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Auto Financeby StaffSeptember 27, 2016

Kontos: Average Wholesale Price in August Up 4.6% YOY

ADESA's chief economist reported this week that the continued strength of the truck segment drove a year-over-year increase in wholesale prices, while weak car sales contributed to a month-over-month price decline.

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Auto Financeby StaffSeptember 27, 2016

LMC/J.D. Power: September Sales Expected to Fall Despite Record Incentives

For the fifth time in seven months, J.D. Power and LMC Automotive are predicting a year-over-year decline in new-vehicle retail sales for September. But officials with both firms said the numbers don't point to significant weakness or risk, but the firm does see challenges ahead.

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Digitalby StaffSeptember 27, 2016

Dataium Founder to Lead LotLinx's New Media Subsidiary

LotLinx Media Holdings, a new subsidiary of LotLinx, has named Eric Brown president, the company announced this week. The behavior data expert will focus on building up LotLinx's media properties and growing the business.

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Digitalby StaffSeptember 27, 2016

Helion Offers Tips to Improve Phone Conversions

Thirty-one percent of incoming sales calls and 20% of incoming service calls never reach an agent, according to the call monitoring solution CallRevu. Helion Automotive Technologies' Erik Nachbahr says this statistic can be attributed to a dealership's poorly designed call flow.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 27, 2016

CareGard Appoints New President

CareGard has appointed Guy Koenig as its new president, the company announced on Monday. Koenig succeeds Wright Brewer, who is staying on as CEO and chairman and will continue to play a key role in the company’s growth.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 27, 2016

ADESA Names Director of Dealer Relations

In his new role, Trent Strauss will lead the local auction dealer relations teams throughout the United States. He will also oversee deployment of the company’s national sales and dealer relations strategy.

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F&Iby Eric GandarillaSeptember 22, 2016

Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged

While the industry welcomed the Fed’s 7-3 decision not to raise interest rates a quarter point, market watchers say even a full percentage-point increase wouldn’t impact the current pace of auto sales. The Fed is still expected to raise rates a quarter point by the end of the year.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 22, 2016

Reynolds Now Offers 30 State-Specific F&I Documents Libraries

Reynolds Document Services has developed 30 state-specific Reynolds LAW brand F&I documents libraries, surpassing the midway point to its goal of creating document libraries for all 50 states.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 22, 2016

CFPB Sues Five Arizona Auto-Title Lenders

The bureau charged the title lenders with violating the Truth in Lending Act for failing to disclose annual percentage rates in online loan advertisements. It is seeking civil monetary penalties and administrative orders requiring the companies to correct their practices.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 22, 2016

Former Senior Manager for VW Joins Dent Wizard's KhS Business Unit

Dent Wizard International announced it has appointed Scott Goodwin as vice president of OEM services for the firm's Know How Systems (KhS) business unit. The 23-year veteran of vehicle logistics previously served as a senior manager for Volkswagen Group of America.

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