WASHINGTON — More than 8 out of 10 Americans (83 percent) know they have many options when it comes to vehicle financing and 58 percent feel informed about the auto financing process, according to a new public opinion survey. The ... [Read More]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Though overall company and same-store revenue both grew for the first fiscal quarter ending July 31 and several dealerships were opened during that time period, executives with America's Car-Mart also pointed to several concerns when they announced ... [Read More]

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — While credit unions have played a major role on the auto lending side for some time, it's only been fairly recently that the industry has been making a strong concerted push to stake out a national ... [Read More]

HOUSTON — My certified public accounting firm recently completed an informal survey of several buy-here, pay-here dealer clients nationwide to determine how the first six months of 2006 compare with the same period in 2005. We also recently introduced a ... [Read More]

BATON ROUGE, La. — AppOne has partnered with AmeriCredit to expand the special finance company's reach to independent dealers, executives announced this morning. Through the alliance, AmeriCredit has the ability to receive credit applications from more than 850 independent dealers ... [Read More]

CARY, N.C. — Welcome to Cherokee Publishing's latest offering, SubPrime News Update, a weekly e-newsletter that serves as a companion to SubPrime Auto Finance News and SubPrimeNews.com. Filled with the latest breaking news, SubPrime News Update shares valuable and timely ... [Read More]

FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Copart will be phasing out the non-salvage side of VB2, but before that happens, executives will work with business partners to fulfill all business obligations and provide a smooth transition, a Copart spokeswoman announced late last week. The ... [Read More]

CARY, N.C. — Dealers and executives now have valuable and timely subprime financing market information on their desktops and laptops 24/7 with the launch this week of SubPrimeNews.com, which is the companion to SubPrime Auto Finance News. Additionally, publishers announced ... [Read More]

CARMEL, Ind. — ADESA Inc. recently announced it has named Pat Walsh as chief operating officer of ADESA Impact's North American operations. Additionally, ADESA Impact said it has acquired three independent salvage auctions in Texas. Prior to the new position, ... [Read More]

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack will host its first annual Innovation Conference Nov. 7-8, at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, executives announced Thursday. The conference will be held over two days and co-sponsors include The Cobalt Group, Microsoft, ... [Read More]