Visit PassTime in Booth #1201 at the NIADA Convention.

Join PassTime in booth #1201 at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association  – NIADA Convention and Expo – June 12-15th at the Mirage, Las Vegas. NIADA is helping independent dealers “chart the waters” to success.

PassTime is a leading provider of GPS and Automated Collection Technology solutions designed to help dealers and finance companies manage their assets. Find out how PassTime can help your business.

Come See Us in Booth #1201.

Don’t miss our panel discussion on GPS:

PassTime President & COO, Chris Macheca will join the GPS/Starter Interrupt Panel at NIADA to discuss how PassTime is leading the way for industry best practices.

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LITTLETON, Colorado– May 22, 2017-PassTime announced today it has named Jeffrey (Jake) Frank Chairman and CEO of the company.  Additionally, the company has appointed Chris Macheca President in addition to remaining as the company’s Chief Operating Officer.

Jake Frank is the co-founder of PassTime and previously served in numerous executive positions in the past, including Executive Vice President.  Mr. Frank received a Bachelor of Science degree from Penn State University and a master’s degree from the University of Virginia. Since 1990, he has worked in the auto industry and since founding the company in 1992, Mr. Frank has been instrumental in the continued success of PassTime over the past several decades.

Chris Macheca has been with the company for 19 years.  During his career at PassTime, Mr. Macheca has been involved in all areas including sales, development, IT, operations, and manufacturing. Mr. Macheca received his Bachelor’s Degree and MBA from Regis University in Denver, Colorado.  Prior to being named Chief Operating Officer in 2015, Mr. Macheca served as Executive Vice President of Operations.

For more information please contact PassTime at 877-727-7846 or info@passtimegps.com

About PassTime

PassTime GPS has been in business for nearly 25 years in the global transportation industry. Our wireless GPS telematics products are available for multiple sectors of the automotive industry including auto dealers, auto finance companies, auto leasing companies, insurance companies and fleet transportation providers. We design, engineer, manufacture and distribute our own products and we have more than 25 patents protecting our technology. Visit www.passtimegps.com for more information or email info@passtimegps.com

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The PassTime Family is deeply saddened at the loss of Stanley G. Schwarz, its CEO and Co-Founder, who passed on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, in Indialantic, FL, surrounded by the love and prayers of all that knew him.

Stan treated every stranger as a friend and every friend like family. His smile, laughter, and
optimism made others strive to be better people, and the world is a better place for it. He will forever be in our hearts and the memories will always warm our souls and bring smiles to our faces. His presence alone brought light to the darkest room and filled it with a joy and laughter that will never fade.

Stan was born in Denver, CO to the late Robert “Pops” and Beverly Schwarz. He was the eldest of two children. He leaves his heart with his wife, Amy Rossetter Schwarz and their three children (Magnolia, Tyberius, and Nicodemus Schwarz) as well as his two children from his previous marriage to Colleen Schwarz (Corinne Kirkendall, married to Matthew Kirkendall, and Ryan Schwarz) and two grandchildren (Connor and Quinn Kirkendall).

Stan earned his undergraduate degree from Oakland University and a Masters degree from Ball State University. He was an entrepreneur, CEO, and co-founder of PassTime GPS Tracking Solutions since 1990.

A small gathering to celebrate Stan’s life will be this Saturday, March 25, 2017, 4:00pm, at the Schwarz Family residence in Indialantic, FL.

Additionally, a larger celebration will be held in Denver, CO on March 31, 2017.

For more information, please contact the family or PassTime at celebratestan@passtimeusa.com

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Stan Schwarz Memorial Fund- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

LITTLETON, Colorado— January 26, 2017—PassTime today announced it has hired J. Blair Witter as the company’s new VP of Sales, Southeast Region.

Witter brings with him decades of industry experience, coming from Credit Acceptance, the 6th largest used car finance company in the U.S.  Witter worked at Credit Acceptance for nearly 11 years, serving as a Market Area Manager, and more recently, Director of Sales.

PassTime, which has been in business for nearly 25 years offers wireless GPS telematics products that are available for multiple sectors of the automotive industry including new and used auto dealers, auto finance companies, auto leasing companies, insurance companies and fleet transportation providers.

“We are excited to bring Blair on as the VP Sales for the Southeast region.  We think he is a great fit for PassTime. He brings a great deal of experience with him, and we look forward to growing the region together,” said Chris Macheca, COO at PassTime.

