Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Experts see Middle East conflict making current car & credit markets even more challenging
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PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
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
AutoNation Taps CU Direct Connect as a Preferred Lender
Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — CU Direct Connect announced this week that it has signed an agreement with AutoNation that names CU Direct Connect as a preferred lender for all of the dealer group's stores in Colorado. The agreement was effective as ... [Read More]
First Investors Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Merger with Private Equity Firm
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — First Investors Financial Services Group said Tuesday's special meeting of its shareholders resulted in approval of the company's previously announced merger with an affiliate of Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm investing in the financial ... [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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GM Financial, Ford Motor Credit Watch Q3 Net Income Rise
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DEARBORN, Mich., and FORT WORTH, Texas — Both General Motors Financial and Ford Motor Credit posted gains in third-quarter net income, according to reports the companies shared Tuesday and this morning. The company that posted a higher year-over-year increase was ... [Read More]
CarHop Continues BHPH Network Expansion, Branching into Pennsylvania
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
EDINA, Minn. — Buy-here, pay-here dealership chain CarHop not only bolstered its presence in well-established markets, the company recently opened a dealership in Pennsylvania to raise its footprint to 16 states. That newest store is in Pittsburgh, located at 3408 ... [Read More]
Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems Taps VP of Sales
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RALEIGH, N.C. — Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems recently hired a new vice president of sales. Joining the provider of repossession and remarketing services is Jeff Swisher. CARS is looking for Swisher to help the company further scale the sales organization ... [Read More]
TransUnion Study: Consumers Who Actively Monitor Their Own Credit Open Far More New Auto Loans
Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — A new TransUnion study found that people who monitor their own credit files open significantly more new auto loans and credit cards, and perform generally as well on those loans as consumers who do not monitor their own ... [Read More]
Fitch: Seasonality Pushes US Auto ABS Losses 12 Percent Higher
Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — The most recent index results from Fitch Ratings indicated U.S. auto ABS loss rates rose 12 percent from levels seen in August, though performance was notably stronger in September than in past years to close out the ... [Read More]
Expectations for Monthly Used-Car Sales
Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — As the October sales month winds down, used-car sales projections for the period are up. SubPrime Auto Finance News compiled the sale forecasts for October from TrueCar.com, Edmunds.com and CNW Research. While the numbers may vary, the ... [Read More]
New Provider Unveils Repo, Skip-Tracing Compliance Management Platform for Lenders
Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ELIZABETH, N.J. — A new Arizona-based vendor screening company today launched what it's calling the first online compliance management system for the auto lending industry. Vendor Transparency Solutions explained that it developed an industry-specific, comprehensive, supplier screening solution designed to ... [Read More]
Recovery Database Network Reveals Integration with MasterFiles
Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Recovery Database Network announced this week that it has integrated its application with MasterFiles, a data service provider of public records information for the purposes of debt collection, asset recovery and creditworthiness. Explaining the partnership further, ... [Read More]
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