CARMEL, Ind. — Just a short time after revamping its website, Automotive Finance Corp. today officially rolled out a mobile app designed to address its dealer customers' business needs. Officials highlighted that the AFC on the Go mobile app was developed after surveying customers about their mobile computing challenges. AFC's mobile app is available for […] [Read More]

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — Auto Portfolio Services recently entered into an agreement with Prentice Acceptance Corp. to provide third-party loan servicing for their growing consumer finance portfolio. "Prentice chose APS for because of their ability to adjust to our unique requirements, their willingness to work with our growing portfolio, and their track record of success," […] [Read More]

The 2012 Auto Remarketing Canada conference presented by CarProof added another keynote speaker this week to complement its existing lineup of leading Canadian remarketing executives and dealers. Signing on to the conference lineup is Steve Coulman, national remarketing manager at BMW Group Financial Services Canada. He joins an April 17 keynote panel that includes: —Claudio DeAngelis, […] [Read More]

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada president and chief executive officer Brian Fulton has been chosen to head up financial services in China; and appointed to take his place in Canada is Stefan Karrenbauer, the company announced earlier this week. The changes were officially effective on Wednesday. Karrenbauer most recently headed up operations development at Mercedes-Benz Bank […] [Read More]

Canadian certified pre-owned sales for the Honda brand in 2011 stayed fairly consistent with the prior year, narrowly missing the 20,000 unit mark; while the Honda Canada’s Acura brand saw its CPO sales soar 30 percent year-over-year. And following such a strong certified year for the automaker, Rob Hodge told Auto Remarketing Canada this week […] [Read More]

Lasco Ford was already the brand’s No. 2-ranked dealer for certified pre-owned sales, but general manager Matt Lasco told Auto Remarketing that with the revamped CPO programs the automaker is rolling out today, his store can see certified sales growing by 20 percent. With both the Ford/Mercury and Lincoln certified programs receiving upgrades, CPO executives […] [Read More]

Experian Automotive launched Wednesday a new program for dealers that the company says aims to provide more information for dealers and insights into “the market, the vehicles and the people who buy them.” New vehicle history program AutoCheck Elite is designed to enable dealers to make better inventory and marketing decisions, drive the right customers […] [Read More]

Based on the 2011 financial performance, Sergio Marchionne believes Chrysler’s “house is in good order,” as the automaker turned a net loss of more than a half billion in 2010 into a profitable year. The chairman and chief executive officer declared Wednesday that Chrysler generated preliminary net income of $183 million for the full year, […] [Read More]

U.S. News Best Cars revealed Wednesday the models it has found to be the most ideal rides for families, honoring vehicles in 18 categories. Leading the pack among individual brands were Ford and Honda, each which had four vehicles claim top honors in a category. They were followed by Acura, Buick, Subaru and Toyota, each […] [Read More]

vAuto founder Dale Pollak will be speaking on the company’s new inventory tool Provision at the upcoming National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Las Vegas. During a series of workshops, Pollak will focus on revealing a new approach to sourcing and selling used vehicle inventory for maximum profitability, officials noted. [Read More]