Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Edmunds on why appeal of used EVs could surge as gas prices keep rising & affordability remains challenging
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, 10:30 AM
PODCAST: Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 10:57 AM
Already the top factor holding back dealership business, potential economic headwinds build
Monday, Mar. 9, 2026, 10:53 AM
Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Tom Kontos, who now is analytics advisor for Auto Auction Holdings. Convinced to come out of retirement and get back in the business last fall with the growing wholesale ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Clark Jr., operations manager of C& C Cars in Pinellas Park, Fla. Clark is a third-generation dealer and helps run the family business ... Listen Here
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
Do Franchised & Independent Dealers Differ on Used-Car Prices?
Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WOBURN, Mass. — After looking at more than 20 million used cars for sale over the past year at dealerships throughout the country and weighing the prices of franchised dealers against those of independents, iSeeCars suggests their respective deals aren't ... [Read More]
VW Credit Looks to Tune Up F&I with FinanceSource
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
KENNESAW, Ga. — Errors in the F&I office can infuriate both managers and customers. Volkswagen Credit is looking to a new solution more than four years in the making to reduce mistake frequency and streamline processes for efficiency and compliance. ... [Read More]
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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking
A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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SubPrime Forum Includes Goebel on Structuring Vehicle Inventory to Match Financing Possibilities
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SAN DIEGO — The inaugural SubPrime Forum will give Used Car Week attendees a host of expert analysis to answer a wide array of financing questions. Here's an example: Do you have the right kind of inventory to put a ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Teams with EverLogic to Enhance Loan Approval and Compliance Documentation for Dealers
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services recently announced that EverLogic, a provider of dealer management software, will integrate the company's AppOne platform. Officials highlighted the integration is designed to help dealerships of all types and sizes manage the sales and ... [Read More]
Car-Mart Opens Newest BHPH Store in Kentucky
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — America's Car-Mart continued its aggressive growth strategy by adding another dealership to its buy-here, pay-here network last week. The 129th dealership in its network is located in Richmond, Ky., raising Car-Mart's presence in the Blue Grass State ... [Read More]
NADA UCG Discusses Impact Readily Available Financing Plays in Current Sales Environment
Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
McLEAN, Va. — Larry Dixon, senior manager of market intelligence at NADA Used Car Guide, recently took a deep look at how much the access to vehicle financing has played a significant part in "helping to grease the skids for ... [Read More]
Daughtry: Where Have All the Buy-Here, Pay-Here Customers Gone?
Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — I ask a different question. Where did all the customers come from that are buying right now? Have all these customers been waiting for financing to come back ... [Read More]
ABI: Bankruptcy Filings Drop by Double Digits Through 3 Quarters of 2013
Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute highlighted that filings dropped 13 percent through the first three quarters of this year compared to the same time span a year ago. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, total bankruptcy filings ... [Read More]
Automotive Compliance Consultants Ramps up Training for Hispanic Employees
Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — Given what the firm believes is an increased focus on dealerships by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Automotive Compliance Consultants recently rolled out more tools for dealer principals and their service managers so proper compliance ... [Read More]
Spireon Begins GoldStar GPS Integration with Frazer DMS
Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Spireon, the provider of the GoldStar GPS solution as well as other mobile resource management and business intelligence tools, completed an initial phase of the integration with Frazer's Dealer Management System. The companies highlighted that joint customers ... [Read More]
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