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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
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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
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Vincentric Releases Automotive Lending Decision Support Tool
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BINGHAM FARMS, Mich. — Vincentric, a provider of automotive cost of ownership data in the U.S. and Canada, recently added an automotive lending decision support tool to its current product line. The company explained its system — Vincentric Dynamic Cost ... [Read More]
CNW: Subprime Approvals Up Again as Credit Card Use Rises for Down Payments
Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — The year-over-year gain for subprime approvals this month isn't as strong as the jumps were in September or October, but CNW Research said the climb is still tracking nearly 50 percent higher. Analysts indicated subprime approvals are ... [Read More]
GM Financial Acquires Ally’s Remaining Foreign Operations
Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — As the industry prepared to depart for the Thanksgiving holiday last week, General Motors Financial announced how much cash it was getting from its parent automaker to acquire the remaining foreign operations of Ally Financial. Officials said GM ... [Read More]
Fitch: Still-Strong Wholesale Values Push US Auto ABS Losses Lower
Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Still-strong wholesale vehicle values resulted in yet another decline for U.S. auto ABS losses, according to the latest index results from Fitch Ratings. Analysts said October auto ABS losses also remained stable as the new model season ... [Read More]
Fed & CFPB Explain Increases in Dollar Thresholds for Exempt Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions
Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just before Thanksgiving, the Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced increases in the dollar thresholds in Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing) for exempt consumer credit and lease transactions. ... [Read More]
Car-Mart’s Q2 Net Income, Revenue, Sales Dip Slightly
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Citing increased competition from dealers and lenders dipping deeper into the subprime customer pool as well as a comparison to a sterling performance a year ago, America's Car-Mart watched its net income, revenue and retail units sold ... [Read More]
Viewing Fiscal-Cliff Impact Through Auto-Industry Prism
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif., and SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The fiscal cliff is all the talk in Washington, D.C., since lawmakers must decide if the Bush-era tax cuts and a 2-percentage point payroll tax deduction among other elements will be extended by ... [Read More]
Leedom Gears up for BHPH Credit & Collections Conference
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — Leedom and Associates is closing out the year with one more event for training, networking and more — the 2012 Buy-Here, Pay-Here Credit & Collections Conference. The conference that's scheduled to include skip-tracing expert Alex Price, AutoStar ... [Read More]
AIADA Chairman: Giving Thanks
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — With Thanksgiving just around the corner, now is a good time for me to take a step back from politics and industry news, and focus instead on the larger picture. After all, dealers have a lot to ... [Read More]
eBay Motors Aligns with RoadLoans for Consumer Financing
Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas, and SAN JOSE, Calif. — eBay Motors highlighted that it is now providing financing options for shoppers through online auto lender RoadLoans. Officials explained the new offering — pairing eBay Motors' online inventory and RoadLoan's online financing ... [Read More]
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