The F&I Forum comes up with a starting point for finance reform. The editor offers his opinion as well.
Read More →Retail auto sales continued their strong performance in April, as all domestic and foreign automakers reported increases in their sales volumes.
Read More →U.S. new-vehicle sales for the first quarter 2010 were 15.7 percent higher than the year-ago period, but the market continues to be on a long road to recovery, according to the latest figures from JATO Dynamics, a provider of automotive data.
Read More →Fueled by attractive incentives, U.S. automakers sold 1.07 million units in March – the best month since the federal government’s Cash for Clunkers program sent sales skyrocketing last August.
Read More →Chrysler Group LLC announced March 26 that it intends to reinstate 50 arbitrating dealers whose contracts were rejected as part of OldCarCo’s bankruptcy proceedings last year.
Read More →General Motors announced last Friday that it intends to reinstate more than half of the dealers appealing the loss of their franchise agreements, a day after two U.S. Congressmen sent a strongly worded letter asking GM and Chrysler to stop awarding new franchises in areas where dealers are awaiting arbitration hearings.
Read More →Congressmen Pete Hoekstra of Michigan and Steven LaTourette of Ohio have sent a strongly worded letter to General Motors Corp. Chairman Ed Whitacre and Chrysler LLC CEO Sergio Marchionne, asking the OEM heads to halt new franchises in markets where formerly franchised dealers are awaiting reinstatement hearings.
Read More →A bill is making its way through the Colorado state legislature that aims to protect dealerships terminated by GM and Chrysler, the Associated Press reported on Monday.
Read More →With the capital markets on the mend, special finance could be on the comeback trail, that’s if bank regulators and financial services reform don’t get in the way. Insider breaks down the market.
Read More →Haunted by losses from its mortgage operation, GMAC Financial Services posted a $5 billion loss for the last three months of 2009. The news, however, was much brighter for the finance company’s auto operations.
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