Innovation & Technology
Inside Scott Painter’s NextCar subscription service
Westlake Financial Services is backing NextCar, Scott Painter’s new subscription service. Painter is the founder and former chief executive of...
Weekly Wrap: Flagship Credit, Vroom forge new partnerships
The auto finance industry saw multiple partnerships take hold last week. Flagship Credit Acceptance partnered with Pagaya, a fintech asset...
New Tracks: Vroom forges ahead with acquisition and marketing campaign
Online used-car retailer Vroom is making good on its intent to invest in technology and marketing after garnering more than...
Flagship Credit partners with Pagaya to expand financing options
Flagship Credit Acceptance has partnered with fintech asset manager Pagaya to expand financing products to its dealer network and increase...
Nikola tumbles after plans scrapped for GM-made truck
General Motors Co. scaled back a partnership with clean-energy trucking startup Nikola Corp., scrapping a tentative deal to jointly build an electric...
Fintech sees 37% increase in digital auto loans
More auto consumers want to buy a car without setting foot in a dealership, evidenced by a 37% year- over-year...
Capital One Ventures backs e-signature platform
Capital One Ventures is helping fund further adoption of the Lightico digital signature and document platform that Capital One Auto...
GM’s Cruise and Walmart team up for driverless delivery
Walmart Inc. is about to team up with Cruise LLC, the self-driving car unit majority-owned by General Motors Co., to...
