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How Daimler-BMW’s $1.1B Mobility Venture May Affect Finance Operations

Despite Daimler AG and BMW Group’s $1.1 billion investment in a mobility and ride-hailing joint venture, the companies’ captives will continue to operate as competitors. “The core business with vehicles will remain unaffected, and the competition in the premium market will be maintained,” Daimler Financial Services spokesman James Ryan told Auto Finance News. “This also […]

Nicole Casperson
March 1, 2019
Innovation & Mobility, Operations, Technology, Update

HyreCar Exec Eyes Rideshare Opportunities Beyond ‘Just Moving People’

HyreCar’s new director of strategic partnerships is thinking about moving products, not just people, with its peer-to-peer carsharing service. HyreCar connects car owners with idle vehicles to rideshare drivers in need of cars. “There’s going to be a lot more growth in food delivery, in medical pharmaceutical delivery, recreational drug delivery, and packages that is […]

Bianca Chan
January 22, 2019
Innovation & Mobility, Technology, Update

HyreCar Pursues Partnerships With Fleet Owners

HyreCar hopes to fix its inventory imbalance by redirecting its focus to large fleet owners from individual car owners, newly appointed Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships Brian Allan told Auto Finance News. Hyrecar is a peer-to-peer carsharing service that lets car owners rent their idle vehicles to rideshare drivers. There is still room for peer-to-peer, […]

Bianca Chan
January 9, 2019
All Posts, Operations, Strategy

HyreCar Seeks More Dealer Partners Amid Inventory Imbalance

HyreCar, which announced earlier this month that it was expanding its service nationally, is facing a car inventory shortage, Chief Executive Joe Furnari told Auto Finance News. The car-share company added 32,000 drivers to its platform last month. Furnari said. However, he said, HyreCar has only about 720 cars available. There’s a “tremendous imbalance of drivers […]

Bianca Chan
November 27, 2018
Innovation & Mobility, Strategy

For Toyota Pilot Programs, Focus Moves to Utilization From Ownership [VIDEO]

Toyota Finance Services has deployed several pilots in ridesharing and car rental services. The company gave specific insight into the findings from two of these pilots at this year’s Auto Finance Summit. “A variety of scenarios are going to coexist in the future, it’s between personally owned and shared, and autonomous vehicles and driver-driven,” Sabreen […]

Monica Melton
November 7, 2018
All Posts, Auto Finance Summit 2018, Auto Finance Summit 2018 Video Series, Operations, Sales & Marketing, Strategy, Technology, Videos, White Clarke Group Video Series 2018

How Lenders Should Leverage the Power and Promise of Artificial Intelligence

Technology does not wait for rules or regulations. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no exception. The potential profit associated with fintech speeds up innovation, but it also increases the risk of implementing machine intelligence without assessing potential hazards. Simply put, we do not understand how some machines solve problems with deep learning algorithms. This risk can […]

How to Leverage Current Machine Learning and AI Tools in Auto Lending

Auto dealers have heard the hype about how machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are going to transform their businesses. Typically, there are usually two binary outcomes that are discussed. On one hand, the promise of the future seems so bright. Instead of relying on intuition and gut feeling, many divisions of their businesses […]

The Value of User Experience When Managing Risk

Much has been written about the rise of machine learning and artificial intelligence and how it will impact the auto lending industry. While there has been a significant amount of hype, the promise of artificial intelligence is simply game changing. The most obvious application is that thinking machines will be able to assess risk and […]

The Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in Auto Lending

We are inundated with discussion about how new technologies promise to change the way that we do business and live our lives. Yes, many of these proclamations offer rhetorical flourish and grand visions. That said, there are new technologies available and startups that are maximizing these technologies to transform the auto industry — even today. […]

How Lenders’ Response Time Influences Dealer Relationships

Automotive OEMs rate vehicle performance by the time it takes to go from zero to 60 in seconds. This is a measure of energy conversion – fuel, spark, movement. While this is a mechanical situation, a comparison can be made to business response times. While fuel is a potential auto loan customer, the spark is […]

How Lenders Can React to Negative Equity Situations

Here’s a commonly heard dialogue: Consumer #1 – “I’d like to buy a new car but I’m still upside down on this one!” Consumer #2 – “Oh don’t worry about that! You can just roll the balance into your new loan!” Consumer #1 – “Great! Let’s get started!” According to Edmunds.com, nearly 33% of car […]

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Tag Archives: rideshare

How Daimler-BMW’s $1.1B Mobility Venture May Affect Finance Operations

HyreCar Exec Eyes Rideshare Opportunities Beyond ‘Just Moving People’

HyreCar Pursues Partnerships With Fleet Owners

HyreCar Seeks More Dealer Partners Amid Inventory Imbalance

For Toyota Pilot Programs, Focus Moves to Utilization From Ownership [VIDEO]

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