TSLA372.110-5.83%
GM82.6302.06%
F12.7100.11%
RIVN15.4700.18%
CYD33.0301.83%
HMC32.9300.74%
TM190.3403.62%
CVNA65.0600.88%
PAG209.6201.65%
LAD316.4206.82%
AN166.9804.09%
GPI252.1804.39%
ABG185.1505.21%
SAH64.9502.47%
TSLA372.110-5.83%
GM82.6302.06%
F12.7100.11%
RIVN15.4700.18%
CYD33.0301.83%
HMC32.9300.74%
TM190.3403.62%
CVNA65.0600.88%
PAG209.6201.65%
LAD316.4206.82%
AN166.9804.09%
GPI252.1804.39%
ABG185.1505.21%
SAH64.9502.47%
TSLA372.110-5.83%
GM82.6302.06%
F12.7100.11%
RIVN15.4700.18%
CYD33.0301.83%
HMC32.9300.74%
TM190.3403.62%
CVNA65.0600.88%
PAG209.6201.65%
LAD316.4206.82%
AN166.9804.09%
GPI252.1804.39%
ABG185.1505.21%
SAH64.9502.47%


F&I

When it comes to the car buying experience, the way consumers shop monthly payments reflect the changing landscape of auto financing.

It’s all about the perfect payment

- November 30, 2023
There’s nothing about paying bills that consumers like, so it follows that the easier and cheaper and most penny perfect they are to pay, the better, right? KISS! The U.S. Navy...
Being ready to identify fraud from the beginning of a customer interaction helps protect your store and maintain relationships with lenders.

Tips to help spot identity and income verification fraud

- November 28, 2023
With the gloomy economic forecasts that are flooding every media outlet daily, criminals are finding an easier environment to be able to pull off different types of fraud in dealerships...
Customer shopping digitally and leaving Try these simple steps with every customer to help increase the amount and impact of your Google and other online reviews

Online reviews can’t be ignored – tips to get more (and better) reviews for F&I

- November 21, 2023
We all rely on ‘social proof’ to help us know where to spend our hard-earned dollars. Name one business or product you have considered in the past few months and...
The succe­ss of car sales depends not only on an e­ffective sales or F&I de­partment but also on the synergy cre­ated betwee­n them.

Synergizing sales and F&I: unlocking efficient communication for faster car sales

- November 16, 2023
The automobile­ industry has undergone remarkable­ changes, and the deale­rships that have embraced the­m have thrived while those­ that didn't were left be­hind. However, one aspe­ct that's often disregarded is...
There are four strategies that F&I managers can implement now that can make potential headwinds this year easier to navigate.

(Presumed) tough times mean a back-to-basics approach

- November 13, 2023
The R-word. The one no dealer wants to hear and well…none of us want to think about it. Recession. And though most economists are saying we’re not in one quite yet, there’s...
Melinda Zabritski joins CBT Now to explain the latest auto loan trends impacting consumer finances in the final months of 2023.

What Q2’s auto loan trends mean for the months ahead — Melinda Zabritski | Experian Automotive

- November 3, 2023
Auto loan delinquencies have steadily risen throughout the year, giving many financing and insurance specialists the impression that car buyers are struggling to navigate today's economic headwinds. However, to the...
By shopping with dealers registered with the IRS, a car buyer can use their electric vehicle tax credit as a down payment at the time of sale.

Dealer registration opens for electric vehicle tax credit transfer

- November 2, 2023
Dealers can now obtain direct access to consumer electric vehicle tax credits thanks to a new website launched this Wednesday by the IRS. By registering through the IRS Energy Credits Online...
Trainers for F&I managers

Your best F&I trainers may already be under your roof

- November 2, 2023
When it comes to training your newer F&I managers, who do you trust to do it? Senior managers? Your Director? Or do you use your F&I provider through their field trainers...
A single consultant approach is worth exploring and could make for a smoother and more efficient car buying process.

Does a single consultant approach make sense in today’s dealership?

- October 30, 2023
F&I has been stuck in a decades-old paradigm of being the last stop in the dealership before being able to drive off in their new car. And unfortunately, a step...

How to make F&I meetings a home run for everyone

- October 19, 2023
Who likes meetings? Not many of you reading this right now have department meetings at the top of your list of fun things to deal with every day at the...


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