If your dealership works in the subprime space at all, you already understand the challenges that come with these deals. Tighter restrictions on payment, income verification, and a sometimes hostile...
Why are VSC sales much lower on cash transactions? Does the perfect car fairy bless the cars of the customers who choose to pay cash? It’s amazing how many F&I...
As 2018 draws to a close, dealerships already have an eye on the potential issues that could be facing them in the new year, particularly in the F&I office. The...
Back in the good ol’ days of F&I (we’re talking 70’s and 80’s specifically here), one of the more profitable and popular products a dealer could sell ‘in the box’...
As you may know, the F&I Department is perhaps the most rapidly-changing area of the dealership. From e-contracts to digital menus, you might be asking yourself "How can I use...
The F&I department is one of the most rapidly evolving departments in your dealership. From new technology to changing consumer expectations, the future of the F&I process is undergoing major...
In recent years, new technology has been re-defining the F&I office. How are you adapting to these changes in your dealership? In today’s segment, Jim Fitzpatrick is joined by Steve...
Dealers seem to be getting a lot of bad news these days. Tariffs threatening to increase the prices of new cars, sales slowing down, used car inventory costs rising at...
For years, F&I managers have been successful at payment manipulation and repair scare for customers. We have learned how to extend the term and use fancy closing techniques to close...
From humble beginnings as a dealership porter to now being named one of Automotive News 40 Under 40, CBT Automotive welcomes Adam Marburger, corporate finance director at Suntrup Automotive in St. Louis,...