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Showroomby StaffSeptember 8, 2016

4 Automotive Marketing Firms Merge

TimeHighway.com, Peak Performance, Dealer Product Services and OneCommand have merged. Together, the companies will be called Affinitiv, the firms announced this week.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 8, 2016

J.D. Power Sale Complete

J.D. Power’s sale to XIO Group in London for $1.1 billion was completed this week, the global alternative investments firm announced on Wednesday. J.D. Power will remain headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif., and will continue to be led by its existing management team.

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Digitalby StaffSeptember 7, 2016

DealersLink Expands Into Illinois as Part of Nationwide Rollout Plan

DealersLink announced this week it has expanded into Illinois. According to the company, it is aggressively signing on new dealerships in Illinois and plans further expansion into other Midwest markets.

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Digitalby StaffSeptember 7, 2016

TEGNA to Spin Off Cars.com

Almost a year after purchasing full ownership of Cars.com, the company formerly known as Gannett announced on Wednesday plans to spin-off the digital automotive marketplace into an independent publicly trade company.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 7, 2016

KAR Auction Services Names New Senior Vice President

KAR Auction Services Inc. has promoted Stacey White to senior vice president of enterprise optimization. The more than 20-year veteran of the auto remarketing industry will maintain her prior duties while also overseeing the company’s procurement and sourcing strategies.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

Five Star Ford of Lewisville Wins F&I Dealer of the Year Award

Texas-based Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford of Lewisville was named F&I and Showroom’s 2016 F&I Dealer of the Year. The award was handed out last Wednesday during the magazine’s annual Industry Summit.

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Auto Financeby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

Manheim Names General Manager for Baltimore-Washington Region

Manheim has appointed John Eriksen as general manager of Manheim Baltimore-Washington, according to a company announcement. In his new role, he will concentrate on serving clients and improving their auction experienced, the company stated.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

CU Direct Reaches New Milestone

Credit unions funded a record 529,000 auto loans through CU Direct’s Lending 360 and CUDL platforms in the first half of 2016. That amounts to more than $16.1 billion in funded automotive loans.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

Experian: Q2 Auto Finance Data Doesn’t Support Subprime Bubble Talk

Finance sources made more than five times as many loans to superprime customers than deep-subprime customers during the second quarter. Delinquencies were up only slightly, but balanced loan portfolios and stable automotive lending continued to quash subprime bubble fears, Experian reports.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

Shane O'Dell Returns to NextGear

Cox Automotive has named Shane O’ Dell president of financial solutions. The former Manheim exec will oversee NextGear Capital, where he served as COO before joining Manheim as senior vice president of vehicle solutions.

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