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
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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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Industry Elite: Chuck Tapp of America’s Group
Next up on our series with the inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honorees is America’s Group CEO Chuck Tapp. In this episode, we revisit Tapp’s fireside chat with Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits at Used Car Week 2025. They ... Listen Here
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Industry Elite: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive
Kicking off our podcasts with the inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honorees is a conversation with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions. Huang talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about her journey from business consultant ... Listen Here
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Auto Data Direct Adds Minnesota Motor Vehicle Records to Database
Friday, Jun. 1, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Another state's database has been added to Auto Data Direct's system that offers real-time motor vehicle records. Broadening the access to dealers and other parties, the company revealed this week that with the addition of Minnesota's motor ... [Read More]
J.D. Power: Improvement in Subprime Satisfaction Tops Chart in Canada
Friday, Jun. 1, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — While dealers in Canada are becoming more and more satisfied with the country's overall financing business, J.D. Power and Associates has found that the strides made in the subprime retail credit segment stand out above the ... [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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Santander Expands to Service Prime Credit Tiers
Wednesday, May. 30, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Santander Consumer USA recently revealed it has expanded its auto finance lending program to include the prime tiers. The company — previously specializing in providing services to those with less-than-perfect credit — announced it has adopted a “full ... [Read More]
Experian: Used-Car Financing Opens Up
Wednesday, May. 30, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Touting an auto lending environment that's in as good a shape since the market fallout of 2008, Experian Automotive shared the results of the auto finance market's quarterly checkup on Tuesday, which — among many other findings ... [Read More]
Westlake Expands to Offer Services in Massachusetts
Wednesday, May. 30, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Dealers in Massachusetts will soon be able to utilize auto finance company Westlake Financial Services, giving the lender a footprint in every U.S. state. The company revealed Tuesday it will begin loan originations in Massachusetts starting this ... [Read More]
Ally Chosen as Wholesale Finance Provider for RV Manufacturer
Wednesday, May. 30, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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Repo Rates Swoon in Q1
Tuesday, May. 29, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Sharing some interesting news for the repossession and recovery industries, Experian Automotive said today that first-quarter auto repossession rates plummeted more than 37 percent year-over-year. In its Q1 2012 State of the Automotive Finance Market report released ... [Read More]
Comerica: Less Household Debt Helping to Overcome Auto Affordability Conditions
Friday, May. 25, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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ARA Partners with RISC on Continuing Education Program
Friday, May. 25, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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Ace Motor Acceptance Reveals New CFO
Friday, May. 25, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MATTHEWS, N.C. — Subprime lender Ace Motor Acceptance Corp. recently revealed that due to expansion into new markets as well as the success of dealer financing tool BHPH In a Box, the company has chosen a new chief financial officer. ... [Read More]
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