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Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Down 10% Through Nine Months of 2011

Alexandria, Va. — U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings totaled 1,044,722 nationwide during the first nine months of 2011 (Jan. 1-Sept. 30), a 10 percent decrease from the 1,165,172 total consumer filings during the same period a year ago, according to
Oct 13, 2011

Huntington Expands Auto Dealer Financing Business Into Wisconsin And Minnesota

COLUMBUS, Ohio  — Huntington has announced that it is expanding its successful auto dealer financing business into Wisconsin and Minnesota. “We have top market share in many of the states we serve, and auto dealers in Wisconsin and Minnesota wan
Oct 13, 2011

Credit Acceptance Announces Completion of $200.5 Million Asset-Backed Financing

Southfield, Michigan — Credit Acceptance Corporation (the “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) announced the completion of a $200.5 million asset-backed non-recourse secured financing (the “Fin
Oct 13, 2011

2,500 Lenders Choose VINtek’s Automotive Collateral Management Technology

PHILADELPHIA — VINtek, a provider of automotive collateral management, electronic lien and title (ELT) services and direct finance processing for automotive lenders, announced that it has signed its 2,500th customer for its VINtekTIME® c
Oct 13, 2011

Dollar Thrifty Announces Completion of Solicitation Process

TULSA, Okla. — Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. announced that it has formally concluded its process to solicit definitive proposals regarding a potential business combination.  On August 21, 2011, Dollar Thrifty issued a letter advising
Oct 13, 2011

American Auto Auction Group Adds Florida and Alabama Auction Operations; Announces New President

CHARLESTON, South Carolina – American Auto Auction Group, LLC (AAAG) has announced the addition of eight auto auction locations to its portfolio of auction businesses with the acquisition of Your Auction, Inc. the largest independent auto auction o
Oct 13, 2011

Phoenix Systems’ MAXPRO Reverse Brake Bleeder Available for Service Professional

BICKNELL, Utah – Phoenix Systems introduces the heavy duty MAXPRO™ – a reverse brake bleeding system that allows automotive service professionals to efficiently perform one-person brake service, including ABS. The MAXPRO works by removing trapp
Oct 13, 2011

Joe Verde Distributes Books To Automotive Dealers Across 4 Continents

Orange County, California – Legendary U.S. automotive sales and management training expert and author, Joe Verde, is now distributing complimentary copies of his management book to dealers in select countries. The book, “A Dealer’s Guide To Re
Oct 12, 2011

2012 U.S. Ad Growth Forecast Lowered

New York – MAGNAGLOBAL, a division of IPG Mediabrands, recently released its updated US Media Owners Advertising Revenue Forecast. The 2011 forecast remains unchanged at 1.6% growth, including the impact of political and Olympics (P&O) adverti
Oct 12, 2011