Turning to music and Facebook to generate some buzz for its 2012 Civic, Honda recently announced the winners of a recent promotion. Taking the “Sounds of Civic” honors was Jonatan Barahona, whose original Civic Hybrid-inspired tune was chosen over the submissions of seven other finalists. The contest called for submissions via Facebook of original songs […] [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Last week I attended the Vehicle Finance Executive Forum in Washington D.C., with American International Automobile Dealers Association president Cody Lusk. The event, organized by the American Financial Services Association, was packed with dealers, members of the captive finance groups and industry representatives, including Damon Lester of the National Association of Minority […] [Read More]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As Huntington Bancshares watched its second-quarter net income shoot up 15 percent from the first quarter of the year, officials explained Thursday how their auto loan portfolio significantly aided that progress. Huntington determined its average auto loan portfolio came in at $6.0 billion at the close of the second quarter. That figure […] [Read More]

SAN DIEGO — LEAP Auto Loans, an auto leasing company serving consumers who have difficulty obtaining credit, named a new director of business development for the consumer channel this week. Tapped for role is Kyle Kolsky, who is being charged with helping the company to continue its growth in this niche customer segment. LEAP highlighted that […] [Read More]

FORT WORTH, Texas — In a special interview with Chase Custom Finance executive Bill Jensen, SubPrime Auto Finance News learned that his company actually grew market share during the downturn while other lenders were pulling back. "Throughout the financial crisis, Chase maintained solid working relationships with the majority of our independent and franchised dealer clients. Due […] [Read More]

R.L. Polk & Co. revealed Wednesday that it has appointed a director of forecasting for the Americas. Hired to the position is Anthony Pratt, who most recently was head of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Autofacts team. Pratt’s duties in the new role include overseeing Polk’s forecasting operations in the Americas. He will also head up showcasing, selling and delivering […] [Read More]

Officials announced this week that OnStar FMV — the first out-of-the-box application of OnStar’s “blue button” safety and security services that can work on 90 million older vehicles — goes on sale this Sunday. The device also can be preordered at Best Buy stores nationwide. Packing OnStar’s technology into a rearview mirror, the company indicated […] [Read More]

John Hine does not shy away from unique and innovative tactics when it comes to the certified pre-owned operations at his pair of Mazda stores in Southern California. In fact, the dealer principal of two of the nation’s top 30 Mazda CPO outlets recently shared with Auto Remarketing  this spring a few Web-savvy approaches for […] [Read More]

Did you know there are about 300 million mobile phones in the United States active today? That’s practically one for every American. We rely on smartphones to help do our jobs, keep up with current events and shop for things like used cars. Indeed, phones today can do almost anything and are the constant center […] [Read More]

Last week, eBay’s Daily Deal website featured more than the normal electronics, home goods and accessories one might expect to find. Deal hunters browsing the site were exposed to deeply discounted vehicles, as well. Trying something new, Group 1 Automotive listed 28 vehicles on the site, including a Chevrolet Corvette offered for $60,305, a price […] [Read More]