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Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
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
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
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
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
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

NAF Association to Host Webinar with Experian

Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — The National Automotive Finance Association revealed plans for a Webinar featuring Melinda Zabritski, director of automotive credit for Experian Automotive. The Webinar titled, "A Special Review of the Below-Prime Automotive Finance Market," is scheduled for Feb. 23 beginning ... [Read More]

CMSI, Black Book Partner to Provide Valuations for Portfolios

Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBIA, Md. — Credit Management Solutions and Black Book revealed an agreement to provide CMSI eXchange with what executives described as an affordable, monthly valuation and analytics service for auto portfolios. Officials went on to highlight that the timely and accurate ... [Read More]

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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist

Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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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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Zoombak to Improve Tracking via Cell Tower Data

Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — This morning, Zoombak announced the coming launch of Locate Assist, which by utilizing cell tower data gives dealers another way of tracking units under the company's GPS Recovery Finance Track Buy-Here, Pay-Here product. Basically, if a Zoombak device ... [Read More]

How Did BHPH Dealers Fare in 2009?

Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — As I reviewed the year-end results of buy-here, pay-here operators throughout the nation, I noticed that 2009 produced some diverse results. Although my analysis (preparatory to compiling the industry benchmarks) is still in progress, here are some preliminary observations: ... [Read More]

Nicholas Financial Highlights 3Q Growth, Expansion Plans

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Nicholas Financial posted significant increases in year-over-year growth for both net earnings and revenue during the third quarter and shared plans to expand its footprint in both the Southeast and Midwest. For the fiscal quarterly results, company executives ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance Begins Its Return to Originations Growth

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — After reducing loan volume throughout most of 2009, Credit Acceptance has begun to grow its originations. For the fourth quarter, the company posted 7.6 percent growth in unit origination volume and grew originations by 2.1 percent in terms ... [Read More]

DBRS Publishes Final Methodology for Lease Securitizations

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — DBRS has released its final rating methodology for U.S. auto lease asset-backed transactions. The company indicated its final methodology does not have any substantive changes from the proposed lease methodology, which was published on Dec. 14 with a ... [Read More]

Dealer, Auction Companies’ Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Toyota in Missouri

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A class action lawsuit was recently filed in Missouri federal court claiming that dealers and auction companies are "bearing the financial brunt" of Toyota's recent recalls and stop sales order and deserve to be compensated for the ... [Read More]

Fed: Average APR on Auto Loans Softens in December

Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest data available from the Federal Reserve showed the average interest rates for new-car loans at auto finance companies declined in December after moving upward the month before. More specifically, the Fed calculated the average interest rate ... [Read More]

MVTRAC Reveals New Brand Approach

Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PALATINE, Ill. — Executives recently revealed a new branding strategy that aligns City Auto Recovery Services, International Intelligence Agency and MVTrac. The new organization now will be known as MVTRAC and plans to continue providing vehicle intelligence networks for law enforcement, auto ... [Read More]

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