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This Month's Focus
Turbocharged Finance
Mercedes-Benz USA approves NETSOL as a digital retail provider for its dealerships
Point Predictive deploys Predictor Agents using data from more than 650 lenders
Intellicheck & Agility Credit partner for multi-layered fraud prevention at dealerships
SPONSORED EPISODE: What independent dealers need to be successful with Chris Vangellow of Frazer
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective. ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive
We begin our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions, who joins Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby for a conversation about her career journey, the value of ... Listen Here
Ben Sporn of VIP Automotive Group Takes DIY Approach to AI
Ben Sporn is the chief marketing officer of VIP Automotive Group on Long Island, N.Y. , where he runs operations and artificial intelligence projects at his family’s 10-store dealer group. He also has a tech background, having worked for Google ... Listen Here
Nordis Technologies hires vice president of operations
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Nordis Technologies named Gabe Preczner as vice president of operations on Wednesday. The provider of omnichannel customer communications management and payments technology solutions said Preczner will be responsible for increasing the innovation and efficiency of the company’s print production and ... [Read More]
TransUnion set to acquire remaining portion of UK-based credit prequalification platform
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TransUnion is bolstering its portfolio to operate in the credit prequalification market. The company on Wednesday signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.K.-based Monevo, a credit prequalification and distribution platform that can empower lenders and banks to deliver highly personalized ... [Read More]
Solifi picks new CEO, moving previous exec into chairman role
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Solifi on Tuesday announced the appointment of Dan Corazzi as its new CEO, in a move that becomes effective on Monday. Solifi said current CEO David Hamilton will transition into the role of chairman for the global fintech software partner ... [Read More]
YASSI rolls out federated single sign-on solution for real-time vehicle records
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Tuesday, YASSI — a provider of real-time vehicle registration, title and lien data — launched what the company said is the first federated single sign-on (SSO) solution in the United States for accessing real-time vehicle records. YASSI said this ... [Read More]
TurboPass gives 2024 Dealer of the Year Awards
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Former Emerging 8 selection TurboPass again honored dealerships before the year finished. Ten recipients were among the 2024 Dealer of the Year Awards given by the financial technology software company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in automation, SaaS, and cloud-based ... [Read More]
Point Predictive & RouteOne reinforce integration to curb fraud & avoid pushbacks
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive recently announced a significant expansion of its integration with RouteOne, all in an effort to reduce some of the biggest financing headaches dealerships might experience trying to get a customer delivered. According to a news release, the expansion ... [Read More]
Fitch Ratings tackles EV residual values & auto ABS performance
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fitch Ratings looked at electric vehicles through the prism of auto asset-backed securities (ABS) transactions. Analysts believe softening EV demand and corresponding price reduction strategies will constrain EV residual values and recoveries. “Ratings are not affected given the limited concentration ... [Read More]
New leadership now in place at Chase Auto
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Chase Auto opened 2025 with changes at the top of its leadership team. The finance company said Leslie Wims-Morris now is CEO of Chase Auto, reporting to Marianne Lake, who is CEO of consumer and community banking (CCB). Wims-Morris replaced ... [Read More]
Debt management: Are you leveraging your automotive dealership and financial assets?
George Pero, Mach10 Automotive
Having spent 35 years in the automotive industry, it is my experience dealer principals are generally concerned about “being in debt,” though debt, when managed properly, can be a powerful tool for dealership principals to enhance liquidity and profitability. Leveraging ... [Read More]
Experian spots surge happening within EV financing
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps the electric-vehicle market simply is recharging — at least from a financing perspective. According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q3 2024, consumer interest in EVs found additional juice in the third quarter, even following several ... [Read More]
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