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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

AmeriCredit Cuts Originations Two-Thirds by Ceasing Certain Loan Products, More

Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — In AmeriCredit's latest moves to remain nimble in the current market atmosphere, the company's chief executive officer said in a conference call Wednesday that it has reduced originations over last year by two-thirds, ceased originations in Canada, ... [Read More]

Fitch Predicts Difficult Times Ahead for U.S. Dealer Floor Plan ABS

Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK and CHICAGO — The weakened U.S. economy, declining dealership profitability impacted by a stressed U.S. vehicle sales environment and the weak credit profiles of U.S. auto manufacturers will lead to worsening asset performance of U.S. auto-related dealer floor plan asset-backed ... [Read More]

ACIG Selects Peak5 to Service Auto Loan Portfolio

Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DENVER, Colo. — Access Capital Investment Group recently acquired a $34 million auto loan portfolio and has chosen Peak5 to service and collect on the new loans. "We chose Peak5 to service this portfolio because they provide superior back end collection ... [Read More]

Floor Planner DSC Moves Headquarters, Adds Offices in New Markets

Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARMEL, Ind. — Dealer Services Corp., an inventory floor planning company based in Indiana, announced it is moving its corporate headquarters to a larger facility in the state. Thanks to of steady growth, both in the number of employees and overall ... [Read More]

HSBC Auto Finance Freezes Indirect Auto Lending

Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill. — During a Monday conference call to discuss half-year results, HSBC announced it has decided to exit the indirect auto finance business. "We're going to discontinue new auto loan originations via our indirect origination channel (or through dealers)," ... [Read More]

Chrysler Revamps Incentives to Make Purchasing More Attractive; Financial Arm Completes Funding Facility

Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — As Chrysler shifts its focus from leasing to retail purchasing, the automaker announced that it is repackaging its incentives to make purchasing a vehicle more affordable. The new strategy includes 72-month finance deals on an expanded range ... [Read More]

ABI Expects Bankruptcies to Surge Past 1 Million by Year-End

Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings increased 48 percent nationwide in July from the same period a year ago, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute, which relies on data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center. The overall July consumer ... [Read More]

Up2Drive.com Now a Financing Offering on Edmunds.com

Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — BMW Group Financial Services of North America recently announced that up2drive.com has been selected as a finance offering on Edmunds.com. An auto financing Web site that features convenient loan services, up2drive.com is designed to empower consumers through ... [Read More]

GMAC to Trim Down U.S. Leases after $716 Mil Pre-Tax Impairment on Off-Leases

Thursday, Jul. 31, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — GMAC Financial Services reported a 2008 second quarter net loss of $2.5 billion, compared with net income of $293 million last year. This downswing was largely due to industry-wide declining residual values on its off-lease portfolios in North America. ... [Read More]

NABD Launches Jobs Board

Thursday, Jul. 31, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers recently announced the launch of a new BHPH employment bulletin board on its Web site. Prospective employees can post their resumes for free, officials pointed out. Applicants can also request that ... [Read More]
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