DALLAS — Thanks largely to end of CARS, auto affordability took a significant hit in the fourth quarter of 2009, as it required 23 weeks of median family income to buy and finance an average-priced new vehicle, according to Comerica Bank's ... [Read More]

FORT WORTH, Texas — Late last week, AmeriCredit Corp. announced the pricing of a $600 million offering of automobile receivables-backed securities. This securitization is through lead managers Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank Securities. Credit Suisse, UBS Investment Bank and Wells Fargo ... [Read More]

PHILADELPHIA — VINtek enjoyed record growth during 2009 in numerous aspects of providing automotive collateral management and electronic lien and title services for lenders. As compared to last year's figures, company executives indicated that 2009 revenue jumped 67 percent and earnings ... [Read More]

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Credit revealed specifics of its 2009 revenue turnaround and how a nearly $3 billion improvement occurred. The company posted a net income total of $1.3 billion last year. It calculated into an improvement of $2.8 billion, ... [Read More]

NEW YORK — Positively impacted by gains in net financing revenue, GMAC reported Thursday that, based on preliminary results, its global automotive services business posted pre-tax income from continuing operations of $309 million during the fourth quarter, a significant upswing from the pre-tax loss ... [Read More]

HOUSTON — Franchise dealers enter 2010 with many of the same challenges they have faced for the last 24 months: 1) excess facilities, 2) slumping vehicle sales, 3) decreasing average credit scores of their customers, 4) tougher credit approvals from ... [Read More]

HANOVER, Md. — Hudson Cook, CounselorLibrary.com and Auto Advisory Services will be hosting a special auto financing workshop next month in Orange County, Calif., that will touch on a variety of legal issues within the industry. As some may know, all of these companies ... [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Though consumer bankruptcies in January fell 10 percent from the previous month, this isn't necessarily indicative of things to come. In fact, the American Bankruptcy Institute suggested Tuesday that various economic pressures could push bankruptcies this year past their ... [Read More]

CARY, N.C. — SubPrime Auto Finance News announced this morning that today is the last day to submit nominations for the second annual listing of the top 75 subprime companies in the March/April edition. Please move quickly, as nominations will close ... [Read More]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne has launched a new online lead and credit application tool for dealers that can help them manage and track customer leads, help make their online marketing activities more effective, and extend the reach of finance departments to their ... [Read More]