SBAâs New Pilot Loan Program for Dealer Floor Plan Financing Begins Today (The Auto Channel). WASHINGTON--Beginning today, auto, RV and other dealerships can apply for SBA-guaranteed dealer floor plan (DFP) financing, which will make it easier for these small businesses to borrow against their inventory and increase their cash flow.

Cleveland auto dealer to fight Portman for U.S. Senate seat (The Columbus Dispatch). Cleveland-area auto dealer Tom Ganley will announce Wednesday his Republican candidacy for the U.S. Senate, setting up a potentially expensive 2010 primary election against former U.S. Rep. Rob Portman of Cincinnati.

‘Car guys’ retrain but downshift to lower pay (MSNBC). Big, burly and a "car guy" since high school, Tom Persinger worked for years at General Motors. Now he's a nurse's aide earning $12 an hour. "I've been humbled quite a bit," he said.

Seth Thomas Takes First-Career Touring Car Pole at Watkins Glen (The Auto Channel). WATKINS GLEN, July 3, 2009: Seth Thomas, of Cumming, Ga., captured his first-career SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car pole for Saturday’s Toyo Tires Watkins Glen Grand Prix Presented by Lala Motorsports Round Five race, part of the Camping World Grand Prix Weekend at Watkins Glen International.

Auto dealer joins U.S. Senate race (The Columbus Dispatch). Cleveland-area auto dealer Tom Ganley will announce his Republican candidacy for the U.S. Senate today, setting up a potentially expensive 2010 primary election against former U.S. Rep. Rob Portman of Cincinnati.