Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics Listen Here
PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here

Retail

Kerrigan Advisors: More records in Q1 for dealership buy/sell market

Dealerships are turning just about as fast as that pristine cherry you just took as a trade that has a potential buyer already returning your text message. The First Quarter 2026 Blue Sky Report by Kerrigan Advisors highlighted records for ... [Read More]

Lithia rises up Fortune 500 ranks; Rita Case earns ‘Humanitarian of Year’ honors

From No. 482 to No. 123. Lithia & Driveway is moving up on the Fortune 500, announcing Tuesday that it is now ranked 123rd on the 2026 edition of the list, up nearly 350 spots since its debut on the ... [Read More]

Wholesale

Hult among newest members of OPENLANE board

A little more than a month after transitioning from president and chief executive officer of Asbury Automotive Group to its executive chairman, David Hult now has another leadership opportunity in automotive. OPENLANE on Friday announced the appointment of Hult and ... [Read More]

Element partners with Waymo to scale autonomous mobility

The advancement of autonomous mobility took a significant move forward on Monday. Element Fleet Management Corp. and Waymo announced a strategic multi-year partnership to support large-scale deployment and operation of autonomous vehicle fleets. According to a news release, this partnership ... [Read More]

Resource Hub

Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask

Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.

A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report

Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly

Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth

Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI

The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders

Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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Technology

QoreAI launches unified dealership data platform, adds Lokam.ai as application partner

QoreAI said Wednesday it has launched a unified dealership data platform and has brought on Lokam.ai as its first native agentic application partner. QoreAI is a unified data infrastructure platform and Lokam.ai is an automotive voice AI company – both ... [Read More]

Now united, Cox Automotive & Fullpath look for ‘friction points’ in car-shopping to help dealers solve

Last week, Cox Automotive closed its acquisition of customer data platform and marketing automation company Fullpath. It’s a move that Cox Automotive president Steve Rowley has said, “supercharges our data and AI advantages and brings our dealers the most advanced ... [Read More]

Analysis

Retention, wholesale values of EVs make progress

Strengthening, but not quite to the same level as the overall industry. That’s the story around wholesale prices and retention for electric vehicles this spring, according to the latest AuctionNet data from the National Auto Auction Association. Overall wholesale auction ... [Read More]

10 vehicles that catalytic converter thieves most often target

There were more than 137,000 catalytic converters stolen last year, according to data from Carfax, as these devices are not only somewhat easy to nab from some vehicles, but also contain high-value precious metals. And word to the wise: some ... [Read More]

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