Automotive Resource Group

Automotive Resource Group Profile and History

ARG has relationships with national lenders and vendors across the country. The companies selected have been selected through a stringent vetting process. We hold our preferred partners to the highest standards in their respective industries. Based on feedback from our dealer clients we review potential vendors and lenders on several factors that impact dealer profitability. These areas include pr ice, quality, service levels, financial stability, and flexibility just to name a few. The ARG Preferred Lender Program is comprised of multiple indirect auto lenders who offer loan programs that cover the entire credit spectrum. Dealers who participate in the ARG Dealer Program have access to special lenders programs that have traditionally only been available to the large public retail auto groups. Based on the performance of the portfolios of the ARG dealers, lenders have been very receptive to enhanced programs only available to participating dealers. The ARG Preferred Lender Program has proven results that show it is very lucrative for dealers and outperforms other portfolios for lenders. They provide more than more than just additional volume and efficiencies to our lender partners. We limit the number of Preferred Lenders in each credit tier to allow the finance managers to focus on the Preferred Lender programs and ensure they have a strong understanding of every Preferred Lenders program and where they fit in the credit spectrum. This allows the finance manager to reduce the number of exceptions and rewrites making it more profitable for the dealer and the lender. Additionally, we monitor and measure the finance activities of the participating dealerships to ensure that the preferred lenders are always given the opportunity to review applications that are best suited for their programs. The Preferred Lender Program was developed to supplement and be an enhancement to the Captive Finance Company and allow the dealer to maximize the profitability on every deal. In addition to the extremely aggressive pricing ...