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AutoGravity Announces Partnership With Westlake

The subprime finance source’s auto financing options will now be available through the FinTech firm’s digital platform, which allows car buyers to select a vehicle, find nearby dealerships that carry the vehicle, apply for financing, and choose from up to four personalized financing options on their mobile device.

by Staff
February 21, 2017
2 min to read



IRVINE, Calif. — FinTech firm AutoGravity today announced a partnership with Westlake Financial Services to provide access to the finance source’s auto financing options through the AutoGravity digital platform.

AutoGravity is revolutionizing vehicle financing with its simple-to-use digital platform by empowering car shoppers with up to four personalized finance options delivered to their mobile devices. With this partnership, AutoGravity will provide Westlake Financial Services loan products to a growing population of digital-first car shoppers.

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“We created AutoGravity to improve the car financing experience by putting multiple finance options in the palms of customers’ hands,” said Andy Hinrichs, founder and CEO of AutoGravity. “Our partnership with Westlake Financial Services drives more customers to dealerships and expands Westlake’s ability to finance customers with all credit types.”

Car buyers using AutoGravity’s iOS, Android or web apps can select any new car by make, model and trim, find nearby dealerships that carry that vehicle, apply for financing and choose from up to four personalized financing options in the app.

“Westlake is constantly looking to stay ahead of the competition by leveraging technology and allowing for immediate financing options.  Putting Westlake financing options on the AutoGravity platform is a great opportunity to expand Westlake’s reach to more customers and to help improve the car-buying experience for everyone.” said Chris Urban, senior vice president of risk management at Westlake Financial Services.

AutoGravity apps are available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The platform is also available as a web application accessible at www.autogravity.com.

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