Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Edmunds on why appeal of used EVs could surge as gas prices keep rising & affordability remains challenging
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, 10:30 AM
PODCAST: Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 10:57 AM
Already the top factor holding back dealership business, potential economic headwinds build
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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
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
SAFCo Broadens Lending Footprint into 4 More States
Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Non-prime lender Southern Auto Finance Co., expanded its market footprint into four more states this week. SAFCo now partners with nearly 3,000 dealerships in 14 states, now including Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Back in ... [Read More]
Pen Air FCU Starts Campaign to Help Hurricane Isaac Victims
Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PENSACOLA, Fla., and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the destruction brought by Hurricane Isaac in the Southeast, Pen Air Federal Credit Union is collecting monetary donations for the relief efforts of the American Red Cross, which is deploying significant resources to ... [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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California Legislature Sends First BHPH Bill to Governor
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Only a signature from the governor stands in between a bill to significantly change how buy-here, pay-here dealers operate in California from becoming law. The state legislature on Tuesday ... [Read More]
Fitch: US Subprime Auto ABS Expansion to Continue
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings believes the trends that led to an increase in the issuance of subprime auto ABS are likely to continue through the end of the year. Why? Analysts ... [Read More]
DSC of Indiana Launches Mobile Website
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE CARMEL, Ind. — Dealer Services Corp. of Indiana on Tuesday rolled out a new mobile version of its website aimed at making it easier for store managers to connect to products and ... [Read More]
DealerSocket CRM Integrates with RouteOne Application Network
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Dealership CRM DealerSocket announced Tuesday it has integrated with RouteOne, so now customer and vehicle information can be pushed from DealerSocket to the RouteOne credit application network. DealerSocket highlighted that it has similar third-party relationships with ... [Read More]
5 New CarMark Dealers Announced
Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — Five new locations in five separate states were recently added to the growing number of automobile dealerships throughout the country now offering CarMark Certified Pre-Owned vehicles to consumers, announced today by Bill Zadeits, manager of POADA, which ... [Read More]
Equifax Also Finds Auto Delinquencies on the Decline
Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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CarFinance.com Survey: Negotiating Price Worst Part of Vehicle-Buying Process
Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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J.D. Byrider Celebrates First Anniversary of Corporate-Owned Kentucky Store
Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville J.D. Byrider dealership recently hosted a slam-dunk customer appreciation event for current and new customers as the store celebrated its first anniversary. Since its opening a year ... [Read More]
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