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Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: From Acquisition to Sale — Winning Used Car Tactics from Autotrader and vAuto experts
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 05:28 PM
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bill Zadeits joins with Elizabeth Stegall of Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and ICO, and Bethany Johnson from vAuto to preview their Used Car Week workshop. Listen now and you’ll get ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Becky Igo of Allied Solutions
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 03:28 PM
Becky Igo remembers the first few business trips she made going to industry conferences at a time when things like pay phones and fax machines were critical business-development tools. Now more than four decades later, the regional vice president for ... Listen Here

Wolters Kluwer Cautions Industry about 2009 Regulatory Landscape

Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — As U.S. financial organizations and dealers plot their course for 2009, many are waiting to see how the federal government will handle the current financial crisis under a new presidential administration. Successful organizations will be those that are not only ... [Read More]

CNW: FICO Scores Climb for All Buyers, Leasing Impacted as Well

Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — While some automaker captives say that their criteria remains the same for approving auto loans, CNW Research reported this week that there are, indeed, some differences. Apparently, these financial institutions have altered the number of loans that fall ... [Read More]

Cash Transactions for GM Models Climb

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Recent data from Power Information Network discovered that cash transactions for General Motors models have jumped considerably, which may indicate that these dealers are having a tough time getting financing for their customers. "GM's proportion of cash ... [Read More]

Edmunds.com: Credit to Buy Still Available with Caveats

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — While Jesse Toprak, of Edmunds.com, reports that the credit market is tighter than several months ago, he also indicates that credit is available for buyers. In fact, he attributes fewer sales more to the media than anything ... [Read More]

PROCON to Merge with DriveOK

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., and SAN DIEGO, Calif. — PROCON Inc., a leader in mobile resource management solutions, and DriveOK, a fast growing small fleet, buy-here, pay-here GPS tracking equipment and services provider, recently announced that the companies will merge. The merger enables PROCON, ... [Read More]

Westlake Financial Enters New Jersey

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Westlake Financial Services announced it is expanding into the New Jersey market. The company now originates automotive loan contracts in a total of 35 states throughout the U.S. New Jersey contracts began being accepted on Nov. 1. Mark ... [Read More]

NAF Association to Host Update on Non-Prime Auto Industry

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — The National Automotive Finance Association, J.D. Power and Associates, in addition to TransUnion, are teaming up for a Webinar Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. EST that looks at the status of the non-prime auto finance industry. "Non-Prime Auto ... [Read More]

Comerica: Average New Vehicle More Expensive

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — The purchase of an average-priced new vehicle took 24.1 weeks of median family income in the third quarter, according to the Auto Affordability Index compiled by Comerica Bank. The latest reading is up one week from the second quarter, ... [Read More]

Good News from Subprime Lenders

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
Bankruptcies are at a three-year high, jobless claims at a 14-year high and both are increasing. So, what are the subprime lenders doing to remain profitable? What can you do to guarantee the survival of these needed financing sources? And ... [Read More]

Subprime Pullback Means Big Business for BHPH Dealers

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — Many subprime lenders are tightening their business and trimming back on dealer relationships, which is a boon to buy-here, pay-here dealers as many customers who normally went the more traditional finance route are now being pushed into these stores. ... [Read More]
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