John Huetter is a finance and insurance reporter for Automotive News. He covers a wide range of topics related to the automotive industry, including auto loans, dealership finances, and market trends. His work has also been featured in Auto Jobs Now.
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Wendy Reynolds-Dobbs says she has made sure a DE&I element exists in every type of training program Asbury Automotive Group offers.
Three ideas from Capital One financial services risk head Joseph Portera on spotting a customer trying to commit fraud at an auto dealership.
Auto lenders Santander, Bank of America, Chase Auto, Consumer Portfolio Services and Westlake Financial discuss interest rates at the October Auto Finance Summit, which took place right after the Federal Reserve's September rate cut and a month before the Fed's next rate meeting Nov. 6-7.
Credit Acceptance Corp. set records for average loan portfolio balance and the number of dealerships it worked with on auto loans in the third quarter, the lender said.
Asbury Automotive Group sold Larry H. Miller Downtown Honda Spokane to Findlay Automotive Group during the third quarter. The car dealership is now called Findlay Downtown Honda Spokane.
Car dealers and a National Automobile Dealers Association development leader recommended auto retailers facilitate electric vehicle sales by having car dealership staff be familiar with EVs. One suggestion: Salespeople should drive them.
Leaders at Asbury Automotive Group Inc. in October said they were encouraged by recent incentive plans by Stellantis after a disappointing third quarter selling its vehicles at the national auto dealership company.
Customers are more motivated by the risk of loss than the prospect of gain, and auto dealership finance managers can leverage this element of human nature to sell finance and insurance products, according to Allstate Dealer Services. The F&I product provider also advises finance managers to capitalize on the inverse of fear of loss — peace of mind.
By: John Huetter
J.D. Power’s 2024 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study ran from March to May and received responses from 4,472 dealership auto finance professionals. Here are overall satisfaction rankings for lenders who exceeded the average overall satisfaction in their segment, according to J.D. Power. Scores are on a 1,000-point scale.
Car dealer finance professionals are more satisfied with national auto lenders than regional lenders and are more inclined to send the national institutions business, according to the 2024 edition of J.D. Power’s U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study.
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