John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time.

Elias, who was recently recognized with the Outstanding Employee Award from the American Financial Services Association, gave a variety of recommendations to help lenders navigate these challenges and pinpoint where they might be most vulnerable.

Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago.

Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president of the association.

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Matt Burke remembered his father helping to found the organization and how he later became involved in NAF Association activities.

The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays.

Zabritski also compared a data point from Experian’s latest report to the same reading recorded 10 years ago to find the one that might be most astonishing.

Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics by Cherokee Media Group

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring.

To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology has the potential to be highly disruptive in the used-car market, Draiver senior vice president of sales Peter Janczewski shared a conversation with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby, discussing how autonomous delivery and repositioning can reduce logistics friction, enabling faster remarketing, broader buyer reach, and more dynamic pricing.

For this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, GWC Warranty senior vice president and managing director James Virgoe shared some of his personal experiences of buying a vehicle earlier this year to illustrate how the definition of “value” has changed in used-car retailing.

And like he experienced, Virgoe also highlighted what potential buyers are paying closer attention to during the purchase process, especially around transparency and dealership credibility.

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring.

As vehicle ownership costs now exceed $12,000 per year and repair and maintenance prices have risen roughly 30–40% since 2020, Kathleen Long, who is vice president of business operations and strategy with Yelp, said the first mechanical repair has become a defining behavioral inflection point for used-car owners.

Long then explained to Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby how that juncture can impact dealerships and their service customers.

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring.

Scott Lear, who is president of Dealer Benefit, took attendees into the world of batteries for used electric vehicles and how F&I products such as Battery4Life can help dealers calm potential buyers’ apprehensions.

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring.

David Prusinski, who is CEO of Vehicle Management Systems (VMS), was back in the spotlight to share his perspectives about the current state of fleet management, especially with fuel and maintenance costs soaring.

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring.

During previous events hosted by Cherokee Media Group, TJ Cox of TransUnion mainly discussed auto finance and the economy. This time, the senior director of market development for auto delved into vast research recently completed by TransUnion, examining the used cars purchased in 2025 and the trends that surfaced with specific models.