André-Martin Hobbs, Author at DecisioningIT

Keyloop acquires leading DMS provider SERTI to offer full service automotive digital solutions across Canada

1st February 2022. Keyloop, a global automotive retail technology provider, has today announced the acquisition of SERTI, a leading provider of Dealer Management Systems (DMS) in Canada. As its sixth acquisition since launching in March 2021, this marks another step forward in...

February 1, 2022

Experian expands credit-building tools for consumers

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Experian expands credit-building tools for consumers

By SubPrime Auto Finance News StaffCOSTA MESA, Calif. – Another initiative to help finance companies cater to consumers with little or no credit backgrounds recently surfaced; this time from Experian. In what the company said is meant to further financial inclusion...

January 31, 2022

defi SOLUTIONS & Open Lending expand partnership to help captives

Automotive Finance

defi SOLUTIONS & Open Lending expand partnership to help captives

WESTLAKE, Texas – AutoRemarketing For captive finance companies interested in buying paper lower on the credit spectrum, assistance is coming later this year from defi SOLUTIONS, which recently announced expansion of its partnership with Open Lending. The service providers highlighted the expansion...

January 19, 2022

Digital Retailing

Where is digital retailing headed in 2022 and how can car dealers prepare? – Aaron Bickart | EVP at OfferLogix

From CBT News: We’ve seen tremendous changes as well as innovation in the automotive industry throughout the past year, so what’s in store for 2022? Today on Inside Automotive, we’re pleased to welcome Aaron Bickart, Executive Vice President and General...

January 18, 2022

Why car dealers are investing in AI technology for business growth – Peter Kahn | CDK Global

Source: CBT News – Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is changing the way many in the industry navigate retail automotive, and dealers are seeing the benefits. According to a recently released study from CDK Global, approximately 68% of dealerships believe the adoption of artificial...

January 13, 2022

Dealertrack’s Auto financing availability ticks slightly higher to finish 2021

ATLANTA – Autoremarketing.com Well, perhaps auto financing is starting to look more like it did before the pandemic wreaked havoc on so much of our daily lives. Cox Automotive said that access to auto credit expanded slightly in December, based on the Dealertrack...

January 12, 2022

Cox Automotive: Transformation Toward eCommerce in Automotive Retailing

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Cox Automotive: Transformation Toward eCommerce in Automotive Retailing

Source: CoxAutoInc. The way the world buys and sells vehicles is changing. It’s not happening all at once and the changes vary by retailer and consumer, but the industry is currently at a major tipping point in its transformation toward...

January 5, 2022

Bloomberg’s Kevin Tynan shares his auto industry predictions for 2022

Much has taken place throughout the past year in retail automotive; from record acquisitions to the continued ‘chip-demic’. Throughout it all, dealers have remained profitable. On today’s show, we’re pleased to welcome Kevin Tynan, Bloomberg Intelligence’s Senior Automotive Analyst, who stays up...

December 31, 2021

Auto-financing context around Fed’s last move of 2021

Automotive Finance

Auto-financing context around Fed’s last move of 2021

By SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff – ATLANTA and WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke again offered context about the potential influence on auto financing that the Federal Reserve last policy action of the year might have. On...

December 19, 2021

Andre-Martin Hobbs shortlisted for Top 50 Artificial Intelligence CEOs of 2021

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Andre-Martin Hobbs shortlisted for Top 50 Artificial Intelligence CEOs of 2021

Technology Innovators – Artificial Intelligence CEOs Edition André-Martin Hobbs has developed cutting-edge technology in the field of automotive marketing for over two decades. A digital entrepreneur and a passionate race driver, André-Martin’s undying love for the automobile industry, coupled with...

December 17, 2021