CLEVELAND — National Automotive Experts announced that RV and Motorcycle Program Manager Tom Johnson has become a John Maxwell Team Certified Trainer. John Maxwell Team is an elite group of over 5,000 certified coaches, teachers, speakers, trainers, and professionals. This group helps people worldwide create a leadership legacy within their own spheres of influence. JMT ... Read More »
Read More →DALLAS — F&I product provider EFG Companies today announced the launch of a new dynamic digital portal designed to boost F&I producer knowledge, reinforce training learnings, and reduce the cost of a poor hiring decision for a dealership. The EFG Learning Opps Through Virtual Engagement, or LOVE, was developed in response to complaints from dealers and ... Read More »
Read More →LAKE FOREST, Calif. – Portfolio, one of the nation’s leading reinsurance program managers for automotive dealers, has announced that Peter W. Jacobson, formerly of Toyota Financial Services in San Francisco, has joined the company as a Reinsurance Specialist. The position requires working closely with dealer principals on business strategy and a thorough knowledge of all ... Read More »
Read More →LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Portfolio has announced that Peter W. Jacobson, formerly of Toyota Financial Services in San Francisco, has joined the company as a reinsurance specialist. The position requires working closely with dealer principals on business strategy and a thorough knowledge of all dealership operations. Jacobson most recently served as dealer sales and service ... Read More »
Read More →NAPLES, Fla. — Line\5 won the Platinum award for F&I Financing, a new category in this year’s 14th annual Dealers’ Choice Awards competition. The awards are sponsored by Auto Dealer Today and F&I and Showroom magazines and rank firms based on product quality, value for money spent, and customer service, according to the results of a detailed written survey ... Read More »
Read More →ST. LOUIS — Dent Wizard International today announced the hiring of Jim Powers as the company’s new CFO. Powers officially assumed his new role on July 2 and reports to Dent Wizard CEO Mike Black. Powers comes to Dent Wizard having served in various leadership roles. He most recently served as president and CEO for ... Read More »
Read More →ST. LOUIS — Dent Wizard International announced the acquisition of Image Auto LLC, a provider of auto reconditioning and wheel repair services in the Central and Western New York and Pennsylvania areas. The transaction was finalized June 8. Dent Wizard’s acquisition includes both auto service brands operating under the company’s LLC: Image Auto, the Syracuse, ... Read More »
Read More →IRVINE, Calif. — AutoGravity named replacements for its chief executive and chief technology officer (CTO), who reportedly left about two months ago. Alex Mallmann, who most recently served as president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance China, replaces AutoGravity’s co-founder and CEO Andy Hinrichs, who left in May, according to the Orange County Business Journal. The ... Read More »
Read More →HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. and ATLANTA — CDK Global Inc. today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ELEAD1ONE. The value of the transaction, which was unanimously approved by CDK’s board of directors, was not disclosed. The deal was first reported on Sunday by The Banks Report, which described the acquisition as checking off ... Read More »
Read More →SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – CNA National (CNAN) has been named a leading provider for the 14th consecutive year. In the 2018 Dealers’ Choice Awards, the company earned a first-place Diamond award for “Service Contract Provider” and a second-place Platinum award for “Reinsurance Provider.” Dealers have voted the company number one every year since the competition began ... Read More »
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