Auto transportation and logistics company Jack Cooper announced Monday that it raised over $20,000 for local charities from hosting a recent day-long volunteer event for its employees and company partners. The Used Car Week sponsor says the proceeds will benefit seven charities in the Atlanta metro area and were raised from over 150 volunteers from […] [Read More]

Take a quick drive through most communities with more than a few traffic lights and you’ll likely find what dealers might describe as “car row.” You know; it’s that stretch of retail-filled highway where franchised stores especially are clustered together. Well, a wide array of companies are bolstering their resources to take on “this new […] [Read More]

Dealer management system provider Autosoft Inc. announced Monday it has expanded its DMS program to offer dealers more choices. The company revealed the release of new APIs (application programming interface) for third-party service software providers to facilitate integrations with its FLEX dealer management system. Company management explained these APIs will allow service software providers to […] [Read More]

Two OEMS — FCA Canada and Mazda — both announced enhancements to their service departments on Monday. First up, the new Mopar Service Capacity Analyzer is being adopted by FCA US dealerships to assist in planning and handling current and future customer service demands. Mopar describes the new online tool that helps dealers to assess, […] [Read More]

A former Senate-confirmed Treasury Department official took the reins as president and chief executive officer of the American Bankers Association on Monday. Back in May, ABA board of directors unanimously selected Rob Nichols to succeed former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, who headed the ABA since January 2011. Keating announced early this year that he would be […] [Read More]

OMVIC announced today the beginning of its four-week campaign to spread awareness of all-in price advertising for car buyers in Ontario. Terry O’Keefe, OMVIC’s director of communications and education, says there is a surprisingly low amount of awareness of the policy in the region. “Only 29 percent of Ontarians know that if they see a […] [Read More]

Thanks to technology, today people look for speed and efficiency in everything they do more than ever before — and the car buying process is no exception. Carrying the stigma of being time-consuming, even called “painful” by customers, how can dealers and lenders make the process of purchasing a car faster, more efficient and a […] [Read More]

Perhaps another component of why credit unions are so aggressive in expanding their auto portfolios is their collective relationship with dealerships is as good as it’s ever been. That’s the sentiment conveyed by CU Direct executive vice president Jerry Neemann when SubPrime Auto Finance News connected with him shortly after TransUnion released its annual survey of […] [Read More]

Exeter Finance Corp. appointed a former Capital One executive to the post of executive vice president, analytics and marketing. Taking on this role effective on Monday was Brian Donohue, who Exeter highlighted as an accomplished financial services executive with broad strategic, analytical decisioning and operational management experience. Donohue most recently served as vice president of […] [Read More]

The TPC Management Co. announced that it has promoted Jiles Wanna to the position of partner with the firm. Wanna has been with TPC for 11 years, serving as the director of business development as well as a member of TPC’s administrative staff for the Auction Academy and ServNet Auctions. “Jiles has been a long standing and […] [Read More]