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Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
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
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
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
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
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

Suzuki Obtains Bankruptcy Court Approval to Enable Continuation of Auto Financing Programs

Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BREA, Calif. — American Suzuki Motor Corp. announced last week that it received bankruptcy court approval of its agreement with Ally Financial and certain affiliates including American Suzuki Financial Services Co. The decision means support for Ally's provision of dealer ... [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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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist

Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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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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Latest Dealer Settlement Shows Importance of Advertising Compliance

Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SEATTLE and EVERETT, Wash. — Litigation and settlements associated with what legal experts have warned dealers about — compliance in connection with advertising — were back at the forefront again last week; this time in the Pacific Northwest. A potential ... [Read More]

Coastal Credit’s Holding Company to Merge with California Private Equity Firm in Nearly $80 Million Deal

Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. — White River Capital and its wholly-owned subsidiary Coastal Credit — a specialized auto finance company founded back in 1987 — are being merged with a California-based private equity firm. Officials announced this week that Boston-based ... [Read More]

GM Financial’s Newest Asset-Backed Securitization Totals $1 Billion

Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — For the second time since just after Labor Day Weekend, General Motors Financial announced the pricing of an offering of automobile receivables-backed securities. This week, GM Financial announced the pricing of a $1.0 billion offering through ... [Read More]

DriveTime Picks Duncan/Channon to Lead Advertising Efforts

Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SAN FRANCISCO — Buy-here, pay-here dealership chain DriveTime recently chose Duncan/Channon to lead its advertising efforts. DriveTime said its new agency will create and execute a new campaign, including TV and radio, that's expected to launch early next year. Company ... [Read More]

TransUnion: Auto Loans Ignite Strongest Canadian Personal Debt Growth in 2 Years

Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
TORONTO — TransUnion's quarterly analysis of Canadian credit trends showed that the average consumer's total debt — excluding mortgages — increased at its greatest rate in nearly two years, sparked in part by a climb in auto loan commitments. The ... [Read More]

NABD to Open 2013 with Second-Ever Boot Camp

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — Since the intimate training event the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers conducted last summer went so well, the organization is ready to do it again to begin 2013. NABD said it will host its second-ever BHPH boot ... [Read More]

AutoStar Solutions Announces Free BHPH Dealership Software Offer

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — Technology provider AutoStar Solutions recently announced its dealer management software system, Fusion Ignite, will be made available at no upfront cost to independent dealers in qualifying states. As part of this promotion, the company said buy-here, ... [Read More]

FEX DMS Dealers Exceed $1B in Active Receivables

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Finance Express announced this week that its dealers using the FEX BHPH Platform are managing in excess of $1 billion of active receivables. Finance Express attributed this growth to an increase in its buy-here, pay-here ... [Read More]

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