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Category: Strategy Upshift

Category: Strategy Upshift

Honda, Sony halt AFEELA EV production

Honda Motor and Sony Group will review the business direction of their electric-vehicle joint venture, Sony

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VFS taps Brace to oversee captive’s global operations

Volvo Financial Services has appointed Tabitha Brace as senior vice president of finance and chief financial

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Mercedes to sell part of €12 Billion Daimler Truck stake

Mercedes-Benz Group AG plans to sell some of its stake in Daimler Truck Holding AG to

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Strong auto dealership M&A activity expected in 2026

Dealership M&A activity is expected to pick up in 2026 after a slowdown in 2025 amid

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Mitsubishi Electric said to seek $1.9 billion sale of unit

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. will sell its automotive equipment business and plans to solicit bids for the

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Strategy Upshift: It’s time to rethink the FICO score

Since being introduced in 1956 by engineer Bill Fair and mathematician Earl Isaac, the Fair Isaac

Georg Bauer

Strategy Upshift: Breaking down the mobility affordability crisis

Driving a car has never been so expensive, and it’s not going to get cheaper any

Georg Bauer

Strategy Upshift: Is the mature captive model facing disruption? 

The automotive industry is going through its most fundamental transformation in more than 100 years. A

Georg Bauer

Credit Union Auto Lending Surges

David Thompson

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Market Data

Auto Loan Rate Index

Today

6.85%

+0.15%

Lease Penetration

MTD

28.4%

+2.1%

Subprime Approvals

MTD

42.7%

-1.3%

Days to Finance

MTD

718

+3

Days to Finance

MTD

38

+2

Days to Finance

MTD

142 bps

-8

Last updated: March 30, 2026, 2:45 PM EST

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