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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PODCAST: Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
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Already the top factor holding back dealership business, potential economic headwinds build
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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
ABA Spots 2Q Climb in Auto Loan Delinquencies
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Bankers Association's latest Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin showed auto loan delinquencies were on the rise during the second quarter as were most loan and credit segments. The association discovered that quarter-over-quarter direct auto loan delinquencies ... [Read More]
ABI: 2011 Bankruptcies Down by Double Figures Through Nine Months
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Boosting claims of an expected year-over-year decline for all of 2011, the American Bankruptcy Institute determined U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings through the first nine months of the year dropped by double digits compared to the same time ... [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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Car-Mart Expands into Mississippi
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark.— America’s Car-Mart recently revealed its two newest dealerships, one which marks the company’s first store in Mississippi. The two new rooftops, located in Nicholasville, Ky., and Columbus, Miss., bring the company’s store count to 110. William “Hank” Henderson, ... [Read More]
Equifax Says Auto Lending One of the Most Promising Sectors Today
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Rising to levels rarely seen in past three years, Equifax discovered this week that new-loan originations between January and June climbed 15 percent compared to the same period a year ago. At 1.7 million, Equifax indicated June loan ... [Read More]
J.D. Byrider Taps Successful Franchisee as COO
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARMEL, Ind. — This week, J.D. Byrider hired one of its most successful franchisees to serve as the company's chief operating officer. As the owner of five J.D. Byrider franchise locations in Ohio and Pennsylvania, Rob Palmer now will be ... [Read More]
Leedom Group Announces Spring 2012 BHPH Convention
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — Leedom Group announced that in an effort to better serve the needs of its dealer clients and the buy-here, pay-here industry as a whole, it has moved the dates of next year’s Buy-Here, Pay-Here World Convention to ... [Read More]
CPS Reveals Second Senior Subordinate Securitization of 2011
Thursday, Sep. 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Earlier this week, Consumer Portfolio Services closed its second rated term securitization of the year. The company indicated the transaction is CPS's third senior subordinate securitization since 1993. In the transaction, officials explained qualified institutional buyers purchased ... [Read More]
myAutoloan.com Launches Interest Rate Tool
Thursday, Sep. 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVING, Texas — Online auto finance company myAutoloan.com recently revealed its newest consumer tool with the launch of its Interest Rate Estimator. The interest-rate widget aims to answer frequently asked questions consumers have about the intricacies of interest rates and credit ... [Read More]
MaximTrak Technologies and F&I Admin Unveil Partnership
Thursday, Sep. 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WAYNE, Pa. — Systems developer MaximTrak Technologies and software provider F&I Administration Solutions revealed they are partnering in an effort to allow dealers to electronically rate, contract and register contracts for all providers through the SCS Auto administration platform without ... [Read More]
BMW Financial Hopes to Lure Young Owners with College Grad Program
Thursday, Sep. 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — As a way to hook young professionals to its brand, BMW Group Financial Services recently rolled out a new College Graduation Program that includes special incentives on certified pre-owned vehicles. The program encompasses both leases and loans and ... [Read More]
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