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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonFebruary 5, 2015

AutoNation Posts Record Fourth Quarter

The dealer group realized its 17th consecutive quarter of double-digit year-over-year growth in earnings per share, with net income from continuing operations reaching a record $117 million in the end-of-year quarter.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 5, 2015

GM Financial Triples Share of GM Leases

GM Financial officials said Ally shouldn’t be surprised by GM’s decision to internalize its lease program. The company ended the year with a 50% share of GM’s lease business.

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NewsFebruary 5, 2015

Automakers Report Strong January Sales

January’s total new-vehicle sales increased 13.7% from a year ago to 1.51 million units, according to Autodata Corp. January’s seasonally adjusted annual rate was 16.66 million, a slight dip from the 16.92 million SAAR recorded in December.

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NewsFebruary 3, 2015

Ally Financial Names New CEO

Jeffrey Brown, who headed up Ally’s dealer-financial services business, will succeed Michael Carpenter, who is retiring from his post and from the company’s board after five years.

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NewsFebruary 3, 2015

IHS Forecasts 88.6 Million Global Light-Vehicle Sales in 2015

IHS Automotive is predicting an increase of 2.4% in global automotive sales in 2015, continuing an unbroken five-year run of growth and sales recovery from the Great Recession.

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NewsFebruary 3, 2015

CNW: January Used-Vehicle Sales Total 2.38 Million Units

The research firm attributed the 2% gain in used-vehicle sales to higher CPO sales and a growing inventory of fresh off-lease vehicles. Even independents felt the trickledown effect of quality used vehicles.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonFebruary 3, 2015

Ally ‘Highly Confident’ About Overcoming Boot From GM Leasing Program

During a quarterly earnings conference call last week, Ally’s former CEO opened up about General Motors’ unexpected decision to move all of its lease incentives to its captive, GM Financial.

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NewsJanuary 29, 2015

Fewer Consumers Sticking to New-Car Budgets, CNW Reports

The number of consumer strictly adhering to their budget is dropping to pre-recession levels, according to the firm’s monthly report. And the number of car buyers for whom price is no object is on the upswing.

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NewsJanuary 27, 2015

CPS Subpoenaed By DOJ

This month, the Department of Justice issued a subpoena to Consumer Portfolio Services requiring the finance source to turn over documents related to subprime auto finance.

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NewsJanuary 27, 2015

J.D. Power Projects Best January Sales in 10 Years

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive expect the industry to realize its best January for new-vehicle sales since 2004, with the firms projecting sales of 932,000 units.

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