DETROIT — Ally Financial is launching Ally Balloon Advantage in New York and California this week as part of its broad set of financing options for dealers to turn both new and used models. The company plans to make the ... [Read More]

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive discovered that new-vehicle leasing continued on a steady pace during the second quarter, coming in with a level similar to what the industry has generated outside of the worst point of the recent recession. Analysts ... [Read More]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne announced this week that SunTrust Bank is now participating on RouteOne's eContracting platform. According to data from Experian Automotive, SunTrust ranked among the top 20 auto lenders based on second quarter market share. The bank's ... [Read More]

HOUSTON — New developments in the buy-here, pay-here industry are happening at an unprecedented pace, and new operators are entering the business in record numbers. Both new entrants and experienced operators are seeking exceptional profit opportunities in the low yielding ... [Read More]

NAPA, Calif. — California-based non-prime auto finance company United Auto Credit recently selected fellow Golden State operation AUL to be its national service contract provider, creating what top executives described as a formidable team based on the combined strength of ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute reported total bankruptcy filings in the United States for the month of August increased 7 percent compared to July, according to data provided by Epiq Systems. Officials tabulated August bankruptcy filings totaled 104,336, ... [Read More]

DAYTON, Ohio — Reynolds and Reynolds has announced the availability of integration between the Reynolds ERA and POWER dealership management systems and the Provider Exchange Network, or PEN, which it calls a "digital pipeline" connecting F&I product providers with the ... [Read More]

Experian 12.00 SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The chart created by Experian Automotive almost couldn't contain the year-over-year growth posted by TD Auto Finance during the second quarter. TD Auto Finance's share of the overall lending market shot up by 333.6 percent ... [Read More]

Experian 12.00 CARMEL, Ind. — A franchised dealer group decided to open a J.D. Byrider location to augment its Michigan operations with a buy-here, pay-here store. J.D. Byrider revealed this week that Serra Automotive rolled out the location two minutes ... [Read More]

BURLINGAME, Calif.  — CarWoo and DealerTrack revealed this week that they are partnering to deliver payment calculation and credit application capabilities directly to CarWoo users. DealerTrack's PaymentDriver and FinanceDriver tools will now be directly integrated into the site's marketplace and ... [Read More]