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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
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
A growing percentage of consumers now use artificial intelligence as what marketplace Cars.com describes as a “trusted co-pilot” in their search for a vehicle to purchase. Meanwhile, other studies suggest that dealership websites are not visible to many of those ... 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

RouteOne Rolls Out eContracting Pilot

Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne announced Thursday that its eContracting solution, jointly developed by DaimlerChrysler Financial Services, Ford Motor Credit Co., GMAC and Toyota Financial Services, has been deployed for pilot to a limited number of select Toyota and Lexus ... [Read More]

Chase’s Subprime Exec. Discusses Expansion

Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Shortly after the merger of Bank One and Chase in 2004, Chase realized there was a strong growth potential in the subprime auto lending market and soon focused on expanding these services for dealers. Since then, ... [Read More]

Auto Financial Group Partners with Credit Union Services

Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — Auto Financial Group, an online provider of residual-based financing products for credit unions, announced it has signed a deal with Credit Union Services. Under the deal, AFG is responsible for marketing CUSI's vehicle lease solution to other credit ... [Read More]

Chrysler Financial Rolls Out eContract Nationally

Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Chrysler Financial is in the process of rolling out eContract to its dealers and said it has already booked more than 1,000 eContracts, with more than 100 Chrysler Group dealers in 11 states using the program. ... [Read More]

Sundaram’s Title Changes Under DealerTrack Internal Management Appointments

Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack Holdings recently said it appointed six executives to new roles in order to enhance DealerTrack's customer focus, innovation and scalability. As part of these changes, Raj Sundaram, current president of ALG, will become senior vice ... [Read More]

Internal Wells Fargo Merger Leads to Launch of Full Spectrum Pricing Program

Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SAN FRANCISCO — Wells Fargo Financial recently announced it's expanding the range of consumer credit ratings it finances through the launch of Full Spectrum Pricing in its auto finance division. Company executives said this new offering is designed to offer ... [Read More]

J.D. Power: Dealer Satisfaction Brings More Business to Financial Providers

Monday, Aug. 14, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Dealers who are happy with their financial providers will send more business to those providers in the future, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study. However, the study also found that ... [Read More]

CAR Financial Services Partners with Payment Protection Systems

Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA, Ga. (Aug. 11, 2006) — CAR Financial Services, which is an affiliate of CompuCredit Corp., announced it has teamed up with Payment Protection Systems to assist buy-here, pay-here dealers. Through the partnership, CAR Financial Services will now be able ... [Read More]

AmeriCredit: 4Q Loan Originations Up, Charge-Offs Down

Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas (Aug. 9, 2006) — Thanks to solid loan originations and fewer charge-offs, AmeriCredit executives said business in the fourth quarter of the 2006 calendar year continued to prove strong. Quite simply, executives credited a favorable economic environment ... [Read More]

Edmunds.com Ranks Vehicles by Projected Residual Values

Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aug. 8, 2006) — Edmunds.com recently ranked vehicles that would show the highest residual values after a five-year period, assuming 75,000 miles on the odometer. According to the company's lists announced this morning, the Honda S2000 and ... [Read More]

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