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Dealer Specialties, a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions, today announced the integration of Kelley Blue Book Values into the appraisal tool of MarketControl Analytics.

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced the addition of a Service Pricing Guide module into its dealership management system’s (DMS) Service System.

American automobile dealers can use a newly launched iPhone application to determine which vehicles to buy at auction based on customizable criteria. Bidzpin was launched Wednesday (Sept. 7).

Special Finance Insider is pleased to announce the addition of George Dans as a speaker at the upcoming 2011 Special Finance Conference, part of the Industry Summit 2011 by F&I and Showroom, to be held September 26-28, 2011 at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Experian Automotive today announced that lenders continued to increase their appetite for risk in Q2 2011, with new vehicle loans for customers with credit outside of prime increasing by 22.4 percent, when compared to the previous year.

Special Finance Insider is pleased to announce the addition of Paul Potratz as a speaker at the upcoming 2011 Special Finance Conference, part of the Industry Summit 2011 by F&I and Showroom, to be held September 26-28, 2011 at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Exeter Finance Corp., a specialty auto finance company, announced it has been acquired by Blackstone from Navigation Capital Partners (NCP).

GWC Warranty, a leading vehicle service contract provider, has partnered with Universal Lenders LLC to provide Dealers across the country with “The ZERO Plan,” an interest-free financing option for GWC Vehicle Service Contracts.

Special Finance Insider is pleased to announce the addition of Joe Courrege as a speaker at the upcoming 2011 Special Finance Conference, part of the Industry Summit 2011 by F&I and Showroom, to be held September 26-28, 2011 at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Flagship Credit Acceptance, a leading national indirect automobile finance company headquartered near Philadelphia, today announced the addition of two key sales executives to help lead an expanding national sales force and continue growing its expanding nonprime and subprime auto loan origination platform.