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
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, 10:30 AM
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
BHPH Track Back by Demand at NIADA Convention
Thursday, May. 10, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Back by popular demand, the Buy-Here, Pay-Here track at the National Independent Auto Dealers Association Convention will again be featured this year. Mike Linn, executive vice president, highlighted that more than 1,500 dealers are expected to attend the ... [Read More]
Dealer Principal Shares His Store’s Subprime Success Story
Thursday, May. 10, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SUPERIOR, Wis. — With the right people, processes and lenders in place, Pat Ringold, dealer principal at Benna Superior Ford, said he believes any store can achieve success in the subprime marketplace. In fact, to support this view he cited results ... [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, Subprime Analytics Announce Partnership, More
Thursday, May. 10, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Finance Express and Subprime Analytics announced that they have signed a joint venture agreement. Subprime Analytics is a company Ken Shilson, founder of the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers, established to provide computerized portfolio ... [Read More]
VantageILM Creates Platform to Simplify Lending Process
Thursday, May. 10, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PASADENA, Calif. — VantageILM announced it has designed an integrated management platform to allow lenders to manage the entire life of a loan and all operations in one central system. Officials said the platform was created to handle all types of ... [Read More]
Chase Custom Auto Finance Reaps Benefits from Expansion
Thursday, May. 3, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Chase Custom Auto Finance is coming on strong in the industry. According to officials, this segment of business almost doubled its production in 2006, and posted record results in the first quarter of 2007 in both performance ... [Read More]
Sutton, Everest in Legal Dispute over VSI Lapse at Centrix Financial
Thursday, May. 3, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DENVER, Colo., and TRENTON, N.J. — In preparation for an upcoming hearing in the U.S. District Court of Colorado, Robert Sutton, former Centrix Financial chairman and chief executive officer, and representatives from Everest National Insurance Co., and its related company, Everest ... [Read More]
BenchMark Launches a Business Intelligence Dashboard for Financial Institutions
Thursday, May. 3, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — BenchMark Consulting International announced it has launched Business Intelligence Powered by Benchmark, which company executives said can provide financial institutions with the ability to complete timely comparisons to highlight best practices for consumer and auto lending. More specifically, BenchMark ... [Read More]
RouteOne Adds WFS Financial to Platform, Announces Other News
Thursday, May. 3, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — In addition to other announcements, RouteOne said it added WFS Financial, now Wachovia Dealer Services, to its lender platform. WFS Financial has about 12,500 dealer relationships nationally, according to officials. Moreover, WFS Financial is ranked as the ... [Read More]
Experian Automotive Launches AutoCount Risk Report to Help Lenders Better Serve Dealers
Thursday, Apr. 26, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive announced it now provides the AutoCount Risk Report, which is designed to combine key market share information along with Experian's credit scoring to help lenders increase their auto loan offerings with dealers. "The AutoCount Risk Report ... [Read More]
DealerTrack Now Has 350 Lenders on Platform, Adds Desk Log to SalesMaker
Thursday, Apr. 26, 2007, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — In addition to announcing the addition of Desk Log to its SalesMaker profit management system, DealerTrack said that the number of active financing sources connected to the platform has reached 350. Among the recent additions is Maserati ... [Read More]
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