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SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
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

BarNone Unveils New Campaign to Drive Strong Leads to Dealers

Nick Zulovich
OAKLAND, Calif. — BarNone, a provider of special finance leads, recently launched a new per-lead national television advertising campaign; however, the company pointed out that it is compensated only for each applicant it drives to a dealer. BarNone explained how its campaign will ... [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]

Are Auto Lenders Returning to Some of the Same Practices that Caused Their Instability?

Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — Many lenders are apparently returning to some of the some practices that played a role in their financial instability, such as zero-percent financing, low down payments and more, according to Sudarshan Mhatre, senior analyst with PricewaterhouseCoopers' Autofacts. He also ... [Read More]

BoA Dealer Services Joins AppOne Platform

Nick Zulovich
BATON ROUGE, La. — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services revealed this week that Bank of America's Dealer Financial Services is being connected to its AppOne platform. Interestingly, this latest deal is designed to help dealers finance marine and RV units for customers. "Not only ... [Read More]

Nationwide Acceptance Finishes DealerTrack Integration

Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — Nationwide Acceptance Corp. recently completed integration with DealerTrack, meaning that dealers can now process credit applications electronically to Nationwide through the DealerTrack platform. "We are very excited to integrate with one of the nation's premier platforms for dealers to ... [Read More]

Saab Dealers to Continue Relationship with GMAC

Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — Now an independent company, Saab Automobile announced Monday that it has selected GMAC Financial Services as its preferred provider of wholesale and retail financial services for its qualified Saab dealers and customers throughout the world. The automaker's dealers already ... [Read More]

J.D. Byrider Names VP of Franchise Operations

Nick Zulovich
CARMEL, Ind. — Late last week, J.D. Byrider announced it has hired a new executive to serve as vice president of franchise operations. Hired for this position is Thomas Welter, who will be responsible for "maximizing unit profitability by strengthening the ... [Read More]

Decreased Charge-offs, Strong Inventory Management Spark Car-Mart’s Revenue, Sales Performances

Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Buy-here, pay-here auto group America's Car-Mart enjoyed strong revenue and retail sales improvements along with decreases in charge-offs during both its fiscal third quarter and nine-month time spans. In the third quarter that wrapped up Jan. 31, Car-Mart ... [Read More]

Experian: Subprime Auto Loans on Used Vehicles Grow

Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill — While most new-car loans fall into the prime credit category, an Experian Automotive executive recently pointed out that loans for subprime customers are still out there, particularly in the used-vehicle market. "While the lion's share of the new-car ... [Read More]

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