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• UPDATE 1-Treasury needs exit plan for Ally Financial-watchdog

  *Ally, the former GMAC, owes taxpayers $14.6 billion. Treasury needs to develop a concrete plan for exiting its 74 percent stake in auto financing company Ally Financial Inc, the second-largest remaining recipient of federal bailout dollars, an internal watchdog said in a report released Wednesday.

• Behind the Wheel With AutoNation CEO 

  

  Mike Jackson, AutoNation chairman & CEO, discusses his company's robust sales numbers and what it says about the state of the auto industry. "The American consumer is moving on with their life," Jackson added.

• Banks 'Green Light' Auto Loans 

  

  CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports consumers are having an easier time getting loans due to competition in the market.

• Longer Auto Loans, Fewer Delinquencies

  

  A wider range of car buyers in America were able to take out loans and finance their purchase, according to a new report from Experian Automotive.

• New Car Buyers Stretching Out Payments

  As more Americans go into dealerships to buy a new car or truck, they are increasingly stretching out their auto loans to at least five years in length, and often to six and seven years.

• Malaysia's Economic Masterplan Faces Battle to Win Big Private Investment

  

  On an idyllic coast in Malaysia, private investors are planning a world-class "eco-nature resort" as one part of the government's ambitious $444 billion economic makeover that it hopes will help leapfrog the country to developed-nation status by 2020.

• Farr: Putting Off Payment is 'Insidious' Trend 

  

  Michael Farr, Farr, Miller & Washington, offers insight on the "buy now, pay later" society.

• Standards for Subprime Lending Loosen 

  

  CNBC's Rick Santelli and Phil LeBeau discuss pursuing profit in subprime auto lending.