As Director of Sales at Credit Acceptance, Witter oversaw a team of Market Area Managers, who selected and consulted with new and used dealers to deliver auto loans on the Credit Acceptance program.  During his time there, Credit Acceptance was named Fortune Magazine’s Top 100 Greatest Places to Work in America three times in a row, a testament to the culture built at the company.

Prior to his work at Credit Acceptance, Blair also founded and managed two large-volume dealerships in Biloxi Mississippi and Mobile Alabama for over a decade.

For more information on PassTime, please contact PassTime at 877-727-7846 or info@passtimegps.com

About PassTime

PassTime GPS has been in business for nearly 25 years in the global transportation industry. Our wireless GPS telematics products are available for multiple sectors of the automotive industry including auto dealers, auto finance companies, auto leasing companies, insurance companies and fleet transportation providers. Our products are available in the USA, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. We design, engineer, manufacture and distribute our own products and we have more than 25 patents protecting our technology. Visit www.passtimegps.com for more information or email info@passtimegps.com

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BIRMINGHAM, AL/TALLAHASSEE, FL, Jan. 6, 2017 – LEVERAGE, the service corporation of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates (LSCU), which equips credit union partners with products and services to fulfill day-to-day needs, announced today that it has named PassTime GPS as its preferred GPS provider. PassTime is the industry leader in high-tech GPS tracking and automated collection technology solutions for auto financing.

This technology will provide credit unions with a greater ability to grow more members with added protection, improve member payment performance, and reduce delinquency rates. It also provides the tools to increase originations without increasing staff. PassTime GPS technology helps ensure accounts stay current and can help create opportunities to cross-sell to a more loyal borrower.

“At LEVERAGE, part of our mission is to offer new strategies to credit unions for loan growth. PassTime GPS is designed to provide participating credit unions with a stronger competitive advantage in auto lending,” stated LEVERAGE President/CEO Patrick La Pine. “The market for sub-prime lending is expanding, and PassTime GPS will deliver resources needed for credit unions to meet the growing needs of this market.”

Improving the bottom line by reducing expenses, growing loans and increasing non-interest income, as well as improving regulatory compliance, LEVERAGE offers products to increase operational efficiencies for credit unions across all environments. Streamlining actions that free-up valuable organizational resources allows more time to concentrate on serving members. When credit unions support LEVERAGE, they are supporting the credit union system. LEVERAGE brings simple solutions that pay big dividends.

PassTime, which has been in business for nearly 25 years, offers wireless GPS telematics products that are available for multiple sectors of the automotive industry, including new and used auto dealers, auto finance companies, auto leasing companies, insurance companies, and fleet transportation providers. Some of the product features include tamper detection, scheduled payment reminders, web based command management, tamper detection, and text/email communication.

“We are very excited to partner with LEVERAGE as the group’s preferred GPS provider,” said Chris Macheca, COO at PassTime. “LEVERAGE has built a reputation in the industry as partnering with best-in-class vendors to offer its members access to solutions to help their businesses. We look forward to continuing to help credit unions increase their collections and reduce repossessions with our GPS and automated collection technology.”

For more information about LEVERAGE and its products and services, contact Rhea Oaks, director, product management, at 866.231.0545 x 1146.

LEVERAGE, the service corporation for the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, is the business services provider that leverages credit union system resources, relationships, and industry knowledge for optimal performance and sustained growth of its clients and business partners.

LEVERAGE provides credit unions with best-in-class products and services that reduce costs, maximize results, and make the most member difference.
For more information, visit myleverage.com or follow LEVERAGE on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/MY_LEVERAGE or LinkedIn.

PassTime GPS has been in business for nearly 25 years in the global transportation industry. Our wireless GPS telematics products are available for multiple sectors of the automotive industry including auto dealers, auto finance companies, auto leasing companies, insurance companies and fleet transportation providers. Our products are available in the USA, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. We design, engineer, manufacture and distribute our own products and we have more than 25 patents protecting our technology. Visit www.passtimegps.com for more information or email info@passtimegps.com.

LITTLETON, Colorado— November 1, 2016—PassTime today announced the launch of the Elite 5, an LTE Cat 1-based telematics device serving consumer, franchise dealership, fleet and specialized finance company markets.  The Elite 5 is the first LTE Cat 1-based GPS device certified on Verizon’s 4G LTE network, the nation’s largest and most reliable 4G LTE network, to serve the subprime automotive finance market in the US. In addition, the Elite 5 will feature advanced power-saving functionality.

