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Compliance•by Staff•October 22, 2013

Car Dealer Pleads Guilty in Financing Scam

The former operator of a West Texas dealership and two others are accused of devising a plan to approve loans for customers who did not meet a credit union’s lending standards. The credit union lost $3.9 million as a result of the scam.

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Compliance•by Staff•October 22, 2013

Denver Dealer Being Investigated for Withholding Titles, FOX31 Denver reports

Auto dealer Koroush Ghasemi of ABC Auto Sales in Denver is under investigation after more than 40 former clients claimed the dealer never sent them titles for their new vehicles.

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Digital•by Staff•October 22, 2013

Sonic to Open Standalone Pre-Owned Stores

Sonic Automotive will open standalone pre-owned specialty retail stores in 2014, as well as implement the One Sonic-One Experience to cut down on the time it takes to sell a vehicle.

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Digital•by Staff•October 22, 2013

Haystak: Yahoo! Bing Conversion Rates Top Google

According to Haystak Digital Marketing, the Yahoo! Bing network is delivering conversion rates at lower costs for auto dealers, Clickz.com reports.

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Digital•by Staff•October 22, 2013

Digital Air Strike Partners With Cars.com

Digital Air Strike and Cars.com are partnering on a new “customer verified” review integration. The new platform pulls from the dealer’s DMS to identify customers who are likely to write a review on Cars.com.

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Auto Finance•by Staff•October 22, 2013

CNW: Leases Overestimating Future Residual Values

CNW Research issued a warning this week, reporting that lease contracts have been overestimating residual values by roughly 14 percent in 2013. The firm expects automakers to lose between $5 billion and $8 billion within three years.

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Digital•by Staff•October 22, 2013

Gubagoo Launches ‘Vehicle Matching’ for Dealership Websites

Patent-pending technology enables dealership websites to accurately predict visitor preferences, allowing dealers to match in-stock vehicles to customer preferences.

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F&I•by Staff•October 22, 2013

Pent-Up Demand Swells During Government Shutdown, CNW Reports

CNW Research says the government shutdown was like ‘putting a dam on a river.’ But when will that pent-up demand be released?

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F&I•by Gregory Arroyo•October 17, 2013

F&I Industry Loses VSC Pioneer

Dick Winzer, the founder of Automotive Professionals Inc., passed away this month at the age of 86. Former employees and colleagues credit him with being one of the first to develop computerized claim adjusting and processing.

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F&I•by Stephanie Forshee•October 17, 2013

Industry Proves Resilient During Government Shutdown

The government just experienced a more than two-week hiatus, but the auto industry could be on track to actually top September sales this month.

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