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Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: From Acquisition to Sale — Winning Used Car Tactics from Autotrader and vAuto experts
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 05:28 PM
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bill Zadeits joins with Elizabeth Stegall of Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and ICO, and Bethany Johnson from vAuto to preview their Used Car Week workshop. Listen now and you’ll get ... Listen Here

Chase Auto Finance Expands Subprime Market Presence

Thursday, Jun. 9, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DES MOINES, Iowa — As lenders look to grow profitability and market share, subprime could become an attractive avenue again, albeit with tighter underwriting criteria. In perhaps one indication of the subprime market's slow return, Chase Auto Finance announced today that ... [Read More]

CarHop Ramps Up Assistance to Joplin Tornado Victims

Tuesday, Jun. 7, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
JOPLIN, Mo. — As the company's dealership barely escaped severe damage, CarHop is broadening its efforts to serve customers in Joplin, Mo., site of nation's deadliest single tornado since the National Weather Service started keeping records in 1950. Along with ... [Read More]

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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market

Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals

Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents

As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)

Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance

Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos

Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI

The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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Dealer Guide: Selecting the Right Auto Logistics Partner

In retail automotive, your transport provider isn’t just moving cars — they’re moving your business forward. Every delayed delivery, damaged...
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VINtek Takes Portal to iPhone & iPad

Tuesday, Jun. 7, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — VINtek announced that its consumer auto finance Web portal is now compatible with the Apple iPhone and iPad. The company's TitleMyCar website can enable dealers to cut down on processing time and costs by electronically delivering documents to borrowers for ... [Read More]

Westlake to Become Regular Securitization Issuer

Tuesday, Jun. 7, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Westlake Financial Services recently finalized a revolving securitization facility with Wells Fargo Securities worth $250 million. The company said the deal closed May 26. "This latest securitization is another step towards realizing our goal of becoming a ... [Read More]

Sunwest Bank Branch Now Offering Credit Lines to Subprime Auto Lenders

Tuesday, Jun. 7, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ANAHEIM, Calif. — In conjunction with hiring a new senior vice president and team leader for its commercial banking group, Sunwest Bank revealed it's now offering rediscount lines of credit to indirect subprime auto lenders from its Anaheim, Calif., office. Rediscount ... [Read More]

Ally Reiterates Strategy to Focus on Prime Auto Lending

Thursday, Jun. 2, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Ally Financial addressed speculation that it might venture into more subprime auto lending. The company reiterated to SubPrime Auto Finance News about its decision to concentrate on the prime segment. However, Ally explained how it approaches borrowers ... [Read More]

GM Financial to Launch Dealer Floor Planning

Thursday, Jun. 2, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH Texas — General Motors dealers who use GM Financial to service subprime buyers could be using the company for more store financing operations later this year. GM Financial confirmed Wednesday that it plans to give franchise dealers a ... [Read More]

CNW: Independent Dealers’ Inventory Issues Hurt May Used Sales Total

Thursday, Jun. 2, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — CNW Research's May used-vehicle sales figures show how independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers struggled somewhat to maintain retail traction because of inventory limitations. Independent dealers sold 1,490,749 used vehicles in May, a decline of 4.4 percent from ... [Read More]

CarHop’s BHPH Dealer Network Nears 50 Stores

Thursday, Jun. 2, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
EDINA, Minn. — Covering 12 states, CarHop's network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships now is near 50 stores because of the recent openings in Bremerton, Wash., and Irving, Texas. The new lot in Irving is CarHop's fifth store in the Dallas-Fort ... [Read More]

Experian Reveals Late-Model Used Financing Trends

Tuesday, May. 31, 2011, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Along with determining the top 20 lenders by market share, Experian Automotive revealed it has started to track a new piece of data for its quarterly analysis of vehicle financing. It is now taking a deeper look into used ... [Read More]
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