SCOTTSDALE, AZ – NowAuto, Inc. (OTC: NWAU) and ACE Cash Express, Inc. announced today they have partnered to expand NowAuto’s no credit check auto loan program. This partnership will allow NowAuto customers to make payments at any ACE Cash Express location across the US. ACE will also market NowAuto’s unique no credit check auto loan program to ACE customers.
Scott Miller, CEO of NowAuto states, “Over the past 6 months, we have improved operations and laid the groundwork for auto sales growth. ACE Cash Express will be another improvement that will allow our customers to pay at any one of the ACE locations. We are very excited about the marketing agreement that allows NowAuto to market directly to ACE customers. This is our target market for NowAuto and we could not be more pleased.”
The marketing pact with ACE brings another advertising element to NowAuto’s aggressive marketing programs. Currently, NowAuto is running a series of television and radio commercials on both English and Spanish stations. The commercials can be viewed online at http://www.NOWAUTO.TV. NowAuto recently released the NowAuto No Credit Check Auto Guide. This publication is 18 pages with over 15,000 copies printed. The publication is available at Albertsons, K-Mart, Fry’s Food and Drug, and Blockbuster stores in Arizona.
NowAuto offers no credit check auto loans. This finance program is unique and has been very successful in the Arizona markets. NowAuto currently has three locations in Arizona and is about the acquire one of the largest independent used car dealerships in Arizona. NowAuto expects to sell between 300 and 500 cars every month after the acquisition is completed.
ACE Cash Express, Inc. is a leading retailer of financial services, including check cashing, short-term consumer loan and bill payment services, and the largest owner, operator and franchisor of check cashing stores in the United States. As of March 31, 2004, the Company had a network of 1,203 stores in 36 states and the District of Columbia, consisting of 988 company- owned stores and 215 franchised stores. The Company focuses on serving unbanked and underbanked consumers, many of whom seek alternatives to traditional banking relationships in order to gain convenient and immediate access to check cashing services and short-term consumer loans.