January 30, 2025

Aftermarket products such as vehicle service contracts are becoming more customized amid affordability hurdles, driving sales and dealer profitability. ...

Polestar $640M debt-to-equity funding reinforces capital structure amid EV pressure

Polestar completed about $640 million in debt-to-equity conversions this year as the EV maker works to strengthen its capital structure...

Beige Book: Auto dealers’ sales flat, repair spending strong in July edition

Auto dealers nationwide reported little or no change in sales in late May and June, though high gas prices continued to pressure consumers, according to...

25% of used-car buyers in negative equity position

Some auto consumers faced negative equity in 2024, but many

U.S. Bank indirect loan and lease originations jump 61.2% in Q2

Regional banks reported mixed credit and portfolio performance in the second quarter. U.S. Bank’s indirect loan and lease originations, which...

F&I providers customize product offerings as affordability worsens

Aftermarket products such as vehicle service contracts are becoming more customized amid affordability hurdles, driving sales and dealer profitability. ...

Polestar $640M debt-to-equity funding reinforces capital structure amid EV pressure

Polestar completed about $640 million in debt-to-equity conversions this year as the EV maker works to strengthen its capital structure...

Beige Book: Auto dealers’ sales flat, repair spending strong in July edition

Auto dealers nationwide reported little or no change in sales in late May and June, though high gas prices continued to pressure consumers, according to...

Tesla Finance’s lease penetration hits 5.4%

Tesla Finance’s lease penetration ticked up in the fourth quarter

U.S. Bank indirect loan and lease originations jump 61.2% in Q2

Regional banks reported mixed credit and portfolio performance in the second quarter. U.S. Bank’s indirect loan and lease originations, which...

F&I providers customize product offerings as affordability worsens

Aftermarket products such as vehicle service contracts are becoming more customized amid affordability hurdles, driving sales and dealer profitability. ...

Polestar $640M debt-to-equity funding reinforces capital structure amid EV pressure

Polestar completed about $640 million in debt-to-equity conversions this year as the EV maker works to strengthen its capital structure...

Beige Book: Auto dealers’ sales flat, repair spending strong in July edition

Auto dealers nationwide reported little or no change in sales in late May and June, though high gas prices continued to pressure consumers, according to...

MarineMax F&I revenue dips 5.2%

Marine retailer MarineMax’s first quarter of fiscal 2025 was strained

U.S. Bank indirect loan and lease originations jump 61.2% in Q2

Regional banks reported mixed credit and portfolio performance in the second quarter. U.S. Bank’s indirect loan and lease originations, which...

F&I providers customize product offerings as affordability worsens

Aftermarket products such as vehicle service contracts are becoming more customized amid affordability hurdles, driving sales and dealer profitability. ...

Polestar $640M debt-to-equity funding reinforces capital structure amid EV pressure

Polestar completed about $640 million in debt-to-equity conversions this year as the EV maker works to strengthen its capital structure...

Beige Book: Auto dealers’ sales flat, repair spending strong in July edition

Auto dealers nationwide reported little or no change in sales in late May and June, though high gas prices continued to pressure consumers, according to...

Tax refunds could offset rising DQs on securitized loans

Delinquencies and losses across prime and nonprime securitized auto loans

U.S. Bank indirect loan and lease originations jump 61.2% in Q2

Regional banks reported mixed credit and portfolio performance in the second quarter. U.S. Bank’s indirect loan and lease originations, which...

F&I providers customize product offerings as affordability worsens

Aftermarket products such as vehicle service contracts are becoming more customized amid affordability hurdles, driving sales and dealer profitability. ...

Polestar $640M debt-to-equity funding reinforces capital structure amid EV pressure

Polestar completed about $640 million in debt-to-equity conversions this year as the EV maker works to strengthen its capital structure...

Beige Book: Auto dealers’ sales flat, repair spending strong in July edition

Auto dealers nationwide reported little or no change in sales in late May and June, though high gas prices continued to pressure consumers, according to...

CFPB’s Kukla to join Auto Finance Summit East 2025 fireside chat

Auto Finance News is pleased to announce that Chris Kukla,

U.S. Bank indirect loan and lease originations jump 61.2% in Q2

Regional banks reported mixed credit and portfolio performance in the second quarter. U.S. Bank’s indirect loan and lease originations, which...

F&I providers customize product offerings as affordability worsens

Aftermarket products such as vehicle service contracts are becoming more customized amid affordability hurdles, driving sales and dealer profitability. ...

Polestar $640M debt-to-equity funding reinforces capital structure amid EV pressure

Polestar completed about $640 million in debt-to-equity conversions this year as the EV maker works to strengthen its capital structure...

Beige Book: Auto dealers’ sales flat, repair spending strong in July edition