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SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
Floor Planner DSC Moves Headquarters, Adds Offices in New Markets
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
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
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
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
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]
Hearing Held on Dispute between DealerTrack, RouteOne and Finance Express
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — The legal battle between DealerTrack, RouteOne and Finance Express is slowly, but surely, coming to a head. In an important hearing held early last week, each company claims a judge found in its favor on certain aspects ... [Read More]
GMAC to Trim Down U.S. Leases after $716 Mil Pre-Tax Impairment on Off-Leases
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
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]
Special Finance Convention Details
Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — During the reception on Monday evening of the 2008 Special Finance Convention, which will be held in Dallas Aug. 17 to 19, an awards ceremony for the inaugural group of inductees into the Special Finance Hall of Fame ... [Read More]
Westlake Financial Extends National Footprint, Realigns Origination Departments
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Westlake Financial Services announced it has expanded into three additional states, including North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. With these three new states, Westlake said it will now originate auto loan contracts in 34 states throughout the United ... [Read More]
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