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Newsby AE eMagazineJune 5, 2015

Hari Subramania Promoted to Chief Financial Officer at American Auto Guardian, Inc. (“AAGI”)

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.–American Auto Guardian, Inc. (“AAGI”) is pleased to announce the promotion of Hari Subramania to Chief Financial Officer. Hari is a financial professional with more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry. Hari joined AAGI in January 2013, providing a solid financial management background, with expertise in budgeting & planning, management reporting, ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineJune 3, 2015

AUL Corp Introduces New Suite of Products for Franchise Dealers

NAPA, Calif. – AUL Corp, the Napa, CA based vehicle service contract administrator unveiled their new Absolute suite of products for automobile franchise dealers at their recent Annual Agency Meeting. The all-new Absolute program was developed in conjunction with AUL’s leading agents from the ground up to meet the changing demands in the marketplace. “We ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineJune 2, 2015

Fiat Chrysler Sees May Industry Sales Flat to Up 0.7 Percent

The U.S. auto industry will remain on track for the best sales year in a decade despite industry growth being flat to up 0.7 percent in May, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) said on Tuesday, reports Reuters. FCA’s forecast is slightly more optimistic than those of Wall Street analysts surveyed by Reuters, who expected a 1 percent ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineJune 2, 2015

Strong Sales Could Shift Ford, GM to Higher Gear

Shares of U.S. automakers may finally be able to accelerate, reports Reuters. Investors are closely awaiting next week’s May sales data, expected to come in near record levels. Meeting those forecasts could be enough to lift the sector – among the cheapest in the market – putting the sting of product recalls and tepid recent ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineJune 2, 2015

FTC Approves Final Consent Orders in Two Deceptive Ad Cases

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final consent orders involving two auto dealers that deceptively advertised the sale, financing and leasing of their vehicles. Under the settlement orders, Jim Burke Nissan of Birmingham, Ala., and Ross Nissan of El Monte, Calif., are prohibited from misrepresenting in any advertisement the cost ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineJune 2, 2015

U.S. Bank Monitoring F&I Product Pricing

MINNEAPOLIS — Dealers signed up with U.S. Bank received a notice this week containing the bank’s policy in regards to fair and responsible lending. Also detailed was the bank’s dealer monitoring program, which, according to the notice, isn’t just focused on how dealers mark up interest rates on finance contracts. Obtained by F&I and Showroom, the ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineJune 2, 2015

GM Recalls Heavy Duty Trucks with Takata Air Bags

General Motors Co is recalling about 375,000 heavy duty pickup trucks equipped with passenger-side air bag inflators made by Takata Corp, the U.S. automaker said, reported Reuters. The trucks are 2007 and 2008 model Chevrolet Silverados and GM Sierras. Subaru will expand its recall of 2004 and 2005 model Impreza compact cars with Takata air bags ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineJune 2, 2015

Spending on New Cars Hits All-Time High, Even as Loans Stretch to Record Lengths

While May might not have brought the big uptick in sales we’ve seen in recent months, preliminary data suggest that automakers took in record revenues, with the average transaction price of new cars, trucks and crossovers sold last month climbing by at least 4%, reports The Detroit Bureau.  All told, U.S. buyers spent a record ... Read More »

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Newsby AE eMagazineJune 2, 2015

Congress Sets Hearing on Takata, Automakers Expand Recalls

Five automakers on Thursday widened recalls of cars and trucks with Takata Corp air bags and the U.S. Congress set a hearing next week on the safety issue that has been linked to six deaths, reported Reuters. Takata last week complied with demands of U.S. safety regulators and doubled the vehicles to be involved in air ... Read More »

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