A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Appetite for used commercial vehicles with Kathryn Schifferle of Work Truck Solutions
Work Truck Solutions founder Kathryn Schifferle appeared on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics during Used Car Week 2025. Schifferle discussed key trends driving demand for used work trucks and vans with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. The ... Listen Here
Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, 05:37 PM
What might be next for Amazon Autos
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
AFIP, NAFRD to Participate in NIADA Convention
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ARLINGTON, Texas — Officials recently announced that two industry associations are partnering with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association to expand NIADA's 62nd Annual Convention and Expo in Grapevine, Texas. The event will be held June 24 to 28. Dave Robertson, ... [Read More]
Carousel Insurance Joins Finance Express Platform
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — This morning, Finance Express announced that it has signed an agreement with Carousel Insurance Services. The integration between the Finance Express and the Carousel system is designed to allow dealers to instantly order the insurance coverage ... [Read More]
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence
AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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KAR Holdings Launches Automotive Finance Consumer Division
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARMEL, Ind. — This morning, KAR Holdings announced the launch of Automotive Finance Consumer Division. The AFCD product line provides access to a fully integrated dealer management system (DMS), Dealer Desktop® developed by Nowcom Corp., as well as virtual F&I services, ... [Read More]
XpressCredit Names Business Development Manager
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — XpressCredit recently announced a new business development manager. Taking on that position is Richard Weaver. With more than seven years of auto sales and finance experience, Weaver has worked with a variety of dealerships in Mississippi and ... [Read More]
Prestige Financial Recognizes Top Dealers
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SALT LAKE CITY — For the second consecutive year, Earnhardt Auto Centers in Phoenix and Dallas-based DriversSelect were named the best among 12 recipients of Prestige Financial's annual True Partnership award. The awards are given to dealers who have shown an extraordinary ... [Read More]
PIN: Captives Gaining Ground
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Recent analysis from Power Information Network discovered that market share penetration by captives grew by more than 5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007 versus the same period in 2006. "Industry-wide rates have dropped by more ... [Read More]
Michigan Auto Title Service, Recovery Database Network Partner to Help Lenders
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Michigan Auto Title Service and Recovery Database Network announced today that they have started the process of integrating their software products to will allow mutual customers to seamlessly confirm liens and process title requests. The M.A.T.S. Request ... [Read More]
CarBiz Receives Nebraska License
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — CarBiz announced that it has received a dealer license for the state of Nebraska. With this approval, the company said it has begun full operations at two Nebraska locations in Omaha. "CarBiz became the fourth largest buy-here, pay-here business ... [Read More]
Federal Reserve Reports on Auto Loan Averages
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Federal Reserve, consumer credit increased at an annual rate of 7.5 percent in November. Meanwhile, revolving credit increased at an annual rate of 11.25 percent and non-revolving credit increased at an annual rate of 5 ... [Read More]
Researchers Explain Why Subprime Loans Default
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A recent report from the National Bureau of Economic Research analyzed the trends of subprime auto defaults at a large U.S. financial institution. The data taken into account during the analysis included applications and sales from June 2001 ... [Read More]
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