Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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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 honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
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Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being ... Listen Here
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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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Automobile Acceptance Opens Five More Branches
Wednesday, Sep. 5, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RIVERDALE, Ga. — Automobile Acceptance Corp., which has provided indirect lending to prime and subprime buyers in Georgia since 1989, recently added five branches, including two buy-here, pay-here dealerships, two franchised stores and one service center. Combined with its existing ... [Read More]
Former Volvo CPO Leader Moves to Remarketing Post at Hyundai Capital
Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA and IRVINE, Calif. — A former leader of Volvo's certified pre-owned program now has a remarketing post with Hyundai Capital America. Sister publication Auto Remarketing learned this week that Johnny Lee is now the manager of remarketing planning with ... [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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Remaining 2 California BHPH Bills Pass Easily
Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jan. 1 might be more important to California buy-here, pay-here dealers than it just being the first day of 2013. It also could be the day three bills now sitting on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk become laws ... [Read More]
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]
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]
CarFinance.com Survey: Negotiating Price Worst Part of Vehicle-Buying Process
Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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