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
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With additional insight about affordability, FICO watches average 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: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Industry Elite honoree Mike Thomas of Resolvion on building his career — literally
Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Thomas, who is chief executive officer of Resolvion. Thomas shares memories with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about working in construction and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026, 02:23 PM
Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM
Finance Express Integrates Carfax Reports into Platform
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Finance Express announced this week that it has reached a deal to secure access to Carfax Vehicle History Reports. Independent dealers who use Finance Express' technology now can obtain these reports with just a single mouse ... [Read More]
Chase Launches Private Label Customer Financing for Jaguar and Land Rover
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
GARDEN CITY, N.Y., and MAHWAH, N.J. — This morning, Chase and Jaguar Land Rover North America announced they have enhanced their offerings with the launch of the U.S. private label customer financing brands for Jaguar Financial Group and Land Rover Financial ... [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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Despite Tough Environment, NowAuto Shows Improvements
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — Despite a troubled economy that has impacted auto purchasing, charge-offs and defaults, buy-here, pay-here dealer group NowAuto said its performance across various metrics have actually improved. More specifically, NowAuto Group reported that purchases, charge-offs and defaults have, in fact, improved significantly ... [Read More]
CPS Looking to Resume Growth in 2010
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — In reporting third-quarter results, Consumer Portfolio Services' chief executive officer called this period a turning point for the company. Basically, total revenues for the quarter came in at $52.8 million, a drop of about $38.9 million, or 42.4 ... [Read More]
AmeriCredit Changes Up Board of Directors Membership
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — AmeriCredit announced the addition of Robert Sturges to its board of directors this week. Sturges will take the place of Bruce Berkowitz, who resigned from the board. Sturges currently is the president and chief executive officer of ... [Read More]
J.D Byrider Honors Top Dealers
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARMEL, Ind. — J.D. Byrider recently recognized various dealers as winners of its annual awards during the company's November convention in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. The Franchise of the Year winners were chosen in three categories — single (one location), mid (two-three ... [Read More]
Tight Credit Cuts Into Mint Leasing’s Revenue Total
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — The Mint Leasing attributed the difficulty in securing adequate credit streams as reasons for its latest revenue figures remaining off as compared to last year. Company executives detailed the situation recently in its quarterly financial report. For the three-month ... [Read More]
Fitch Provides Ratings Outlook for $4.7 Billion in Subprime Auto ABS
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings recently provided outlooks for 33 classes of subprime auto loan asset-backed securities, and just over half, or 61 percent, gained stable outlooks. Meanwhile, the other 39 percent received a negative outlook. Overall, 33 classes from 17 ... [Read More]
Hudson Cook Partner Named to American Law Institute
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Hudson Cook announced a partner in the firm's Ann Arbor, Mich., office, whose practice centers around the auto world, has been named to The American Law Institute. Gaining the distinction is Thomas Buiteweg, whose practice focuses on helping ... [Read More]
Zoombak Launches Mobile iPhone Application
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Zoombak announced its personal GPS tracking devices can now be accessed via a new application available on the Apple iPhone. The company's Advanced GPS technology iPhone customers, including those who use the service for GPS repossession and recovery services, ... [Read More]
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