HOUSTON (July 31, 2006) — Auto Financial Group, an online provider of residual-based financing products for credit unions, announced it has teamed up with GTE Federal Credit Union. Through their partnership, GTE FCU will offer AFG's Driving Sense vehicle balloon ... [Read More]

DETROIT (July 28, 2006) — The ebb and flow of market fluctuations within the remarketing industry are part of the reason GMAC's Automotive Finance operations recently reported lower earnings for the second quarter when compared to same period a year ... [Read More]

CARMEL, Ind. (July 28, 2006) — Announcing the openings of five new franchises, J.D. Byrider said it has already surpassed its 2005 expansion rate, and still has eight more stores to open this year. The current openings are located in ... [Read More]

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 ... [Read More]

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 ... [Read More]

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 ... [Read More]

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 ... [Read More]

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 ... [Read More]

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 ... [Read More]

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 ... [Read More]