“The Elite 5 is a huge accomplishment for PassTime. Bringing the first LTE Cat 1-based device into the payment assurance market will provide our customers with access to the most reliable 4G LTE network and provide for network longevity which is critical to our customers,” said Chris Macheca, COO at PassTime.

PassTime has been a valued member of the Verizon Partner Program for nearly two years
since launching a CDMA device on Verizon’s wireless network in 2014.  The company continues to provide innovative products and access to the latest technologies, helping ensure its customers have the best technology options to fit their needs.

“PassTime is a valued partner that has made several fleet devices available to Verizon customers,” said Chris Schmidt, Executive Director at Verizon. “We are pleased to see cost-effective 4G LTE solutions such as PassTime’s Elite 5 Cat 1 device come to market and provide a new solution to serve the subprime auto finance market that connects to Verizon’s 4G network”.

For more information on PassTime’s new Elite 5 device, please contact PassTime at 877-727-7846 or info@passtimegps.com

About PassTime

PassTime GPS has been in business for nearly 25 years in the global transportation industry. Our wireless GPS telematics products are available for multiple sectors of the automotive industry including auto dealers, auto finance companies, auto leasing companies, insurance companies and fleet transportation providers. Our products are available in the USA, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. We design, engineer, manufacture and distribute our own products and we have more than 25 patents protecting our technology. Visit www.passtimegps.com for more information or email info@passtimegps.com

About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York City, has a diverse workforce of nearly 162,700 and generated nearly $132 billion in 2015 revenues. Verizon operates America’s most reliable wireless network, with 113.2 million retail connections nationwide. The company also provides communications and entertainment services over mobile broadband and the nation’s premiere all-fiber network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers worldwide.

PassTime Enters Partnership with CDFS

LITTLETON, CO – September 20, 2016 – PassTime, an industry leader in GPS Tracking Solutions, announced today a strategic partnership with Customized Dealer Financial Solutions LLC (CDFS), which provides underwriting predictive modeling and analytics to BHPH dealerships to help reduce their repossessions and improve their profitability and cash flow.

The partnership will focus on cross marketing and promotion to benefits both firms’ current and potential customers.

PassTime, which has been in business for nearly 25 years offers wireless GPS telematics products that are available for multiple sectors of the automotive industry including new and used auto dealers, auto finance companies, auto leasing companies, insurance companies and fleet transportation providers.

CDFS offers customers underwriting predictive modeling (UPM) through artificial intelligence, rather than the industry’s traditional scoring. The UPM’s utilize the dealership’s own data, as opposed to generic industry data, to reduce repossessions – especially the quick ones – without reducing sales volume. CDFS’ analytics help dealerships manage each facet of the business, with an emphasis on significantly improving profit and cash flow.

“We are excited about the CDFS relationship.  It is an impressive program that our customers can really benefit from,” said Chris Macheca, COO at PassTime. “PassTime makes it a point to partner with industry leaders and companies that offer innovative and valuable solutions – I think CDFS fits in perfectly.”

Ted Lange, President of CDFS, stated: “CDFS looks forward to providing tangible benefits to PassTime’s customers in the form of improved loan performance, increased profitability and stronger cash flow. CDFS formulates UPM’s based on a dealership’s own data and quantifies these benefits at CDFS’ cost before the dealership decides whether it wishes to enroll in a month-to-month relationship. Dealerships benefit additionally from a legal opinion by the leading consumer credit compliance authority, Hudson Cook, LLP, that the UPM’s are compliant with the CFPB’s interpretation of applicable laws and regulations.”

For more information about CDFS or PassTime, please call 800-828-1564 or email info@passtimegps.com

About PassTime
PassTime GPS has been in business for nearly 25 years in the global transportation industry. Our wireless GPS telematics products are available for multiple sectors of the automotive industry including auto dealers, auto finance companies, auto leasing companies, insurance companies and fleet transportation providers. Our products are available in the USA, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. We design, engineer, manufacture and distribute our own products and we have more than 25 patents protecting our technology. Visit https://passtimegps.com for more information or email info@passtimegps.com

About CDFS

The company was founded in 2015 by Ted Lange, who previously owned and operated the PAACO Automotive Group, a BHPH dealership, for more than twenty years.  Lange’s objective is for other BHPH dealerships to benefit from the same UPM and analytics expertise he used while at PAACO. For more information about CDFS, visit customizeddfs.info