On Monday Capital One announced that the finance company provided a $23 million floorplan line of credit to Johnny Londoff Chevrolet, a second-generation family owned dealership that has been in business for more than 60 years in Florissant, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis. “We’re thrilled to expand our relationship with Londoff Chevrolet and provide […] [Read More]

J.D. Power said Monday morning it has rolled out a Used Vehicle Price Index Service that provides a monthly index monitoring current wholesale used-car prices and forecasting future movement. The analysis is done on both an industry and segment level. The company said it can forecast prices as far out as two years.  “Lenders, manufacturers, […] [Read More]

Seeking shelter from volatile residual values, rental car companies are selling more retired rental vehicles directly to dealers and consumers through non-auction sales channels. Avis Budget Group Inc. and Hertz Global Holdings Inc. said during their respective first quarter conference calls that per-unit fleet costs rose substantially in the quarter because of lower-than-expected used-vehicle values […] [Read More]

Each time a fender scratch is buffed out or a new set of tires is installed, KAR Auction Services chairman and chief executive officer Jim Hallett sees those reconditioning activities as wins for two of the company’s most important customer bases — dealerships and commercial consignors. And the victories appear to be increasing, significantly boosting […] [Read More]

A classic car auction set for Aug. 26 at Dealers Auto Auction of Idaho will feature 60-plus cars from a personal collection of classics ranging from the years 1919 to 1982. And the story of the man behind those cars has even more depth.  “The last 20 years he’s been buying beat-up classics and restoring them because he […] [Read More]

In its latest monthly report on Top Funded Used Vehicles, Dealertrack Canada spotlighted the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. For July, the minivan was third on the list, which is based on data from the Dealertrack online credit application network, and the only vehicle in the top 10 that saw a real meaningful price change from […] [Read More]

More than half of U.S. drivers don’t fully read their car insurance policies before signing on, according to Enterprise. New research recently released by the company based on a survey of 1,046 U.S. drivers found that 53 percent respondents fail to read their entire policy when purchasing new coverage. Drivers commonly don’t have a solid plan […] [Read More]

A dealership chain specializing in subprime leasing now has a captive-like relationship with one of the market’s larger finance companies to serve customers who would rather make a purchase through a vehicle installment contract. On Thursday, Westlake Financial Services and CARite announced a strategic partnership to offer financing, dealer support and other services across CARite’s […] [Read More]

MUSA Auto Finance, a company specializing in new and pre-owned vehicle leasing, launched its online portal on Thursday where dealers can submit applications, receive decisions and print pre-populated lease contracts. MUSA Auto Finance highlighted this portal can automate a typically complicated process in an effort to enable “truly effortless” leasing. “In an environment where loan terms […] [Read More]

F&I program provider RoadVantage made a trio of personnel moves this week, including promoting Randy Ross to president of sales. Ross, who previously was RoadVantage’s senior vice president of sales, has been with the company for five years and has been instrumental in its rapid rise to success. Prior to that, he owned Ross Chrysler Jeep Dodge […] [Read More]