Brian K. Smith, a vice president and commercial lender for Mainstreet Community Bank of Florida, was appointed to the board of directors of Dave’s House, a nonprofit that works to end homelessness for people with serious mental illness through the development of permanent supportive housing.
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Automotive News Europe handed out 15 Eurostar awards to executives who exceeded expectations in a year of big challenges.
Franchised auto dealerships continued to view their markets favorably during the third quarter but without any major net improvement from the second quarter, according to the latest Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index poll.
Hydrogen provides an alternate and complementary path toward decarbonization, BMW’s Juergen Guldner said. He provided a status report on the company’s iX5 hydrogen vehicle pilot during IAA Mobility in Munich.
AutoNation, which acquired CIG Financial in late 2022, told independent dealer customers that it would no longer handle their financing. Instead, it will focus on franchised dealers and AutoNation USA stores.