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SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here

AWARE Launches Auto Financing Learning Suite for Consumers

Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans Well-Informed on Automobile Retailing Economics recently launched a new Web resource to assist consumers with research in auto financing. The Auto Financing Learning Suite is available in both English and Spanish. AWARE is a nonprofit organization that ... [Read More]

Flex Fund Establishes Corporate Headquarters, Announces Partnerships

Nick Zulovich
YORBA LINDA, Calif. — In addition to reporting two new partnerships, Flex Fund Financial Services LLC, which specializes in providing inventory financing, announced it has relocated to a larger corporate headquarters in Yorba Linda, Calif. "Our new offices better accommodate our ... [Read More]

Compli, AAS Partner to Expand California Services

Nick Zulovich
PORTLAND, Ore. — Compli and Auto Advisory Services announced they are collaborating to expand Compli's Dealership Compliance Management System with additional products and services to help California dealerships effectively manage the broadening compliance requirements. AAS and Compli said they plan to ... [Read More]

Auction Execs, GMs Offer Advice on Finding Inventory, Discuss Prices, More

Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Buy-here, pay-here and special finance dealers had to tighten their belts during recent years as the wholesale cost of older units has risen, leading dealers to either lower their standards for purchases or charge their customers higher payments to ... [Read More]

DriveTime Moves to New Loan Servicing Center, Adds 400 Employees

Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — DriveTime recently announced it is moving its loan services and operations center from Gilbert, Ariz., to a larger facility in Mesa, Ariz. The company also said it plans to hire 100 employees for the new center in the next ... [Read More]

Burns Named Chief Legal Officer for Drive Financial

Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Eldridge Burns Jr. has been named chief legal officer and general counsel for Drive Financial Services. Executives said Burns came to Drive after serving as vice president and senior corporate counsel for Blockbuster, where he managed real estate, mergers ... [Read More]

Carfax ServiceLink Retains Service to Promote Dealers, Company Offers Flooded-Vehicle Stats

Nick Zulovich
CENTREVILLE, Va. — From free advertising for their service department to helping their customers lift the resale value of their vehicle by about 15 percent, dealerships have much to gain by registering their maintenance records with the Carfax ServiceLink program, at ... [Read More]

Experian Shares Trends in Borrowing

Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Experian Consumer Direct recently discovered that the percentage of consumers opening new auto loans has declined 17.5 percent from 2001. However, the company also reported that the percentage of consumers at least 90 days late on a payment ... [Read More]

Pavlicek Leaves AmeriCredit, Company Goes Full-Spectrum

Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — AmeriCredit officials confirmed Wednesday that Gayle Pavlicek, former senior vice president of remarketing, has left the company to start her own business. Taking over the reins for the interim will be Scott France, executive vice president ... [Read More]

First Advantage Credco Verifies Half a Million Identities

Nick Zulovich
POWAY, Calif. — First Advantage Credco, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Advantage Corp., announced that BuyerID has assisted dealers in verifying more than 500,000 consumer identities in more than 1,100 dealerships nationwide since it was launched in late May. BuyerID ... [Read More]

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