Ally Financial Inc (NYSE:ALLY) profit came at $1.06 per share in 1Q2015 compared to 33 cents from the same period a year ago. The profit surged due to the strong performance reported in the auto-lending business. The auto-finance franchise reported unmatched performance in recent quarters and, in latest quarter originations surged 7% from a year ago. Ally Bank business reported 12% jump in retail deposits to $50.6 billion as of March 31.

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The performance

Earlier in 2015, Ally said Michael Carpenter to leave the role of Chief Executive after his response to news that former patent firm General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) had considerably squeezed Ally Financial out of General Motors’s profitable subsidized-leasing business. He had been planning to leave the company. After earnings release, Jeffrey Brown, the new CEO, said that he is supportive of General Motors as a manufacturer and dealer. He added that Ally Financial is effectively done with leases and moving forward. It will cover the loss by extending operations into other channels.

The plans

Brown further added that Ally will look beyond the loss of the leasing segment and focus on dealers. There is a lot more that could happen, and the franchise is performing well in a competitive market. The performance can be termed as impressive despite the loss of some General Motors business that many speed up in coming quarters. The consumer originations surged 27% compared to a year ago followed by a 44% growth in Chrysler originations. It didn’t include GM lease originations.

The highlights

Brown added that Ally will achieve its objective of reaching over $30 billion in originations in FY2015. It was supported by a new association announced early in this week. The total originations in 1Q came at $9.8 billion. The company reported the core pretax income of $490 million. Ally was spun off from GM back in 2006.