

Thursday, Mar. 15, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
YORBA LINDA, Calif. — Flex Fund Financial Services LLC recently introduced Flexible Trade-Ins to finance dealers' trade-in vehicle transactions that involve outstanding loan balances, according to officials.  Dealers have the opportunity to use the new program to immediately pay-off loan balances ... [Read More]

MAFS Introduces New Marketing Initiative

Thursday, Mar. 15, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Taking advantage of the recent President's Day, Manheim Automotive Financial Services rolled out a new marketing initiative throughout the company's auctions that features larger-than-life replicas of past presidents. MAFS officials said this is the first national advertising campaign the ... [Read More]

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