Author: Automotive News Feed
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Lenders, dealers plant foot in future with online used-vehicle retailers
Industry leaders are making their bets on the used-vehicle space.
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Dealertrack launches uniFI platform to streamline transactions
To alleviate the often cumbersome and slow FandI process, Dealertrack has launched uniFI, a platform that connects the entire deal process with open integration.
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Hyundai Capital America aims to hang up, get lean
Increasing efficiencies and maintaining a healthy portfolio rank high on Hyundai Capital’s 2019 to-do list, says Ross Williams, the captive’s CEO.
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GM Financial starts payouts to parent
For the first time in its eight-year history, GM Financial has paid a hefty dividend to its parent, General Motors.
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CDK Global names former Intel chief Brian Krzanich as CEO
Dealership software giant CDK Global said it hired former Intel boss Brian Krzanich to take over as CEO. Krzanich, 58, replaces Brian MacDonald, CDK’s CEO since 2016. The move is effective immediately.
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How midterm elections touched automotive politics
For the first time since 2010, Democrats will control the U.S. House of Representatives after Tuesday’s midterm elections. Republicans retained their majority in the Senate.
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Unsealed complaint: Wells Fargo execs knew auto insurance program was flawed
Wells Fargo executives were warned that an auto insurance plan could be overcharging customers four years before the bank scrapped the program, according to a complaint released by a judge.
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BMW secures supply routes by air as part of Brexit contingency plan
BMW has strengthened its logistics to include air freight options as part of contingency plans to prepare itself for the UK’s exit from the EU, CEO Harald Krueger said.
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BMW Q3 profit falls 27% amid U.S.-China trade tensions, Europe price war
BMW reported a 27 percent drop in third-quarter operating profit to $2 billion amid currency headwinds, trade tensions and higher research and development expenses.