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BookItOut Executive Vice President Reveals How to Strengthen Internet Presence, Increase Sales and Reduce Cost

Do you currently list your inventory online? How much do you pay each month to do so? Internet technology is continually evolving, becoming more effective and less expensive. Those who remain in-tune with change stand to profit the most from these ch
Sep 15, 2011

Hertz Extends Exchange Offer to Acquire Dollar Thrifty

PARK RIDGE, N.J. — Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (“Hertz”) today this week it has extended the expiration date of its exchange offer for all outstanding shares of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) (“Dollar Thri
Sep 15, 2011

MB Financial Bank and Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Expand Relationship

MINNEAPOLIS – Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announced that MB Financial Bank is expanding its use of the Wolters Kluwer Financial Services AppOne® platform as it makes its Indirect Finance Program available to the personal watercraft and p
Sep 15, 2011

Customer Interest in Ford’s Pioneering Radar-Based Warning Technologies Soars

DEARBORN, Mich.– Ford customers, more than ever, are buying vehicles with advanced driver-assistance systems. Ford’s radar-based technologies that help alert drivers of potentially dangerous situations are being purchased at rates sometimes appro
Sep 15, 2011

GMAC-SAIC Celebrates Seventh Anniversary with 55 Percent Year-Over-Year Growth

SHANGHAI — GMAC-SAIC Automotive Finance Co., Ltd. (GMAC-SAIC), a joint venture between Ally Financial Inc., Shanghai Automotive Group Finance Co., Ltd. and Shanghai General Motors Co. Ltd. (SGM), announced today that after seven years of doing
Sep 15, 2011

CPS Completes $237 Million Portfolio Acquisition

IRVINE, Calif. — Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (“CPS”) announced that today it purchased a $237 million portfolio of performing automobile receivables from Fireside Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kemper Corporation (form
Sep 15, 2011

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers breaks ground on permanent auction site in Raleigh-Durham

RALEIGH-DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, broke ground on its new 107±-acre permanent auction site in Butner, North Carolina (Granville County) just north of Raleigh-Durham yesterday (
Sep 15, 2011

Warranty Direct Expands Extended Auto Warranty Coverage For Customers At No Extra Charge

CHARLOTTE, NC  — Warranty Direct, a leading provider of extended vehicle service contracts, has announced expanded coverage for its major policies at no additional cost, in response to customer requests. “We are increasing the coverage for o
Sep 15, 2011

Automotive Lenders, Retailers Better Positioned to Weather Economic Downturn

Even as the United States began to emerge from recession in 2010, many economists were wary. With a tepid recovery at best, many economists warned that the United States could be headed for a double-dip recession. This summer’s debt ceiling debate,
Sep 15, 2011