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Despite ‘mixed year’ for subprime, S&P Global Ratings watches auto ABS volume generate another record in 2025
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Debt Awareness Week meant to be ‘wake-up call’
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 10:21 AM
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
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
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
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
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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Ford Credit’s Full-Year Net Income Dips Slightly
Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DEARBORN, Mich. — Although its net income grew in the fourth quarter, Ford Motor Credit revealed Friday that its 2011 net income softened slightly from what it compiled a year earlier. Executives reported their net income settled at $1.8 billion ... [Read More]
AFC Unveils Free Flooring for a Year Promotion
Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — While also highlighting the company's revamped website, Automotive Finance Corp. announced a new national floor planning promotion this week. During festivities at the company's official 25th anniversary celebration hosted at ADESA Dallas, AFC said it is giving away ... [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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NIADA Taps New Legislative Counsel
Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ARLINGTON, Texas — The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association has appointed a legislative/regulatory/compliance counsel, revealing Wednesday that Mac Murray, Peterson & Shuster LLP has taken on the role. The New Albany, Ohio, firm is headed up by Betty Montgomery, who ... [Read More]
MFS Explains Thinking Behind DSC Deal
Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Expanding more on the recent deal to buy Dealer Services Corp., Patrick Brennan, group vice president for Manheim Financial Services, told SubPrime Auto Finance News today that at first, dealers and clients won't see many changes. Business will remain ... [Read More]
Cherokee Automotive Group Highlights New Re3 Brand, Redesigned Newsletter
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — Nearly two years after first delving deeper into the industry with a new weekly e-newsletter, Cherokee Automotive Group is rebranding its repossession and recovery media property with an eye on broadening its audience online and through industry ... [Read More]
Edmunds.com Revisits Cases of Dealers Deceiving Military Personnel
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com revisited a discussion this week that's been on the radar of finance associations, lenders and the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — how members of the U.S. military are particularly vulnerable to deceptive practices by ... [Read More]
Experian’s Latest Business Benchmark Report Reveals Several Improvement Signs
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Experian's fourth quarter Business Benchmark Report showed general improvement in business performance in most categories such as bill payments and delinquencies quarter over quarter. However, analysts acknowledged metrics remained negative from a year-over-year perspective. Experian discovered ... [Read More]
CarMark Certified Program Welcomes Three New Dealers
Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — The CarMark Certified Pre-Owned program, an industry leader in comprehensive third-party pre-owned vehicle certification programs, announced recently that three new dealers — two in West Virginia and one in California — have joined its ranks and are ... [Read More]
OnlineBKmanager.com Partners with AFS Acceptance to Expand Lender Partner Program
Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
Chandler, Ariz. — Bankruptcy marketing company OnlineBKmanager.com revealed late last week it is now partnering with AFS Acceptance in an effort to expand its Lender Partner Program. This program is designed to help give dealers bankruptcy leads, as well as ... [Read More]
CarHop Rolls out Fourth Colorado Store
Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
EDINA, Minn. — For the second time this month, CarHop broadened its network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships. After venturing into California for the first time as well as placing another store near Chicago, CarHop opened its fourth rooftop in Colorado ... [Read More]
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