ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – American Auto Guardian, Inc. announced the promotion of Kristen Gruber to Vice President, Product Development. Kristen is a CPCU with over 20 years of product management and underwriting experience working for a major insurance company and general agency. Kristen joined AAGI in 2007 and has been responsible for the creation of new … Read More »

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – American Auto Guardian, Inc. announced that Andrew Wilson joined their sales team as Eastern Regional Vice President. With over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry, Andrew’s career began in retail and included time as a Salesperson, Sales Manager and F&I Manager. Andrew has also held a number of training, sales … Read More »

Denso Corp. and Yazaki Corp, two Japanese suppliers of auto parts, agreed to plead guilty and pay a total of $548 million in criminal fines for their role in a price-fixing and bid-rigging conspiracy. Yazaki agreed to pay $470 million, the second-largest criminal fine for a violation of the Sherman Act antitrust law, and four … Read More »

California regulators established new rules on Friday that require dramatic cuts in emissions from most cars and trucks by 2025. The new “advanced clean cars” regulations, adopted in a unanimous vote by the state Air Resources Board, requires cars and light trucks sold in 2025 to emit 75 percent fewer smog-forming pollutants and reduce carbon … Read More »

SOUTHFIELD – Open Dealer Exchange, LLC, announced a partnership for integration with VW Credit, Inc., the captive finance company which provides financial products and services specifically to Volkswagen and Audi dealers and their customers throughout the U.S. The partnership includes processing credit application and contract data within the dealer management system (DMS) as part of … Read More »

SCOTTSDALE – CNA National Warranty Corporation is celebrating 30 years in business. Known in the automobile dealer industry as a provider of vehicle service contracts, CNA National was established as Western National Warranty Corporation in January 1982 as a family-owned business operated by Paul and Judy Askos. “Every day we feel entrusted to continue the … Read More »