PRIMUS Financial Services Launches PRIMUS Commercial

  Vehicle leasing and finance programs designed for the commercial customer

    FRANKLIN, Tenn., and DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 28 PRIMUS Financial Services has created a commercial lending division, PRIMUS
Commercial, to assist light, medium and heavy-duty vehicle dealerships in
providing finance and lease solutions for commercial customers.
    Already established in the consumer vehicle financing industry, PRIMUS
Financial Services is now ready to provide financing for all types of
commercial-use vehicles.  Working with a wide range of customers from small
business owners to large fleet buyers, PRIMUS Commercial provides a full range
of vehicle financing and leasing programs to satisfy nearly every vehicle
financing need.
    "Our products are designed to meet the needs of any size fleet, from a
single van for a small heating and cooling business to a 1,000 unit fleet for
a large national daily rental company," said Mike Kehres, PRIMUS Commercial
Business Development Manager.
    "We recognize commercial customers have unique needs and their time is
money.  One of the most important things we can do for a business is to help
make the vehicle procurement process as seamless and efficient as possible,"
continued Kehres.  "Our sales professionals help customers take the guesswork
out of choosing the best financing option for their business.  And we provide
flexibility not only in our financing options, but in the products we finance
as well.  We finance commercial vehicles.  All makes.  All models."

    PRIMUS Commercial offers:
    *  Flexible single or multi-unit TRAC leasing for commercial customers
    *  Commercial retail (purchase) financing
    *  Single-billing fleet financing
    *  Inventory financing for dealers and independent leasing companies
    *  Inventory financing for dealers and or independent daily rental
companies
    *  Financing for dealer sales to chassis conversion companies
    *  Vehicle lines of credit
    *  Competitive rates and terms

    For more information, please contact one of the PRIMUS Commercial branches
listed below:
    Atlanta        (800) 828-7045            Detroit        (800) 659-8423
    Charlotte      (800) 909-0152            Orange, CA     (800) 788-2914
    Chicago        (800) 789-0107            Philadelphia   (800) 783-1672
    Dallas         (800) 784-9465            San Francisco  (800) 785-9133

    PRIMUS Financial Services serves more than a million customers, with
nearly $16 billion in retail, lease and wholesale receivables.  Headquartered
in Franklin, Tennessee, PRIMUS has nearly 1,900 employees and 36 branch
offices in North America.  In addition to financing under the PRIMUS name,
PRIMUS provides private label financial services to Subaru of America, Inc.,
Jaguar Cars, Inc., Mazda North American Operations, Kia Motors America, Inc.,
American Suzuki Motor Corporation and Land Rover and is the source of choice
for Daewoo Motor America, Inc.  Exclusive financial services are also provided
to AM General Corporation (Hummer) and Aston Martin Lagonda.