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Auto Finance•by Brittany-Marie Swanson•February 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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Auto Finance•by Gregory Arroyo•February 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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F&I•by Staff•February 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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Compliance•by Staff•February 4, 2015

Utah Bill Would Send Sales Tax to Car Buyer’s Hometown

Rep. Ken Ivory (R-Utah) has introduced legislation that would send the sales-tax revenue from car sales to the hometown of the car buyer, instead of the city where the dealership is located.

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Compliance•by Staff•February 4, 2015

Penn. Dealer Pocketed Customer Fees, Police Say

The owner and operator of a Pennsylvania dealership has been accused of taking money from at least 40 customers and not submitting title and registration paperwork and fees to the state’s Department of Transportation.

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F&I•by Staff•February 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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F&I•by Staff•February 3, 2015

Black Book: Vehicle Depreciation to Rise in 2015

Vehicle depreciation is expected to increase in 2015 as a larger used-car supply and off-lease volumes place pressure on retention rates, according to a report from Black Book and Fitch Ratings.

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Auto Finance•by Staff•February 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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F&I•by Staff•February 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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Digital•by Staff•February 3, 2015

Flick Fusion Updates Videos With 2015 Models

Flick Fusion added 2015 make and model-year cars to its expanded library of PicMotion new vehicle inventory videos.

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