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News•August 11, 2016

J.D. Power Appoints New Senior Director of Auto Finance

J.D. Power named Jim Houston senior director of its auto finance practice. The 30-year auto finance veteran will help guide the industry through a potentially volatile period of new-vehicle sales and declining used-car values, the firm said.

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News•August 10, 2016

Kontos: Wholesale Pricing Increases 4.9% in July

The average wholesale used price in July was $10,362, a 2% decline from June but a a 4.9% increase from a year ago, according to ADESA Analytical Services. The strength of truck prices carried the year-over-year gains.

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News•August 9, 2016

Black Book: Most Used-Vehicle Segments Show 'Slightly Better' Retention in July

The average price of a used vehicle for model years 2011-2015 depreciated 1.5%, slightly less than last month (1.7%) but slightly higher than a year ago (1.4%), according to Black Book.

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Articles•August 8, 2016

Tearing Down Dealership Silos

Retail expert says dealerships are fertile grounds for the morale-killing, business-destroying silo mentality. He offers four recommendations for righting the ship.

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News•August 4, 2016

103 Lawmakers Call on CFPB to Eliminate Mandatory Arbitration

On Wednesday, more than 100 members of Congress called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to proceed with its effort to eliminate forced arbitration.

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News•August 4, 2016

Truck and Few Car Segments See Growth in 2016, Jumpstart Automotive Reports

Cheap oil prices in recent years have caused consumers to rediscover their love of SUVs, CUVs and trucks. Jumpstart Automotive said today that trend continued in the first half of 2016, with some notable exceptions.

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Articles•by Jim•August 4, 2016

Certified for the Future

The magazine’s compliance pro breaks down Compliance Summit’s new certification component. He explains how it’s designed to address the industry’s true regulator.

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News•August 3, 2016

Millennials Want to Buy Cars, Study Finds

Findings from the 2016 Credit Karma Millennial Report have revealed that 90% of Millennials throughout the country currently own a car or want a car.

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News•August 3, 2016

KBB Releases List of Top 10 Back-to-School Cars

For the third year in a row, the Honda Fit ranked No. 1 on Kelley Blue Book’s list of 10 Best Back-to-School Cars. Honda also claimed the third- and fourth-place spots with its Civic and HR-V models, respectively.

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News•August 2, 2016

Ally Financial Moving More Downstream Into Higher Risk Tiers

During Ally Financial's second quarter earnings call, company officials said the finance source is moving downstream into the higher risk, higher yield credit tiers and focusing less on the low-risk superprime loans.

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