Fitch Ratings recently weighed in on the future prospects of both Ally Financial and General Motors Financial now that one company has finalized a major leadership change and the other is taking on more leasing business as the captive for ... [Read More]

The National Automotive Finance Association is again enhancing its annual Non-Prime Auto Finance Survey; this time by collaborating with the American Financial Services Association. The NAF Association and AFSA announced this week they will be working jointly to orchestrate the ... [Read More]

The California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) named Dealertrack Technologies as a strategic partner this week, recommending the company’s solutions for F&I, inventory, CRM, compliance and digital marketing. CNCDA explained that it recognizes that dealers are looking for solutions that ... [Read More]

As the company ramps up its prime financing program, General Motors Financial still is keeping an eye on its subprime business as a Wall Street analyst touched on recent inquiries from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and ... [Read More]

Officials from www.OnlineBKmanager.com made what they called “significant” improvements to their Web-based marketing software.  After 18 months of development and programming, OnlineBKmanager.com now has the ability to deliver bankruptcy leads to franchised dealers on a daily basis. Upgrades also include ... [Read More]

GWC Warranty, a provider of vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers, recently announced a strategic alliance with National Auto Lenders (NAL), a non-prime auto finance company. Officials highlighted GWC’s partnership with NAL represents the ... [Read More]

The average vehicle installment contract term Credit Acceptance originated during the fourth quarter ticked up to 48.5 months. The loosening of terms helped the company generate almost 20 percent more contract volume during Q4 as Credit Acceptance’s active dealer network ... [Read More]

Total U.S. bankruptcy filings now are on a streak stretching back more than four years. During each month of the run, filings have declined year-over-year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems to the American Bankruptcy Institute. This year began ... [Read More]

CreditMiner, a technology solution that can provide the ability to pre-qualify and pre-screen automotive consumers on Experian, Transunion and Equifax bureau platforms, recently finalized an integration with customer contact management, CRM and dealership software provider ELEAD1ONE. The companies highlighted that ... [Read More]

Newly appointed Ally Financial chief executive officer Jeffrey Brown wasted little time articulating how he will steer the company. Brown hosted his first conference call with the investment community on Thursday, just three days after succeeding Michael Carpenter in the ... [Read More]