Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Tom Kontos, who now is analytics advisor for Auto Auction Holdings. Convinced to come out of retirement and get back in the business last fall with the growing wholesale ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Clark Jr., operations manager of C& C Cars in Pinellas Park, Fla. Clark is a third-generation dealer and helps run the family business ... Listen Here
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DealerTrack Grows Annual Transactions 27 Percent
Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Even while calling the second half of 2007 a challenging environment, DealerTrack announced that the number of transaction processed through its network jumped 27 percent for the year. This is up to 90.9 million, compared to 71.5 ... [Read More]
NABD Releases BHPH Conference Details
Thursday, Mar. 6, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers recently announced the agenda and speakers for its 10th Annual National BHPH Conference to be held May 6-8, in Las Vegas. The conference will kick off May 6 at the newly renovated ... [Read More]
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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking
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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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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Finance Express Revamps Site, Upgrades System
Thursday, Mar. 6, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Finance Express recently announced it has launched a redesigned Web site, in addition to a successful system infrastructure upgrade. This marks the first Web site redesign since the company launched, and a significant investment geared toward ... [Read More]
Westlake Financial Updates Web Site
Thursday, Mar. 6, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Westlake Financial Services has launched a newly redesigned Web site. This is the first major redesign of its Web site in almost four years, executives reported. "The primary goal was to have a simple clean approach that ... [Read More]
Hudson Cook Prepares for Auto Finance Workshop
Thursday, Mar. 6, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — CounselorLibrary.com and Hudson Cook will host their fifth annual Housing & Auto Finance Workshop May 4 to 6 at The Westin Annapolis in Maryland. The event is designed for clients and guest of Hudson Cook and users of ... [Read More]
Fitch Discusses Auto Finance Industry in Latest In-Depth Report
Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK, N.Y. — In a recent report, Fitch Ratings announced it expects the economic weakness that occurred in the second half of 2007 to continue its downward pressure on credit metrics for the U.S. auto finance industry, leading to further ... [Read More]
ABI: Feb. Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Hit Record High Since Law Change
Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — According to the latest statistics from the National Bankruptcy Research Center, U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings climbed more than 15.2 percent in February over the previous month. Citing data from the NBRC, the American Bankruptcy Institute said overall consumer ... [Read More]
AmeriCredit’s Miller Gains Leadership Role on AFSA Board
Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Preston Miller, AmeriCredit's executive vice president and co-chief operating officer, was recently installed as chair of the American Financial Services Association's Vehicle Finance Division Advisory Board. This occurred at the conclusion of the group's recent conference, just prior ... [Read More]
VINtek Recaps 2007 Growth
Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — VINtek, a provider of auto collateral management services for banks, credit unions and other automotive finance lenders, recently announced record customer growth of 80 percent in 2007. VINtek said its other accomplishments in 2007 include: —Opening a second facility in ... [Read More]
NVLA to Host Training Course on Legal, Legislative Issues
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SAN FRANCISCO — The National Vehicle Leasing Association recently announced that its Certified Vehicle Lease Executive training course in Legal and Legislative Issues and the Vehicle Lessor will be held April 24 to 27 in San Francisco at the Marines' Memorial ... [Read More]
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