This past fall, Nick Zulovich shared a conversation with Daniel Chu, who currently serves as founder and chief executive of Tricolor Auto Group and Ganas Holdings. The branded chain has 30 dealerships across 12 metropolitan markets in Texas and California. ... [Read More]

When the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association hosted its Subprime BHPH Conference in Chicago earlier this fall, Nick Zulovich shared a conversation with veteran operator Gene Daughtry, who now is part of the team at Buckeye Dealership Consulting. Daughtry described ... [Read More]

Earlier this fall, Nick reconnected with NIADA senior vice president of legal and government affairs Shaun Petersen when the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association hosted its Subprime BHPH Conference in Chicago. Petersen not only recapped the association’s latest visit to ... [Read More]

Dealerships that use Textmaxx Pro now have additional capabilities with a particular DMS. The national text message communication platform recently integrated its services with Commercial Software (ComSoft), a dealership management and marketing software solution company based in Raleigh, N.C. Officials ... [Read More]

Another large dealer body is ramping up its efforts to address the industry-wide need for qualified service technicians. As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Byrider announced its service technician apprenticeship program received registration by the U.S. Department of Labor. The ... [Read More]

The economy has held up very well recently given the unemployment rate reaching 3.5% recently, but it’s getting difficult to determine which direction the economy is headed in the near future. According to a recent Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook ... [Read More]

The fourth quarter began with a double-digit climb in bankruptcies, again aided by changes in federal laws. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) reported this week that total U.S. bankruptcy filings came in at ... [Read More]

Dealer Owned Warranty Co. (DOWC) finalized a partnership with PassTime on Tuesday. DOWC now serves as the warranty administrator for PassTime’s motorsports and RV GPS devices. The provider and administrator of F&I products and services and provider of GPS solutions ... [Read More]

Advantage GPS says it’s found a solution upgrade to help with one of the most tedious tasks for buy-here, pay-here dealers and finance companies that often participate in the subprime space. On Tuesday, the Procon Analytics company that looks to ... [Read More]

The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association highlighted an area of its continuity this week. NIADA announced its continued longtime Bronze-level National Corporate Partnership with Williams & Stazzone as the association’s preferred property/casualty, garage liability and workman’s comp insurance provider to ... [Read More]