EAST HADDAM – Vets-Cars Group, a dealer association focused on promoting a bond of trust and commerce between select dealers and military consumers, announced their new partnership with Coastal Credit, L.L.C. a solid, respectful new and used car lender to military and civilian consumers for more than 25 years. The partnership, which is novel to … Read More »

CANTON – LoJack Corporation announced that it has reached an agreement with IAS (Innovative Aftermarket Systems), a provider of F&I aftermarket programs to automotive dealerships, in which IAS will sell and promote a variety of LoJack products to authorized dealerships throughout the IAS general agent base. IAS joins a growing list of Third Party F&I … Read More »

SCOTTSDALE – Brian Pendergast, chief information officer (CIO) for CNA National Warranty Corporation, has been invited to be a panelist at the prestigious CIO Perspectives event in San Francisco on May 16 for senior information technology executives. “CNA National is heavily investing in our technology architecture and CIO Perspectives is the perfect opportunity to benchmark … Read More »

SCOTTSDALE – Jay Sharpnack has been appointed to the newly created position of national sales manager for CNA National Warranty Corporation, effective immediately. Sharpnack joined CNA National in April 2010 after establishing a successful career including corporate, managerial and sales positions in the automotive industry. In this new position Sharpnack will be responsible for managing … Read More »

FARMINGTON HILLS – RouteOne announced the availability of its free Windows Phone 7 app, available now for download from the Windows Phone Marketplace. Once downloaded, RouteOne Windows Phone 7 app will allow users to view and manage all dealers and leads, whether in the F&I office, on the showroom floor, or outside of the dealership. … Read More »

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Finance Express has a new name for its suite of software tools for independent dealers. Called the FEX DMS, the rebranding is based on terminology the company’s clients and employees have used for years to describe its product line. The rebranding also represents the company’s efforts over the last few years … Read More »