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SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here

Huntington Bank Says Higher Trade-In Values Can Help Auto Loan Terms

Nick Zulovich
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Huntington Bank, one of the highest volume auto lenders in Ohio, is apparently spreading the word that new-vehicle sales declines from last year are boosting trade-in values, which can ultimately lead to better financing terms for consumers Nick Stanutz, senior ... [Read More]

PayTeck: Dealers Need to Monitor Starter Interrupt Access Closely

Nick Zulovich
AUSTIN, Texas — Pay Technologies, the creator of WebTeck and other vehicle starter interrupt systems, recently offered some advice to dealers who use this technology. The recommendations come on the heels of a nationwide story about a former store employee who ... [Read More]

Ford ESP Selects Ristken as Partner for New Products

Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Ford Extended Service Plan recently announced it has selected Ristken Software as its partner to launch new F&I menu selling and reporting systems. The new systems are called ESP Profitlink Menu and ESP Profitlink Reporting. Both products will be ... [Read More]

Honda Quietly Kicks Off Aggressive Lease Program

Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Perhaps in response to Toyota's surge of incentives, Honda has quietly entered the market with a very aggressive leasing program, in addition to some special financing deals. For instance, the automaker is now offering special deals on the ... [Read More]

Westlake Launches Business Unit to Acquire Portfolios

Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Westlake Financial Services announced late last week that it has created a new division to specialize in portfolio acquisition services. The company is willing to buy from dealerships, brokers and finance companies looking to sell all or part ... [Read More]

Santander Can Now Instantly Verify Consumer Info to Speed up Loan Process

Nick Zulovich
VIENNA, Va., and DALLAS — Through a new deal, Santander Consumer USA can now instantly verify name, address and phone numbers of consumers sharing information via their local dealer or at RoadLoans.com. To complete this verification, Santander Consumer USA teamed up ... [Read More]

Wolters Kluwer Introduces CompliSource for BHPH Financing

Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announced this week that it has added a new resource for buy-here, pay-here dealers to its CompliSource solution. CompliSource for Buy-Here, Pay-Here Financing can offer comprehensive compilations of information available about current state laws and ... [Read More]

Shilson Offers Sneak Peek at BHPH Industry Benchmarks

Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — Ken Shilson, founder of the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers, recently completed the latest industry benchmarks and shared some of the results with SubPrime Auto Finance News. According to Shilson, 2009 was a very challenging year. "A credit ... [Read More]

VINtek Broadens Accessibility of Online Tax, Tag, Title Calculator

Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — VINtek recently expanded the availability of its interactive, real-time tax, tag and title fee calculator. Previously only accessible by lenders, dealers and consumers now can use the tool through the launch of www.taxandtags.com. Previously, the company noted that this ... [Read More]

NADA, AFSA Stand Up in Support of Dealers, Lenders

Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Automobile Dealers Association, along with other commercial lending executives representing four major banks, met with the Small Business Administration recently to discuss ways to make the SBA's dealer floor plan pilot program more effective. The association ... [Read More]

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