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Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM
Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, strengthened its data migration toolbox last week with the launch of Alfa Recon, a new artificial intelligence-enabled reconciliation module. Designed to help customers migrate legacy data and acquired portfolios to Alfa Systems more quickly, more ... Read More
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM
Artificial intelligence in auto retail, says Zeigler Auto Group chief operating officer Sam D’Arc, is in a similar place as digital retail was 4-5 years ago. There’s a lot of excitement, but perhaps not a complete understanding of how AI ... Read More
Dealers look to AI for customer experience boost
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:10 AM
Sam D’Arc doesn’t remember what his query was when he first used ChatGPT, but the response was fast and accurate. “It caused a little bit of awe and surprise in how well it extracted information into the answer to the ... Read More
Flipping EV battery risk into faster sales
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 07:49 PM
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. AVILOO chief executive officer Brett Lippel focused on what ... Listen Here
What actually sells cars on social media?
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 07:42 PM
We begin 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. Bryan Pascual, founder of DealerCarLeads, answers one of the ... Listen Here
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

GWC Warranty promotes manager to VP post

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Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, 02:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts and related F&I products sold through dealers, recently promoted Cynthia Bodden to the position of area vice president of sales for the company’s Mid-Atlantic region. In her role, the company highlighted that ... [Read More]

Sword Apak elevates exec to global sales manager

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Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, 02:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Sword Apak, which provides financial systems to the global asset finance and banking sectors, recently appointed Kris Turner to head up its expanding global sales efforts, where momentum has seen the company’s interest expand across the United States, Europe and ... [Read More]

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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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How TO Maximize Your Digital Sales!

How much revenue is slipping through the cracks in your digital sales process? Our latest guide reveals the most common...
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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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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist

Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Nearly 60 percent of GM Financial’s Q3 originations fell within prime

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Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, 02:35 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
In the words of General Motors Financial president and chief executive officer Dan Berce, the paper the captive is adding “continues to skew to more prime originations.” Berce made his latest proclamation when GM Financial shared its third-quarter results, which ... [Read More]

CPS on originations pace to run ‘very stable company’

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Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, 03:03 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Some finance companies might see success as the more originations, the better. That’s not quite the case at Consumer Portfolio Services as a strategy chairman and chief executive officer Brad Bradley thought would be successful during the worst part of ... [Read More]

Latest securitizations by Credit Acceptance and CPS approach $550 million

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Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, 02:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance and Consumer Portfolio Services each pushed out securitizations recently, and the combined total offered by the auto finance companies that specialize in subprime paper reached nearly $550 million. The larger of the two developments was from Credit Acceptance, ... [Read More]

GrooveCar brings on 25 new credit union partners in Q3

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Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, 02:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
More than 300,000 additional credit union members might be using GrooveCar’s platform to make a vehicle purchase. The buying resource enjoyed another busy quarter and signed up 25 new partners in Q3. “GrooveCar puts the platform in the hands of ... [Read More]

PwC to present picture of how robotic technology could impact auto finance

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Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, 03:34 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Craig Schleicher of PwC sees robotic features having a much greater presence in auto finance in the not-so-distant future. No, C-3PO and R2-D2 from Star Wars likely aren’t taking over underwriting and servicing vehicle installment contracts, but the manager of consumer ... [Read More]

UPDATED: Pence’s tiebreaking Senate vote halts CFPB’s arbitration rule

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Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, 12:15 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
While the agency director expressed his disappointment, dealerships and auto finance companies can breathe a big sigh of relief; Congress has stopped the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s arbitration rule. With Vice President Pence casting the deciding vote late on Tuesday ... [Read More]

FactorTrust rolls out credit monitoring solution

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Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, 12:20 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Your customers now have another option to watch for activity associated with their credit file. On Tuesday, Used Car Week sponsor FactorTrust launched what’s being dubbed FactorTrust Credit Monitoring, a service that can observe activity within the FactorTrust credit file. ... [Read More]

4 suggestions to combat cyberattacks

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Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, 03:23 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
David Kennedy of First Credit Resources, who is the current president of the American Recovery Association and one of the speakers on tap for Used Car Week, offered four suggestions for what protective moves repossession agencies, another other service providers, should ... [Read More]

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