TSLA426.0108.16%
GM78.7901.58%
F14.9301.26%
RIVN14.2200.07%
CYD57.3501.69%
HMC26.4700.21%
TM189.080-0.58%
CVNA68.2803.89%
PAG164.7303%
LAD276.5802.05%
AN189.9803.55%
GPI326.1806.07%
ABG187.7202.34%
SAH78.1602.26%
TSLA426.0108.16%
GM78.7901.58%
F14.9301.26%
RIVN14.2200.07%
CYD57.3501.69%
HMC26.4700.21%
TM189.080-0.58%
CVNA68.2803.89%
PAG164.7303%
LAD276.5802.05%
AN189.9803.55%
GPI326.1806.07%
ABG187.7202.34%
SAH78.1602.26%
TSLA426.0108.16%
GM78.7901.58%
F14.9301.26%
RIVN14.2200.07%
CYD57.3501.69%
HMC26.4700.21%
TM189.080-0.58%
CVNA68.2803.89%
PAG164.7303%
LAD276.5802.05%
AN189.9803.55%
GPI326.1806.07%
ABG187.7202.34%
SAH78.1602.26%


auto loans

interest rates

Fed slashes interest rates, offering relief as inflation eases

- September 18, 2024
The Federal Reserve announced a 50 basis point cut to its benchmark interest rate today, lowering the federal funds rate to a range of 4.75% to 5%. This is the...
Dealers and consumers will have to wait for relief from higher interest rates as Federal Reserve leaders leave its benchmark rate unchanged

Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, impacting auto loans and dealer sentiment

- June 13, 2024
Dealers and consumers will have to wait for relief from higher interest rates as Federal Reserve leaders opted to leave the Fed benchmark rate unchanged. Following the Federal Open Market...
F&I departments that work directly with their providers to get better pricing for products, ease the burden on buyers in the long run.

Flexible pricing can help make payments more affordable for younger car buyers

- September 6, 2023
As if the post-pandemic and supply chain issues weren’t enough the last few years…now financial experts are still banging the drum that a recession could still be just around the...
inflation interest rates Fed

Fed raises interest rates one more time, indicates hikes could be ending

- March 23, 2023
The Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates once again, this time by 0.25%, but appears poised to discontinue the dis-inflationary tactic. After the last increase in February, Fed Chair Jerome Powell...

New car buyers face record-high monthly auto loan payments

- January 6, 2023
Monthly auto loan payments have hit an all time high, according to data published by Edmunds. The report sourced data from the last quarter of 2022, a year which saw record...
PVR, franchise

Beyond PVR — dig deeper for greater F&I success

- December 29, 2022
What does success look like in the F&I department? How should it be measured? PVR (per vehicle retailed) is currently the most examined metric used to judge whether or not F&I...
Kia dealership

Kia dealership to pay $1.25 million in fraud allegations settlement

- December 21, 2022
A New Hampshire Kia dealership has agreed to a payout of $1.25 million over allegations of deceptive sales practices. The New Hampshire state Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau investigated the business...
brand white label F&I

Leveraging the power of your dealer brand with white label F&I

- December 5, 2022
Even though dealers have to manage multiple competing issues of low inventory, rising lending rates, and a pandemic that is not quite 100% gone, they must still focus on activities...

Auto loan delinquencies rise as pandemic-era government assistance ends

- November 9, 2022
With inflation and higher prices still a factor across the country, a growing number of Americans are struggling to make their monthly auto loan payments. A new report from TransUnion on...
VSC

How to stay competitive with online VSC companies

- October 24, 2022
Since the pandemic hit, dealers are finding that the landscape of online aftermarket providers has increased, and they are targeting consumers that want to order everything online, including their Vehicle...


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