Valerie Drewlow, the former office manager at Greeley (Colo.) Nissan and Greeley Volkswagen, was arrested and faces charges of stealing $182,815 from the dealerships. +
Protective Asset Protection has launched an AI-fueled expansion to its Protective Training Institute, including the integration of Anomaly Labs’ AutoTrainer coaching and roleplaying tool. +
OPENLANE announced the launch of Audio Boost AI, a new tool dealers and service team members can use to analyze engine sounds while evaluating and inspecting vehicles. +
A new Carleton survey of 2,000 U.S. lending, bank, auto finance and fintech professionals finds the majority experience loan payment discrepancies on a weekly or monthly basis. +
U.S. auto dealers remain confident in the market despite slowing profitability and traffic, expressing “cautious optimism” thanks to strong sales and low unemployment. +
Hyundai and Genesis dealers set new one-month records in August, a month that saw double-digit year-over-year gains for some factories and single-digit losses for others. +
The owner of New York’s Bul Auto Sales and Jacksonville’s Karma franchise has been arrested in Florida, where he faces charges of fraud and dealing in stolen property. +
Impel and RockED have launched the Automotive AI Certification Program and the Advanced Automotive AI Certification Program for dealership workers and managers. +
Drivesona founder Colin Carrasquillo is offering U.S. auto dealers an opportunity to join the car shopper-facing platform on a three-month trial basis. +
Experian’s Q2 auto finance report shows stability in loan amounts, monthly payments and delinquencies, belying a fight for auto finance market share that banks are now winning. +
