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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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
Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Car-Mart: 06 Gross Profit Down 2% Due to Higher Vehicle Costs
Friday, Jul. 7, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (July 7, 2006) — Gross profits for America's Car-Mart fell 2 percent for fiscal year 2006 due to higher vehicle costs and higher expenses in preparing units for sale, company executives reported Thursday. Cart-Mart's income for the year ... [Read More]
RouteOne Signs 100th Finance Source
Wednesday, Jul. 5, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (July 5, 2006) — RouteOne recently announced it has signed its 100th lender, signaling a 40-percent increase in the number of finance sources available since January. "The quality of our 100 lending partners is especially noteworthy," said ... [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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Bouncing Back from Lean Times, AmeriCredit Shows Growth
Monday, Jul. 3, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas (July 3, 2006) — After making some tough decisions in 2003 and trimming their portfolio, AmeriCredit executives promised to slowly build their business back up. As of 2006, executives said they are witnessing the fruition of their ... [Read More]
Finance Express Adds Acton as VP of Direct Lending
Monday, Jul. 3, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. (July 3, 2006) — Finance Express, which operates an auto finance platform for independent dealers, announced it has hired Shannon Acton for the newly created position of vice president of direct lending. She will be responsible ... [Read More]
Automotive Dealership Institute Partners with Dealership for Life
Saturday, Jul. 1, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Automotive Dealership Institute announced it has joined forces with Dealership for Life, which is a nationwide dealership customer loyalty and retention program. ADI offers a variety of courses covering the gamut of a dealer’s operations, while ... [Read More]
AppOne Introduces Dealer Bootcamp for Independents
Thursday, Jun. 29, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BANTON ROUGE, La. (June 29, 2006) — AppOne announced it has developed a Dealer Bootcamp to teach how independent dealers can use the company's platform to connect to lenders. The Dealer Bootcamp, which was created as part of the national ... [Read More]
Car-Mart Opens Second Alabama Dealership
Wednesday, Jun. 28, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (June 28, 2006) — America's Car-Mart recently announced the opening of its newest dealership in Muscle Shoals, Ala. "This will be our second dealership to open in the state of Alabama," said T.J. 'Skip' Falgout III, chairman and ... [Read More]
U.S. Bank Names Pritchard President of Dealer Commercial Services
Monday, Jun. 26, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 26, 2006) — U.S. Bank announced it has named Tom Pritchard president of its dealer commercial services division. Before his promotion, he served as national market manager for the bank's dealer commercial services unit. Company executives said ... [Read More]
MenuVantage Launches Rollback Feature for F I Managers
Friday, Jun. 23, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ORLANDO, Fla. (June 23, 2006) — MenuVantage recently announced it has enhanced its Web-based menu selling system to allow dealers to fine-tune each F&I product presentation for the specific payment needs of each customer. The new product rollback feature is ... [Read More]
CarMax: 1Q Sales up 19% to $1.89 Billion
Tuesday, Jun. 20, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RICHMOND, Va. (June 20, 2006) — CarMax announced Monday that its total first-quarter sales grew 19 percent to $1.89 billion from $1.58 billion in the same period of fiscal 2006. Moreover, comparable-store used unit sales increased 6 percent, according to ... [Read More]
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