CARMEL, Ind. (July 28, 2006) — Announcing the openings of five new franchises, J.D. Byrider said it has already surpassed its 2005 expansion rate, and still has eight more stores to open this year. The current openings are located in ... [Read More]

HARRISBURG, N.C. (July 27, 2006) — The Carolinas Independent Automobile Dealers Association announced it just broke ground on a new 9,000-square-foot headquarters in Harrisburg, N.C. "Due to our association's growth and increase in employees, we've been stacked one upon each ... [Read More]

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. (July 25, 2006) — DealerTrack Aftermarket Services announced that Universal Warranty Corp. has joined DealerTrack's Aftermarket Network. UWC is a leading provider of vehicle service contracts and other F&I products. According to executives, the DealerTrack Aftermarket Network ... [Read More]

SARASOTA, Fla. (July 25, 2006) — Leedom and Associates announced it will host the 11th Annual National Special Finance and Buy-Here, Pay-Here Conference at Caesars Palace Oct. 8-10. Two education tracks are offered during the three-day event. The first track ... [Read More]

BATON ROUGE, La. (July 24, 2006) — AppOne announced it has introduced a Product Marketplace to give third-party vendors the opportunity to connect with the company's network of independent dealers. The Product Marketplace is an online forum for selling products ... [Read More]

DEARBORN, Mich. (July 21, 2006) — Ford Motor Credit announced it earned a net income of $441 million in the second quarter of 2006, which is down $299 million from $740 million earned in the same period of the prior ... [Read More]

HOUSTON (July 20, 2006) — Auto Financial Group, an online provider of residual-based financial products for credit unions, announced it has teamed up with Credit Union Acceptance Co. Under the deal, CUAC will offer AFG's Driving Sense vehicle balloon financing ... [Read More]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (July 19, 2006) — PriceGrabber.com announced an enhancement to its Autos channel that gives dealerships the opportunity to showcase pre-owned inventory on its network of sites. According to company executives, dealerships can now easily publish pre-owned inventory ... [Read More]

HOUSTON, Texas (July 19, 2006) — The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers announced it will host a two-day collection academy in Atlanta on Jan. 10-11, at the Manheim DRIVE facility. Ken Shilson, CPA and NABD president, said the curriculum ... [Read More]

RICHMOND, Va. — CarMax's total first-quarter sales grew 19 percent to $1.89 billion from $1.58 billion in the same period of fiscal 2006. Moreover, comparable-store used unit sales increased 6 percent, according to company executives. Executives attributed the improvement to ... [Read More]