Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Edmunds on why appeal of used EVs could surge as gas prices keep rising & affordability remains challenging
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PODCAST: Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
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Already the top factor holding back dealership business, potential economic headwinds build
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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
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
Leedom Conference Exhibit Hall Sold Out
Thursday, Sep. 6, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — Leedom and Associates announced that the exhibit hall for its annual National Special Finance and Buy-Here, Pay-Here Conference has been sold out. Officials said they have created a waiting list as more space will added in the ... [Read More]
What Drove Wolters Kluwer Financial Services to Acquire AppOne?
Thursday, Sep. 6, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS and BATON ROUGE, La. — Now that AppOne has a parent company, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, the top executives from both companies offered insights into how the transaction will impact business. Right off the bat, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services said ... [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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ADI to Offer Free CSI Certification at Upcoming Conference
Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Professionals attending the upcoming F&I Conference and Expo will have the opportunity to qualify for CSI Certification thanks to a workshop provided by the Automotive Dealership Institute. The two-hour workshop is free for pre-registered attendees and includes ... [Read More]
Compli Opens New Regional Office
Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PORTLAND, Ore. — Compli announced it has expanded its sales channel in the Midwestern United States with a new regional office in Ohio and has appointed Randell Wittenberg as Midwest regional sales manager. According to officials, Wittenberg has more than ... [Read More]
ZAP Names Partner to Finance Customers
Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — ZAP announced it has partnered with netLoan Funding to provide its customers with one-stop Internet financing for electric vehicle and electric car purchases. NetLoan Funding specializes in providing lender management services and a diversity of loan ... [Read More]
CNW Research Reports on August Market Conditions
Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — CNW Research called August a "mixed bag of good and bad news." Officials said average MSRP for vehicles sold during the month was $31,168, up from $31,149 in July, marking the first month-to-month increase since June. However, due ... [Read More]
MAC Can Help Lenders Remove the Risk from Financing Troops
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — While military personnel tend to be transient and can be deployed at a moment's notice, Mary Ann Mays, marketing communications manager for Fort Knox National Co., said that doesn't mean they are high-risk customers for lenders. In ... [Read More]
NABD Announces Agenda, Speakers for Underwriting, Collection Conference
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — Ken Shilson, CPA and founder of the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers, reported that the recent meltdown in the subprime mortgage markets and a tightening of subprime credit in the capital markets are moving underwriting and collections ... [Read More]
Payless Teams Up with MyAutoLoan.com
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Payless Car Sales recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with myAutoloan.com to provide a white-labeled, Web-based auto finance center for www.PaylessCarSales.com. "Selling online is all about providing the customer with a transparent and ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Acquires AppOne
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announced it has purchased the AppOne Companies. With the acquisition of AppOne, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services expects to integrate its compliance content with AppOne's leading process automation suite. This will provide the indirect lending market ... [Read More]
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