wo longtime Toyota Financial Services leaders, Pete Carey and Karen Ideno, switched gears in August 2019 to establish Mazda Financial Services, a captivelike venture within the company. Forming the new captive within the highest-volume U.S. auto lender would be a departure of sorts for both finance veterans. The two pitched …
Read More »Road death rate higher despite fewer miles driven due to Covid, safety officials say
Through the first six months of 2020, when much of the country was under shelter-in-place restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the rate of traffic fatalities jumped 20% from 2019, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Safety Council. The estimated increase in the death rate reverses a …
Read More »Fighting fraud proves harder in COVID era
With masks required and online sales transactions becoming more common, dealerships are prioritizing fraud prevention during the COVID-19 era. Lori Church, director of compliance at Holman Automotive Group, told Automotive News that the dealership group — which has 42 stores in nine states — is using a “commonsense approach.” That …
Read More »How to be a Covid camper
Got the camping bug? Want to explore these United States but don’t have the best car for it? Don’t fancy a massive RV or a flimsy tent? Then it might be time for a camper van. Camper vans are all the rage, and van life was trending for a few …
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