M&A Impacts Future of Aftermarket

Sources at Search Auto Parts spotlight the changing aftermarket industry by looking at several big market mergers & acquisitions. AASA describes market share problems and reports on augmented business transitions, as well as stats and highlig
Mar 12, 2013

What to Expect from Vehicle Depreciation in 2013

At SubPrime News, reports on vehicle depreciation and the current market temperature with regard to lease agreements gets a closer look. Auto loans and the implications from rates as the year begins are just a few factors that went into the crystal b
Mar 7, 2013

Auto Dealerships in 2025 – A Strategic Vision

After surviving what was quite possibly some of the worst economic conditions in automotive retailing in modern times, dealerships are regaining their footing with solid profitability and are now looking forward to the future. To begin looking at wha
Feb 22, 2013

Major Dealer Groups Prepare to Top Records Set in 2012

An overview of impressive dealership growth stats, this review of net earnings of 2012 establishes the trends to expect for 2013 via queues taken from several major dealerships. Forget tax season and take on the new fiscal year following the exampl
Feb 21, 2013

Tips for Managing a Multi-dealership Insurance Program

From an insurance perspective, multiple dealership groups are usually managed in one of three ways. First is a unified approach where all dealerships are included on one set of policies with consistent coverage. In some cases it is necessary to pro
Jan 17, 2013

GM Financial Announces $1.0 Billion Senior Subordinate Asset-backed Securitization

Fort Worth, TX – General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (“GM Financial” or the “Company”), announced the pricing of a $1.0 billion offering of automobile receivables-backed securities through lead managers Deutsche Bank Securities; Goldma
Jan 16, 2013

What to Expect in Auto Dealer Compliance in 2013

2012 was a year of heightened consumer protection enforcement activity by federal regulators. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) exercised its authority to enforce federal consumer protection laws by entering into three consent dec
Jan 4, 2013

Lessons for Auto Dealers from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Department of Justice Recent Enforcement Activity

The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) came out swinging this past summer with three punitive consent decree enforcement actions against credit card companies. In doing so, the CFPB gave both an indication of how it will enforce consumer
Dec 14, 2012

Information Required by Insurers – What are They Looking For?

Preparing for an insurance bid process or even your renewal can be time consuming. It seems like every insurance company has their list of required information. The reality is that the majority of the information is required by all insurers. But, wha
Dec 7, 2012