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Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
One of the keynote presentations from Used Car Week 2025 featured Micah Tindor and Elizabeth Stegall of Cox Automotive for a session titled, “Guiding the Modern Buyer with Trust, Tech & Smarter Trade-Ins.” Valuable study findings and dealership recommendations now ... Listen Here
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Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
Kevin Roberts, who is director of economic and market intelligence at CarGurus, is back on the show to talk about the hot start to 2026 for the retail used-car market. Roberts and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss ... Listen Here
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Cox Automotive on the vanishing divide between wholesale & retail
Used Car Week 2025 extended the ongoing conversation about how the wholesale and retail portions of the used-car market aren’t quite as distinct as they used to be. Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat about the subject ... Listen Here
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SAFCo Expands into New Midwest Markets
Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Subprime lender Southern Auto Finance Co. revealed this week it is expanding into new markets in the Midwest. Now servicing more than 2,000 automobile dealerships in nine states, SAFCo announced its services are now available in the Illinois, Indiana, Michigan ... [Read More]
SFG Finance Taps Former Regional Acceptance Exec for VP Position
Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ARLINGTON, Texas — Earlier this week, SFG Finance, a purchaser of auto paper from buy-here, pay-here dealers, franchised stores, finance companies, banks and credit unions, revealed its new senior vice president and manager of portfolio acquisitions. Tapped for the role ... [Read More]
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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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Auto Remarketing Canada Conference Presented by CarProof Offers Dealers Chance to Learn About BHPH
Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
TORONTO — It may not yet have a Canadian stronghold, but Mark Dubois envisions the potential for the buy-here, pay-here financing business in Canada. And he’s reaching out to the country’s dealers at a grassroots level during this year’s Auto ... [Read More]
First Niagara Establishes Auto Lending Business Through Dealers in Nine States
Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BUFFALO, N.Y. — First Niagara Financial Group entered the indirect auto lending business today, providing what the company says is a variety of vehicle financing options through dealerships across the Northeast. Executives indicated the new program is immediately available in ... [Read More]
GM Financial of Canada Joins IARA
Monday, Mar. 26, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MT. ARLINGTON, N.J. — The International Automotive Remarketers Alliance announced today another company has joined its ranks. Joining the association is automotive finance company General Motors Financial of Canada. Commenting on the news, Matt Marks, executive director of the IARA, ... [Read More]
MG Motor UK Appoints Ally Subsidiary for Wholesale Financing
Monday, Mar. 26, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BIRMINGHAM, England — MG Motor recently tapped GMAC UK, a subsidiary of Ally Financial, to be its preferred wholesale financing provider for dealerships. Officials highlighted this development expands on the existing preferred retail financing relationship between the two companies established ... [Read More]
ProconGPS Completes Merger, Unveils New Name
Monday, Mar. 26, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, — Stemming from a merger with two other companies, mobile resource management solutions provider ProconGPS announced its new corporate name last week. It officially was launched during a special ribbon-cutting event Saturday at its new technology center, and ... [Read More]
New Website Offers Groupon-Style Car Buying in UK
Monday, Mar. 26, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LONDON — Groupon gained traction in the U.S. by offering discounts at places such as restaurants and salons. Now a website in the U.K. is trying to bring the same process to buying a new vehicle. Today, officials from www.FinanceAcar.co.uk ... [Read More]
Nissan Motor Acceptance Announces New Financial Services, Remarketing Directors
Friday, Mar. 23, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Nissan revealed today some changes in the senior leadership for its financial arm, gaining a new director of financial services, as well as a new director of remarketing, to name a few. Tapped for the position of ... [Read More]
CFPB’s Cordray Wants Lending Landscape Where ‘Honest Businesses Can Succeed’
Friday, Mar. 23, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
AUSTIN, Texas — This week, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray made his highly anticipated appearance at the annual gathering of the Consumer Bankers Association. While Cordray specifically mentioned the mortgage industry and not the auto finance sector, the ... [Read More]
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