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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Carbiz Expands Footprint by Acquiring More than Two Dozen Stores
Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — CarBiz recently announced that it purchased Calcars, the fourth largest chain of buy-here, pay-here dealerships in the country. This transaction entails the company acquiring 26 stores. Calcars' consolidated revenues for 2006 were more than $36 million, which would ... [Read More]
Hudson Cook Adds Former FTC Counsel to Team
Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hudson Cook LLP, a leading provider of legal compliance services for the financial services industry, recently said it has added a new attorney to its team. Jean Noonan, managing partner of the Washington, D.C. office, announced that attorney ... [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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MaximTrak Partners with Universal Warranty
Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WAYNE, Pa. — MaximTrak, an F&I menu system provider, recently announced that it has launched a real-time integration partnership with the Universal Warranty Corp., which is a subsidiary of Motors Insurance Corp. The integration partnership is designed to allow dealers to ... [Read More]
World of Special Finance Purchased
Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
TORRANCE, Calif. — The magazine, World of Special Finance, and its related conference and other assets have been acquired by Bobit Business Media, it was announced recently. World of Special Finance LLC, a Michigan-based entity owned by Rick and Cindy ... [Read More]
BMW Financial Launches Non-Captive Lending Direct-to-Consumer
Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — To mark the company's entry into the direct-to-consumer lending business, BMW Group Financial Services announced today the launch of www.up2drive.com, an auto financing site that features loan services designed to empower the consumer in the car buying and ... [Read More]
France Joins Triad Financial
Thursday, Sep. 27, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HUNTINGTON BEACH , Calif. — Triad Financial Corp. recently announced that Scott France, a former AmeriCredit executive, has been named senior vice president of portfolio management. In this position, officials said France will head up Triad's efforts to optimize portfolio performance ... [Read More]
Delinquency Bulletin: Subprime Mortgage Downfall Appears Contained
Thursday, Sep. 27, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Bankers Association's Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin found that late payments for indirect auto loans were up slightly for the second quarter. These delinquencies increased to 2.77 percent from 2.73 percent. Meanwhile, direct auto loan delinquencies ... [Read More]
Part 2: What BHPH Operators Should Learn from Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Thursday, Sep. 27, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — About 30 days ago, I wrote an article about some of the lessons buy-here, pay-here operators should learn from the recent subprime mortgage meltdown. I received numerous comments relating to this article, and several respondents offered additional insights, which ... [Read More]
CarBiz Promotes Halloran to VP of Finance
Thursday, Sep. 27, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — Carl Ritter, chief executive officer of CarBiz, recently announced the promotion of Jennifer Halloran to vice president of finance. Halloran previously served as controller for CarBiz, where she has been employed since 2000 in accounting, human resource administration ... [Read More]
XpressCredit, SEADRA Team Up for Rent-to-Own Expansion
Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — XpressCredit announced that it has joined forces with Southeast Auto Dealers Rental Association to expand services to dealers providing long-term rentals with the option to own. Officials said the company's partnership with SEADRA is designed to allow ... [Read More]
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