Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Experts see Middle East conflict making current car & credit markets even more challenging
Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
With additional insight about affordability, FICO watches average credit scores tick lower again
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 11:27 AM
PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Industry Elite honoree Mike Thomas of Resolvion on building his career — literally
Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Thomas, who is chief executive officer of Resolvion. Thomas shares memories with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about working in construction and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026, 02:23 PM
Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM
Car-Mart, Group 1 Each Open or Acquire New Dealership
Friday, Aug. 18, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark., and HOUSTON — America's Car-Mart recently announced the opening of its newest location in Cullman, Ala., while Group 1 Automotive said it has acquired Performance Nissan, located near Los Angeles in Duarte, Calif. Car-Mart's executives said the newest ... [Read More]
NAF Reports Growth in Nonprime Auto Finance Industry
Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — The nonprime auto finance industry is gaining momentum, according to the 23 companies that participated in the National Automotive Finance Association's annual Nonprime Automotive Financing Survey. Overall, the study reported a cumulative increase in loan originations of ... [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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RouteOne Rolls Out eContracting Pilot
Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne announced Thursday that its eContracting solution, jointly developed by DaimlerChrysler Financial Services, Ford Motor Credit Co., GMAC and Toyota Financial Services, has been deployed for pilot to a limited number of select Toyota and Lexus ... [Read More]
Chase’s Subprime Exec. Discusses Expansion
Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Shortly after the merger of Bank One and Chase in 2004, Chase realized there was a strong growth potential in the subprime auto lending market and soon focused on expanding these services for dealers. Since then, ... [Read More]
Auto Financial Group Partners with Credit Union Services
Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — Auto Financial Group, an online provider of residual-based financing products for credit unions, announced it has signed a deal with Credit Union Services. Under the deal, AFG is responsible for marketing CUSI's vehicle lease solution to other credit ... [Read More]
Chrysler Financial Rolls Out eContract Nationally
Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Chrysler Financial is in the process of rolling out eContract to its dealers and said it has already booked more than 1,000 eContracts, with more than 100 Chrysler Group dealers in 11 states using the program. ... [Read More]
Sundaram’s Title Changes Under DealerTrack Internal Management Appointments
Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack Holdings recently said it appointed six executives to new roles in order to enhance DealerTrack's customer focus, innovation and scalability. As part of these changes, Raj Sundaram, current president of ALG, will become senior vice ... [Read More]
Internal Wells Fargo Merger Leads to Launch of Full Spectrum Pricing Program
Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SAN FRANCISCO — Wells Fargo Financial recently announced it's expanding the range of consumer credit ratings it finances through the launch of Full Spectrum Pricing in its auto finance division. Company executives said this new offering is designed to offer ... [Read More]
J.D. Power: Dealer Satisfaction Brings More Business to Financial Providers
Monday, Aug. 14, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Dealers who are happy with their financial providers will send more business to those providers in the future, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study. However, the study also found that ... [Read More]
CAR Financial Services Partners with Payment Protection Systems
Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA, Ga. (Aug. 11, 2006) — CAR Financial Services, which is an affiliate of CompuCredit Corp., announced it has teamed up with Payment Protection Systems to assist buy-here, pay-here dealers. Through the partnership, CAR Financial Services will now be able ... [Read More]
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