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NewsNovember 9, 2011

Payless Car Sales Introduces Payless Assurance(SM) Certified Pre-Owned Program

Payless® Car Sales, Inc., America’s Used Car Company®, announced today that a program agreement has been signed with JM&A Group to administer its Payless AssuranceSM Certified Pre-Owned Program.

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Articlesby Brent CarmichaelNovember 8, 2011

The SAWS of Underwriting Help Maintain Consistency

In the last half of the year, buy here pay here dealers revisit their underwriting. BHPH expert Brent Carmichael discusses four areas BHPH dealers should focus on for proper underwriting.

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Articlesby Erin (Mack) McKelveyNovember 7, 2011

Reaching Automotive Consumers with Mobile Advertising

Erin (Mack) McKelvey of Millennial Media discusses targeting auto shoppers through mobile advertising.

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NewsNovember 7, 2011

vAuto RealDeal Increases Dealer Traffic 24%

Dealers who use vAuto’s RealDeal get more online vehicle shopper interest and leads than dealerships that do not, according to results of a test conducted with AutoTrader.com.

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Articlesby Alan MosherNovember 7, 2011

Price Inventory for Appropriate Gross Profits

At the conventional retail lot, everyone tries to hit a home run on every deal’s gross profit, but pricing BHPH inventory higher to gain additional gross could result in greater losses due to higher collection costs, delinquencies, repossessions and charge-offs. BHPH expert Alan Mosher discusses how to determine an inventory pricing strategy to avoid this risk, a concept he terms “hitting doubles.”

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Articlesby Kimberly LongNovember 4, 2011

Serving the Right Mix of F&I Products

Achieving the right balance of products to sell in a dealership’s F&I office can take some time and periodic tweaking of the menu. Here’s a look at some of the products dealers can consider including on their F&I menus to allow the most opportunities for profit.

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NewsNovember 3, 2011

Prestige Financial Establishes $30 Million Line of Credit with Chase

Prestige Financial has established a $30 million line of credit with Chase Utah. The new line represents a renewed and growing relationship between the two entities, and comes on the heels of a $12 million amortizing term loan facility that they put into place in September.

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NewsNovember 2, 2011

Equifax: Auto Finance Companies Significantly Originating More Loans than Banks and Credit Unions in Today's Economy

Auto finance companies have significantly increased lending by more than 47% over the past two years, according to the latest Equifax National Credit Trends Report.

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Articlesby Allen DobbinsNovember 2, 2011

Paper is a Thing of The Past in F&I

Technology has impacted every dealership department, and technology expert Allen Dobbins explains how the F&I department has been impacted by technology.

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NewsNovember 1, 2011

Ally Financial Launches Innovative Vehicle Financing Product

Ally Financial Inc. launches Ally Buyer’s Choice, an industry-first product offering for U.S. dealers and customers on new 2011 and 2012 General Motors and Chrysler vehicles.

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