Happy New Year! I hope you had a chance to rest and unwind as you celebrated the holidays with your family and friends. We begin 2012 with some great news from J.D. Power & Associates: contrary to popular perception, vehicle owners say the up-sel

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — AutoCreditApproved.com announces Wholesale Inc. as its Certified Dealership Partner for the Nashville Tennessee Area, Helping People with Bad Credit / No Credit, Get Their Auto Credit Approved. AutoCreditApproved.com is the

SAN DIEGO — CODA Automotive, a leading developer of all-electric vehicles, announced its intention to make Marvin K. Brown its exclusive dealer partner in San Diego County when it initiates consumer sales of CODA sedans.  As CODA’s firs

Success, achievement beyond what is required to “get by,” is a predicate to succession. The concept of success assumes something has been achieved beyond the ordinary; extra ordinary if you may. Business succession planning respects and acknowled

Even after celebrating out tenth anniversary as a compliance consulting company, we continue to see new issues that surprise us. For example, one dealer gave the keys to a repo agent, who had what appeared to be a legitimate order from one of the cap

SAN FRANCISCO – Genstar Capital, LLC, a middle market private equity firm that focuses on investments in selected segments of the insurance and financial services, software, life sciences, healthcare, and industrial technology industries, in partne

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – iTapMenu has announced the launch of a next generation F&I menu application, with plans to go live on January 16, 2012.  iTapMenu replaces the antiquated, “paper” menu selling process with a web-based solution, featurin

YONKERS, NY — Cash-strapped consumers are delaying automotive maintenance at the potential cost of their safety. Forty percent of respondents to a recent Consumer Reports poll who are involved in repair decisions stated that they are postponing car

General Motors announced the automaker is recalling almost 9,000 Cadillac vehicles, according to Autoblog.com. The story said the problem is a transmission issue that could cause the driver to not be able to shift the vehicle. Vehicles included in th