Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Experts see Middle East conflict making current car & credit markets even more challenging
Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
With additional insight about affordability, FICO watches averages credit scores tick lower again
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 11:27 AM
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: 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
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
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
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
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
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
Ally Buyer’s Choice to Be Available in 17 States by End of December
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — Ally Financial revealed plans today to expand the offering of its flexible Ally Buyer's Choice product to 12 additional states this month. Ally Buyer's Choice debuted in five states in November and now is available in the following ... [Read More]
Experian: 3Q Subprime Auto Loans Climb Year-Over-Year
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive analysis showed auto lenders are increasing loans to credit-challenged customers. According to its quarterly automotive credit analysis unveiled today, Experian discovered 21.87 percent of all new-vehicle loans during the third quarter went to customers in ... [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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AFSA Reveals Lender CEO Panelists for Annual Conference
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAS VEGAS — Before the National Automobile Dealers Association kicks off its convention this year, the American Financial Services Association will be holding its 16th Vehicle Finance Conference and Exposition, with a bevy of industry experts set to present. And for one ... [Read More]
DriveTime Launches Indirect Lending Division for Dealers
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — DriveTime Automotive Group, which helps people with less than perfect credit get a vehicle, revealed to SubPrime Auto Finance News this week the launch of an indirect lending division doing business as GO Financial. In the subprime, buy-here, pay-here ... [Read More]
Comerica: Auto Affordability Drops Yet Again
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Auto affordability remained on the downward slope during the third quarter, and playing a major role in this softening was sluggish income growth, according to Comerica Bank. While income stagnancy is a "drag" on the typical post-recession bounce-back in ... [Read More]
SubPrime Auto Finance News Seeks Help Updating Lender Directory
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — The past few years have been tough across the board for lenders and dealers, particularly those working in the non-prime, special finance and buy-here, pay-here space. To help bring lenders and dealers together to get credit-challenged customers financed, ... [Read More]
Automotive Compliance Consultants Gives Dealers Ability to Check 3 Credit Reports from One Site
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — Striving to make it easier for dealers to more efficiently and quickly close deals, Automotive Compliance Consultants revealed Monday that it will now enable dealers to access three major credit bureaus, as well as all credit-related documents from one ... [Read More]
J.D. Byrider Honors Top Locations
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARMEL, Ind. — J.D. Byrider recently unveiled its Franchise of the Year winners and President's Awards, honoring a slew of stores throughout the country. The company announced the winners at its November convention in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. In the Franchise ... [Read More]
Car-Mart’s 2Q Sales, Revenue and Income All Rise
Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — With an active customer base now above 52,000 accounts and double-digit climbs in sales and revenue, America's Car-Mart saw its second-quarter net income per diluted share soar 37.5 percent higher year-over-year. The company recently reported its second-quarter ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Delinquencies Decrease Year-Over-Year for Eighth Consecutive Quarter
Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — TransUnion discovered the national auto delinquency rate — frequency of borrowers 60 or more days past due — decreased on a year-over-year basis for the eighth consecutive quarter. Analysts revealed Monday that the third-quarter rate dropped to 0.47 ... [Read More]
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