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CIADA Breaks Ground on New Headquarters
Thursday, Jul. 27, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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]
Universal Warranty Corp. Joins DealerTrack Aftermarket Network
Tuesday, Jul. 25, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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]
Leedom to Host 11th Annual BHPH Conference
Tuesday, Jul. 25, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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]
AppOne Creates Product Marketplace
Monday, Jul. 24, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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]
Ford Motor Credit Earns $441 Million in 2Q
Friday, Jul. 21, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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]
Auto Financial Group Partners with Credit Union Acceptance
Thursday, Jul. 20, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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]
PriceGrabber.com Introduces Enhanced Used Car Classifieds
Wednesday, Jul. 19, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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]
NABD to Host BHPH Collection Academy
Wednesday, Jul. 19, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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]
CarMax: 1Q Sales up 19 to $1.89 Billion
Sunday, Jul. 16, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
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]
DealerTrack Adds Lead Providers
Sunday, Jul. 16, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — In recent announcements, DealerTrack said its network is now offering lead management systems, with InterActive Financial Marketing Group, provider of Carloan.com, Autoloan.com and (800) AUTO-LOAN, the most recent addition, joining Bar None and BlueSky Marketing Group. ... [Read More]