Southlake, Texas– Peritus Portfolio Services, a leading purchaser of open bankruptcy auto secured paper from Auto dealers, Finance companies, Banks, and Credit Unions throughout the United States, recently announced an alliance with PassTime, a

HOUSTON — Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Fortune 500 automotive retailer, this week announced the acquisition of Rod East Volkswagen in San Antonio, Texas. The dealership will be renamed Volkswagen of Alamo Heights and is expected to generate $48

Arlington, Texas — Southside Financial Group, an active purchaser of auto finance receivables, today announced the company is changing its name from Southside Financial Group to its most commonly used moniker, SFG Finance, effective immediate

Los Angeles, CA — A new iPhone application allowing car owners to receive online estimates for auto body shop has been released by DingIT.com. The new DingIT application allows the user to submit a request for estimates from nearby body shops b

Chrysler Group LLC is recalling a little over 300 vehicles to fix a problem with the tire pressure monitoring system, according to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website. The website said the recall includes the 2012 model yea

According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, BMW of North America, LLC is recalling 88,911 MINI vehicles. The website said the electronic circuit board for the water pump that cools the turbocharger could overheat and

It is January and most of the country is dealing with winter weather driving conditions. According to WLNS.com News Channel 6, out of Michigan, local body shops are keeping busy with winter weather related work. One auto body shop said they are deali

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Paying full price for new Ford trucks is a thing of the past according to one automotive website. It does not take much research to prove that consumers like to shop. Likewise, it doesn’t take much to prove that cons

ATLANTA — U.S. consumers continue to make timely payments and pay down their retail credit card and bank card balances, resulting in a significant reduction in the number of card write-offs over 2010 levels, according to Equifax’s lates