Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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AFSA offers 8 recommendations to smooth CFPB complaint database issues
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Experian: Subprime financing originated during a Q4 climbs to highest level in four years
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Used Car Summit’s auto finance roundtable to foster conversations about collections, risk management & more
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 02:44 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Patrick Manzi of NADA
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Patrick Manzi, who is the chief economist at the National Automobile Dealers Association. Manzi , who got his first subscription to Car and Driver in his early teens, talks ... Listen Here
Friday, Mar. 6, 2026, 07:55 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Jessica Caldwell of Edmunds
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners begin with Jessica Caldwell, who is head of insights at Edmunds. Caldwell talks with Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby about her journey going from working at automakers on the product ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 09:18 PM
NCM & WOCAN Spotlight Emerging Dealership Leader
Ashley Cavazos, who is president of the Women of Color Automotive Network and a consultant, instructor and 20 group moderator at NCM Associates, joins the show, along with Colby Sturdivant, new-car manager at Freedom Honda Sumter in South Carolina. WOCAN ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 07:35 PM
DealerTrack Adds New GAP Provider to Aftermarket Network
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack Aftermarket Services announced this week that that Allstate Credit Division has joined its aftermarket network. Allstate Credit Division is an industry-leading solution for real-time aftermarket contract rating, quote generation and digital contracting. According to officials, it ... [Read More]
GDNAuto Teams Up with CreditSmarts
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALAMO, Calif., and LOS ANGELES — Dealerships can now improve their profitability by originating more loans and turning their seasoned loans into operating capital and inventory, thanks to a partnership announced Wednesday between Global Debt Network and CreditSmarts. "This partnership extends ... [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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Compli, EORM Partner to Address Safety, Environmental Exposures at Dealerships
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PORTLAND, Ore. — Compli and Environmental and Occupational Risk Management of San Jose, Calif., announced they have formed an alliance to provide top-tier environmental, health and safety information and content to dealers through Compli's Dealership Compliance Management System. "We have found ... [Read More]
Fitch to Host Webcast on Auto ABS Performance Friday
Tuesday, Sep. 9, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Apparently, U.S. auto manufacturer health and the performance of auto asset-backed securities continue to cause investor concerns that extend beyond the Big 3 automakers and their captive finance subsidiaries, Fitch Ratings recently reported. Under concern is "virtually all ... [Read More]
Fed: Interest Rates at Auto Lenders Plunge, Amount Financed Bounces Back
Tuesday, Sep. 9, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The average interest rate on new-car loans at auto finance companies plummeted from 5.49 percent in June to 3.31 percent in July, according to the latest consumer credit data from the Federal Reserve. The average interest rate is ... [Read More]
RouteOne Adds Several New Lenders to Platform
Tuesday, Sep. 9, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne recently announced the addition of two new lenders to its platform. It has completed integration with Liberal Finance Service, a New Jersey-based subprime auto lender, via the Loan Origination System provided by XpressCredit. Liberal Finance specializes ... [Read More]
Credit Union Network Joins Finance Express
Tuesday, Sep. 9, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Finance Express recently reported that OAG Indirect has entered an agreement to join its Web-based Dealer Management System. OAG Indirect offers retail financing through a network of Credit Unions in 48 of the United States. In ... [Read More]
Non-Prime Survey: Longer-Term Loans Continue to Grow
Thursday, Sep. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — For the first time, the National Auto Finance Association's Non-Prime Auto Financing Survey featured metrics by FICO score, loan-to-value and term. Along with the usual annual statistics such as delinquencies and charge-offs, the report also analyzed new information ... [Read More]
Chrysler Offers Discount to Consumers Leasing Via Independent Institutions
Thursday, Sep. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — In Chrysler's August sales report, the company said that while sales are down 34 percent from last year, they are up 12 percent over July thanks to enhanced financing offers, efforts to shift lease-oriented customers to purchasing and ... [Read More]
BMW to Continue Support of Leasing
Thursday, Sep. 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — The president of BMW of North America said Wednesday that the company strongly believes in continuing to offer leasing for its customers; however, he indicated that the company did shift APRs on purchases to drive a better ... [Read More]
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