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Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
One of the keynote presentations from Used Car Week 2025 featured Micah Tindor and Elizabeth Stegall of Cox Automotive for a session titled, “Guiding the Modern Buyer with Trust, Tech & Smarter Trade-Ins.” Valuable study findings and dealership recommendations now ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
Kevin Roberts, who is director of economic and market intelligence at CarGurus, is back on the show to talk about the hot start to 2026 for the retail used-car market. Roberts and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss ... Listen Here
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
Cox Automotive on the vanishing divide between wholesale & retail
Used Car Week 2025 extended the ongoing conversation about how the wholesale and retail portions of the used-car market aren’t quite as distinct as they used to be. Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat about the subject ... Listen Here
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 09:43 AM
Dealertrack Launches Site So Managers Can Evaluate Health of Store Website
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Dealertrack Technologies proposed a simple question on Tuesday, asking principals and managers how healthy their store website is. To gauge the status, the company launched a free Website Health Check Quiz while also giving dealers the ... [Read More]
Strategies for Successful Vendor Management for Auto Lenders Amid CFPB Oversight
Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Fiserv's Craig Carrow has a list of five keys to successful remarketing, four of which deal with topics like lower turn time, increased returns, lower operational costs and streamlined operational processing — all of which are fairly ... [Read More]
Daughtry: Reasons To Say ‘Yes’ To Profitable BHPH Service Contracts
Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Fourteen years ago I became a manager of a BHPH operation associated with a large multi-franchise dealer group in Texas. We had a related finance company with a $17 million portfolio. There were 2,500 open loans ... [Read More]
Hudson Cook Sets Up New York Office with Former Chase Counsel
Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Hudson Cook established the firm's New York office with the recent addition of its newest partner. Joining the provider of legal compliance services for the financial services industry is Jeff Levine Hudson Cook highlighted Levine's practice will ... [Read More]
J.D. Byrider Highlights Why Franchisee Growth Remains Strong
Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARMEL, Ind. — After 25 years and now 150 stores in its buy-here, pay-here network, J.D. Byrider contends it has this new franchisee launch program down pretty nicely. Vice president of franchise sales Jack Humbert pointed to a host of ... [Read More]
Average APR and Terms for Q2 Used Sales at Franchised Stores
Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Along with data about how many used-vehicle contracts written at franchised dealerships are bringing in some negative equity, Edmunds.com shed light on term length, APR and more about second-quarter used-vehicle sales at franchised stores. Edmunds.com determined ... [Read More]
NAF Association Schedules 18th Annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference
Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Officials from the National Automotive Finance Association set the dates for its next Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference, an event that will mark its 18th year in 2014. NAF Association's next annual event will be conducted on May ... [Read More]
DealerCentric Launches New Tool to Protect Dealers from Scammers with Fake IDs
Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — Finance management system provider DealerCentric Solutions this week rolled out what it's calling ID Drive, a patent-pending identification scanner technology aimed at giving dealerships protection against fake IDs and identity theft. Developed in partnership with AssureTec ... [Read More]
BillingTree: How Evolving Payment Technologies Can Benefit Auto Finance Companies
Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — Recent figures suggest that consumers are back to buying vehicles at a pre-recession pace, but their shopping and payment habits are changing with the Web now the most influential source. The consumer is now demanding different finance options ... [Read More]
CAR Financial Services Opens New Office in St. Louis, More to Come
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — CAR Financial Services opened a new office in St. Louis, marking its 17th domestic office plus two international locations. CAR president Rick Potter highlighted expansion plans are in full gear and more offices are set to open later ... [Read More]
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