Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 8:00pm

HARRISBURG, N.C. (July 27, 2006) -- The Carolinas Independent Automobile Dealers Association announced it just broke ground on a new 9,000-square-foot headquarters in Harrisburg, N.C. "Due to our association's growth and increase in employees, we've been stacked one upon each other for several years,"... Read More

Monday, July 24, 2006 - 8:00pm

SARASOTA, Fla. (July 25, 2006) -- Leedom and Associates announced it will host the 11th Annual National Special Finance and Buy-Here, Pay-Here Conference at Caesars Palace Oct. 8-10. Two education tracks are offered during the three-day event. The first track focuses on special finance, while the second places the... Read More

Monday, July 24, 2006 - 8:00pm

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. (July 25, 2006) -- DealerTrack Aftermarket Services announced that Universal Warranty Corp. has joined DealerTrack's Aftermarket Network. UWC is a leading provider of vehicle service contracts and other F&I products. According to executives, the DealerTrack Aftermarket Network offers real-time... Read More

Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 8:00pm

BATON ROUGE, La. (July 24, 2006) -- AppOne announced it has introduced a Product Marketplace to give third-party vendors the opportunity to connect with the company's network of independent dealers. The Product Marketplace is an online forum for selling products associated with the sale of vehicles. Participating... Read More

Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 8:00pm

DEARBORN, Mich. (July 21, 2006) -- Ford Motor Credit announced it earned a net income of $441 million in the second quarter of 2006, which is down $299 million from $740 million earned in the same period of the prior year. Meanwhile, Ford Motor Co. reported a net loss of $123 million for the quarter, as compared to a... Read More

Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 8:00pm

HOUSTON (July 20, 2006) -- Auto Financial Group, an online provider of residual-based financial products for credit unions, announced it has teamed up with Credit Union Acceptance Co. Under the deal, CUAC will offer AFG's Driving Sense vehicle balloon financing product to credit unions and their members. According to... Read More

Tuesday, July 18, 2006 - 8:00pm

HOUSTON, Texas (July 19, 2006) -- The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers announced it will host a two-day collection academy in Atlanta on Jan. 10-11, at the Manheim DRIVE facility. Ken Shilson, CPA and NABD president, said the curriculum has been finalized and the instructors are selected for the... Read More

Tuesday, July 18, 2006 - 8:00pm

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (July 19, 2006) -- PriceGrabber.com announced an enhancement to its Autos channel that gives dealerships the opportunity to showcase pre-owned inventory on its network of sites. According to company executives, dealerships can now easily publish pre-owned inventory to the PriceGrabber.com network of... Read More