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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here

GMAC Canada Discusses Impact of Tighter U.S. Credit Markets, More

Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
TORONTO — As parent company GMAC Financial services applies to become a U.S. bank holding company, GMAC of Canada discussed how this move could impact the Canadian industry in a positive way and also shared possible initiatives it may take to hurdle ... [Read More]

J.D. Power Ranks Lenders by Consumer Satisfaction

Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Releasing its 2008 Consumer Financing Satisfaction study today, J.D. Power and Associates reported that two import financial arms and one domestic captive took top honors in the various segments analyzed. More specifically, BMW Financial Services, Ford Credit and ... [Read More]

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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market

Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals

Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents

As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)

Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance

Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos

Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI

The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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ABI: Bankruptcy Filings Down a Bit from October

Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Overall, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute, bankruptcy filings dipped slightly from October; however, they remained up 39.2 percent in November over the same period in 2007. Relying on data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center, ABI reported ... [Read More]

AWARE: Military Members More Prepared, Satisfied with Auto Financing Process

Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Military members know the value of preparation, and they use that knowledge when financing a vehicle, which generally leads to higher satisfaction, according to a recent survey by Americans Well-informed on Automobile Retailing Economics. Apparently, military members lead ... [Read More]

OnlineBKmanager.com Upgrades Marketing System

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — OnlineBKmanager.com announced a major overhaul of its Web-based marketing system this week. "Due to the current subprime automotive lending environment, BK marketing is more valuable than ever," said Robert Davies, president of www.OnlineBKmanager.com.  "We have hundreds of dealers logging ... [Read More]

Reaction Mixed to Treasury’s TALF Program

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — According to U.S. Structured Finance, initial market reaction to the U.S. Treasury's recently introduced TALF program is mixed. Basically, one of the goals of this new program is to make auto loans more available for consumers. "While some ... [Read More]

Subprime Credit Loss Analysis Can Show You the Money

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — During the last year the credit markets have tightened significantly for the subprime industry. This contraction of capital threatens the ability of many buy-here, pay-here dealers to continue in business. Without capital, BHPH dealers can't grow or even replace ... [Read More]

Major Lender Halts Auto Financing in Canada

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SAN FRANCISCO — Wells Fargo Auto Finance has decided to pull out of the Canadian auto finance industry, effective immediately, SubPrime Auto Finance News' sister e-publication, Auto Remarketing Canada recently discovered. "Wells Fargo Auto Finance announced to dealers on Nov. 12 that, ... [Read More]

MAFS, CUDL Expand Partnership to Offer Additional Financing Sources for Dealers

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — CUDL, which administers the nation's largest point-of-sale and indirect lending network for credit unions, along with Manheim Financial Services, announced the further roll-out of the MAFS Advantage program this week. Through the partnership between CUDL and MAFS, the ... [Read More]

RouteOne Expands Red Flags Assistance for Dealers

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne recently announced that it has formed an alliance with Colorado-based Triple Protection Auto Care to provide dealers an extensive Red Flags compliance and information security program. Tri-PAC's services complement RouteOne's Identify Verification and Authentication tool, powered by ... [Read More]
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