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Delinquencies, Repossessions Up in 2013, Experian Automotive Reports

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
In the first quarter of 2013, 30-day auto loan delinquencies rose 1.3 percent, 60-day delinquencies increased 12.4 percent and repossessions rose 16.9 percent when compared with the previous year.

Marquet Intl.: Auto-Related Embezzlement Cases on the Rise

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Marquet International released its annual white collar fraud and embezzlement report today. The report reveals that more automotive employees are embezzling than in previous years.

DealerSocket Launches Advanced Data-Mining Tool

Wednesday, May 08, 2013
DealerSocket is ready to release its RevenueRadar, an advanced database-mining tool that integrates with DealerSocket CRM and every major DMS.

CFPB Takes Aim at F&I Products

Wednesday, May 08, 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reportedly looking into the sale of F&I add-ons, a move that comes less than two months after the bureau said it would hold indirect auto lenders responsible for lending practices it considers discriminatory.

Dealertrack Technologies Elects Joe Payne to Board of Directors

Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Dealertrack Technologies elected Joe Payne to its board of directors. Payne is the former chairman and CEO of Eloqua, a provider of cloud-based marketing applications.

CU Direct Expands into Canada

Wednesday, May 01, 2013
CU Direct Corporation partners with Canada’s largest credit union to develop eSpaceAuto.com, which will connect its members to 2,200 auto dealer and merchant partners throughout Quebec.

Auto/Mate Releases Guide for Selecting CRM Systems

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Auto/Mate’s recent survey found that integration with a DMS was the most important consideration when it comes to selecting a CRM. The DMS vendor also released a free e-Book.

eMarketer: Mobile Ad Spending to Reach $7.29 Billion in 2013

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Mobile advertising will reach $7.29 billion in 2013, and Google will take home more than half of it, according to eMarketer.

Ford’s ‘Video Snacks’ Bring Vehicle Features Directly to Consumers

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Ford launches a new Vehicle Orientation program. It is designed to bring consumers closer to the features available on their cars through an e-mailed checklist that contains links to ‘video snacks’ on Fordowner.com.

Polk: Ford Focus Named World’s Top-Selling Car

Monday, April 08, 2013
With 1,020,410 units sold worldwide, the Ford Focus is the world’s best-selling passenger car, according to data from Polk.

GM Testing Facebook Advertising

Monday, April 08, 2013
After pulling a reported $10 million annual ad spend with Facebook last May, General Motors is back on the social media site. This time, the automaker is testing mobile ads.

CarFinance Renews and Increases Credit Facility to $300 Million

Tuesday, April 02, 2013
The below-prime auto finance source increases its warehouse credit facility to fuel its originations activities this year. CarFinance currently operates in 44 states.

ADM Names Dealers’ Choice Award Winners

Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Auto Dealer Monthly reveals the winners of its ninth annual Dealers' Choice Awards. This year's contest had 66 winners in 27 categories.

CFPB Opens Consumer Complaint Database to the Public

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The CFPB launches the nation’s largest database of federal consumer financial complaints. Bureau officials said the database will be used to prioritize its investigations, among other things.

NADA: CFPB’s Actions Detrimental to Consumers

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The NADA and the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers say the CFPB’s actions in regards to dealer participation will have an opposite effect on consumers, claiming their cost of credit will go up.

Google Allows Car Shoppers to Take Virtual Dealership Tours

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Google Business Photos is allowing the site’s millions of online visitors to take a virtual tour of individual dealerships. Similar to Google’s Street View technology, the tour allows potential car shoppers to browse inside the dealership.

Dealer.com Launches Advertising Dashboard

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The automotive digital marketing company’s new advertising dashboard is designed to take the guess work out of digital advertising, providing dealers with a holistic view of competitive market data, ad reach, analytics and multi-channel performance.

Rick Kurtz to Lead All Sales and Distribution for Protective

Monday, March 11, 2013
Protective promotes Rick Kurtz to senior vice president of distribution and Tim Blochowiak to vice president of dealer sales

CFPB Investigating Ally Financial

Monday, March 11, 2013
Ally Financial revealed in a March filing with the SEC that it is one of the banking institutions being investigated by the CFPB.

Dealertrack Unveils Mobile F&I Menu

Tuesday, March 05, 2013
DealerTrack rolled out two mobile tools at the industry’s annual get-together, showcasing a mobile F&I menu for the iPad and a new mobile DMS reporting tool.

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