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Financial
Vehicle finance takes center stage on Auto Remarketing Podcast
Thursday, Jun. 21, 2018, 02:23 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
In preparation for the launch of the Auto Fin Journal, this week we are featuring a pair of auto finance-related interviews recorded by AFJ senior editor Nick Zulovich during AFSA's Vehicle Finance Conference earlier this year. Launching this summer to select audiences with a full launch in the fall, the Auto Fin Journal will focus content on […] [Read More]
Lease prices remain stable as summer intensifies
Monday, Jun. 18, 2018, 03:12 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Wantalease.com is noticing the leasing promotions leveraged by automakers and dealerships during the spring are being kept in place as the industry moves into summer. Site officials reported that prices on most of today’s popular leases holding steady compared to May. Wantalease.com noted 36 different vehicles maintained their prices. Only one vehicle is currently offered […] [Read More]
LeasePlan agrees to provide FCA customers fleet solutions in select European markets
Monday, Jun. 11, 2018, 03:03 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
In several European markets where FCA does not operate its own captive arm, LeasePlan will now offer operational lease solutions to FCA customers. The vehicle leasing and fleet management provider announced Monday that it has agreed to be a new FCA operational lease partner that will concentrate on the growing small and medium enterprise (SME) segment […] [Read More]
Mercedes subscription pilot launches
Tuesday, Jun. 5, 2018, 08:48 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Mercedes-Benz officially launched its previously announced vehicle subscription pilot on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn., and Philadelphia. Mercedes-Benz USA, which first revealed its plans for the Mercedes-Benz Collection in April, is working with its captive finance arm and dealer body to run the subscription pilot. “We’re always looking to stay ahead of our customers’ needs and wants, […] [Read More]
PODCAST: Melinda Zabritski of Experian
Tuesday, Jun. 5, 2018, 07:32 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
What might the auto finance landscape look like this year? What are the key metrics to follow? Melinda Zabritski, senior director of financial solutions at Experian, has the answers in this podcast, recorded in March during AFSA's Vehicle Finance Conference in Las Vegas. The full discussion can be found below. Download and subscribe to the Auto Remarketing Podcast […] [Read More]
New-car lease penetration remains in 30% ballpark
Monday, Jun. 4, 2018, 08:54 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
In an interview for the Auto Remarketing Podcast in late March, Experian’s Melinda Zabritski said one auto financing metric she would be watching carefully in 2018 was the lease penetration rate. “There are several things that I think are going to be very interesting for the coming year, one of which is a lot of […] [Read More]
VW Credit partners with auction located just miles from Chattanooga plant
Thursday, May. 31, 2018, 05:51 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
VW Credit (VCI) has signed on as a new consignor with the addition of the Dealers Auto Auction Group’s Chattanooga, Tenn., auction. The site is located no more than nine miles from the VW assembly plant that began production in the Volunteer State seven years ago. Dealers Auto Auction Group announced Wednesday that Dealers Auto Auction of […] [Read More]
As lease originations soften, transfer interest swells
Tuesday, May. 22, 2018, 04:32 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
As Equifax is noticing a slowdown in the volume of vehicle leasing happening at dealerships, Swapalease.com is seeing an uptick in consumer interest for taking over a lease contract. Those findings came as Equifax shared its lease origination data through January, and Swapalease.com released its quarterly lease trends report for the first quarter. First, let’s […] [Read More]
Cherokee Media Group announces launch of Auto Fin Journal
Friday, May. 18, 2018, 06:14 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Cherokee Media Group (CMG), publishers of Auto Remarketing and SubPrime Auto Finance News, and producers of Used Car Week, the Automotive Intelligence Summit and Auto Remarketing Canada — as well as additional leading auto industry events and media — has announced the launch of a new media property called the Auto Fin Journal. Launching this […] [Read More]
Regulatory compliance should top every dealer’s mind, to-do list
Monday, May. 14, 2018, 07:15 PM
Arlena Sawyers , Correspondent
Regulatory compliance is every dealer’s business. That means issues such as advertising compliance, data and cybersecurity and making sure consumers know or can find out when the vehicle they purchase has an open recall, should be near the top of every dealers’ to-do list, according to dealer trade groups, attorneys, and others that represent dealer […] [Read More]