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Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
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
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
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
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
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

Edmunds.com: Loosening Credit and Rising Gas Prices Bring Shoppers Back to Lots

Friday, Mar. 30, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — As credit loosens, confidence in the economy improves and gas prices climb, consumers are heading back to the lots, according to the sales forecast from Edmunds.com.  As these factors drive rising auto sales, analysts contend that after ... [Read More]

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]

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]

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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