Ally sets record with used-car volume

Used-car loan originations hit $5.24 billion at Ally Financial in the second quarter, the highest level ever for the lender. Ally initially surpassed the $5-billion mark for used-car volume in the first quarter, notching $5.15 billion in originations. Used volume has been on an upward trajectory at Ally since the third quarter of 2017. “We […]

• Marcie Belles
• August 15, 2019
• Earnings, Sales & Marketing

HyreCar adds dealers to boost 2Q revenue, cut losses

HyreCar has been focused on expanding commercial accounts — which include auto dealers and fleet managers — to boost revenue and cut net losses in the second quarter. HyreCar, a mobility-as-a-service carsharing marketplace, closed out the quarter with 170 commercial accounts, up 49% year over year. Those accounts provided 2,300 vehicles to the platform, compared […]

• Joey Pizzolato
• August 15, 2019
• Earnings, Innovation & Technology, Sales & Marketing

Losses widen for rideshare giants in 2Q

Both Uber and Lyft continue to struggle to become profitable enterprises, according to second-quarter earnings reports filed by the two companies last week. Lyft’s losses more than tripled in the quarter to $644.2 million, despite increases in revenue and ridership. Revenues shot up 72% to $867.2 million, while active riders increased 41% to 21.8 million. […]

• Joey Pizzolato
• August 12, 2019
• Capital Markets, Earnings

Carvana’s originations skyrocket in 2Q

Carvana’s second-quarter earnings were “the most successful quarter-to-date” for the finance platform, Chief Financial Officer Mark Jenkins said during the company’s earnings call yesterday. Carvana’s originations shot up 124.7% year over year to $1.2 billion, compared with $525 million in the prior-year period. In addition, finance gross profit per unit was a record $1,100 — […]

• Joey Pizzolato
• August 8, 2019
• Credit Performance, Earnings

GM Financial boosts originations, OEM talks autonomous in 2Q earnings

General Motors Financial Co. bolstered origination volume 6.5%, maintaining the captive’s growth momentum.   The captive originated $13 billion of loans and leases in the quarter, up from $12.2 billion in the prior-year period. The growth comes on the heels of a 14.8% increase in originations in the first quarter. GMF’s loan portfolio totaled $42.6 billion, up […]

• Nicole Casperson
• August 1, 2019
• Earnings

Ford Credit scales back leasing

Ford Motor Credit’s lease volume has dropped to its lowest level in more than four years, according to an analysis by Auto Finance News. The captive originated 81,000 leases last quarter, down 22% year over year. In the past four years, Ford Credit’s leasing volume has dropped below 90,000 units only four times — once […]

• Marcie Belles
• July 30, 2019
• Earnings, Sales & Marketing

CPS grows originations despite ‘exceedingly competitive’ market, CEO says

Consumer Portfolio Services' originations increased 16.5% in the second quarter, to $250.1 million, despite the fact that the industry is "exceedingly competitive" and "people are growing like crazy," Chief Executive Charles Bradley said during an earnings call yesterday. "That puts pressure on us to eke out our meager growth and our performance amongst these people that […]

• Nicole Casperson
• July 26, 2019
• Capital Markets, Earnings

Ford Credit loan performance offsets 2Q volume decline

Despite a decline in loan origination volume and lease penetration at Ford Motor Credit, Vice President and Chief Executive David McClelland credits an increase in second-quarter revenue to improving portfolio performance. U.S. loan contract placement volume dropped 26% year over year to 220,00 units, from 299,000. Similarly, lease placement dropped to 81,000 units from 104,000 […]

• Joey Pizzolato
• July 25, 2019
• Credit Performance, Earnings