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SPONSORED EPISODE: The Buy Online Shift & What Dealers Need to Know Now
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Cox Automotive’s Jeri Reichel joins us to speak to the evolving Buy Online experience. She shares more about how shopper expectations are changing and what dealers should understand and do as ... Listen Here
The Spark Between EVs & CPO
In light of electric vehicle maker VinFast launching a certified pre-owned program in the U.S., Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby connects with leaders from the EV space to discuss why the segment is a natural fit for CPO and ... Listen Here
Vincenzo Ciampi of iA Financial Group
Next up on the Canada’s Used Car Week Live Stage is Vincenzo Ciampi . who is senior vice president, of auto finance and dealer services for Canada at iA Financial Group. Ciampi talks with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby about ... Listen Here
Osborne becomes MVTRAC COO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Highlighting what he called a “remarkable milestone,” DRN and MVTRAC president Jeremiah Wheeler posted a letter on the company blog announcing the appointment of Cortney Osborne as the new COO of MVTRAC. Wheeler wrote “this transition marks an exciting chapter ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Talking auto ABS with Amy Martin of S&P Global Ratings
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cherokee Media Group’s Nick Zulovich again tracked down Amy Martin of S&P Global Ratings during this year’s Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference hosted by the National Automotive Finance Association. Martin highlighted the auto ABS trends catching her attention most so far ... [Read More]
KBRA: 4 elements likely to keep credit performance on seasonal softening trajectory
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The newest report from Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) showed not only weaker credit performance based on securitized prime and non-prime auto finance pools, but experts also pinpointed four ingredients that might keep the trend going in that direction. KBRA ... [Read More]
2 ‘old school’ ways Dallas Chevrolet store continues to thrive
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Mark Eddins is owner and general manager of Friendly Chevrolet, which claims on its website that’s it has been the No. 1 volume Chevy dealer in Dallas since 1956. How Eddins and his team work toward maintaining that stature comes ... [Read More]
700Credit & WebBuy form alliance to help dealers gain credit insight on website visitors
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A new product alliance emerged this week involving 700Credit, a provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, soft pull products, and driver’s license authentication platforms, and WebBuy, an omnichannel digital retailing solution built to engage customers searching for vehicles on dealership’s ... [Read More]
F&I Sentinel makes 2 personnel moves
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Sentinel made a pair of personnel moves this week, hiring a new vice president of operations and shifting its executive holding that position in an interim capacity into another position. Joining the tech-enabled service provider for compliant F&I product ... [Read More]
Interest rates remain unchanged amid wide range of expert opinions & consumer sentiments
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Federal Reserve board kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, halting a streak of 10 consecutive increases when policymakers had the opportunity. Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke sees the Fed pushing rates higher again in July but doesn’t expect ... [Read More]
Zurich & Caramel collaborate to bring VSCs to digital used-vehicle markets
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Zurich North America said it now is offering its F&I vehicle protection service contracts (VSCs) through Caramel, a digital checkout platform for independent dealers and private party buyers and sellers. The company highlighted through a news release that the move ... [Read More]
Auto credit tightens again with banks expecting it to remain that way
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive reported that credit availability for auto finance recently dropped to a two-year low. And the April 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices orchestrated by the Federal Reserve showed that level might stay there for ... [Read More]
From the editor: Dry humor but few dry eyes when Tom Hudson receives Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
There was dry humor but few dry eyes when the National Automotive Finance Association gave the first Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award to Tom Hudson last Thursday at the Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference in Plano, Texas. After playing a 10-minute tribute ... [Read More]
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