TSLA388.900-3.05%
GM78.0500.27%
F12.435-0.275%
RIVN16.8900.48%
CYD42.3200.03%
HMC24.3600.1%
TM212.860-0.32%
CVNA362.240-8.84%
PAG156.0200.89%
LAD274.8700.39%
AN198.2902.48%
GPI335.4802.75%
ABG204.0901.55%
SAH67.3701.48%
TSLA388.900-3.05%
GM78.0500.27%
F12.435-0.275%
RIVN16.8900.48%
CYD42.3200.03%
HMC24.3600.1%
TM212.860-0.32%
CVNA362.240-8.84%
PAG156.0200.89%
LAD274.8700.39%
AN198.2902.48%
GPI335.4802.75%
ABG204.0901.55%
SAH67.3701.48%
TSLA388.900-3.05%
GM78.0500.27%
F12.435-0.275%
RIVN16.8900.48%
CYD42.3200.03%
HMC24.3600.1%
TM212.860-0.32%
CVNA362.240-8.84%
PAG156.0200.89%
LAD274.8700.39%
AN198.2902.48%
GPI335.4802.75%
ABG204.0901.55%
SAH67.3701.48%


F&I

Salesperson leverages her online presence to engage with car shoppers

Higher PVR starts with earlier online presence for F&I

- September 25, 2023
Dealerships who resisted the call in the past to start investing heavily into their online presence were finally forced to embrace this shift during the pandemic. Many only had sales...
F&I transparency

The time is now for F&I transparency

- September 21, 2023
Even before the pandemic, the auto industry was undergoing a transformation. Operations like CarMax and Carvana were delivering "no surprise" experiences to customers, while Tesla sought to skip the dealership process altogether. The onset...
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...
UAW intensifies contract demands, Lordstown settles IP case for $40M, Tesla enters data realm, and more in this week's auto news.

Weekly roundup: UAW fight picks up steam, Lordstown settles with Karma Automotive

- August 18, 2023
Earlier this week: The United Auto Workers (UAW) announced they are poised to escalate their efforts in securing favorable contract terms from the Big Three automakers as their current contracts...
Automotive industry experts at Experian have reported a leveling off of new car cash deals but a rise for used car transactions.

More cash deals than ever in ’23—How to turn a negative into a positive

- August 14, 2023
‘I can’t wait to take the next cash deal!’ said no F&I manager EVER. Most see them as a ‘dead’ deal where there is little or no chance to hold any...
Car buyers who no longer commute to an office seem to be spending more both on the price of a vehicle and the F&I products to protect it.

Are car buyers who work-from-home making F&I sales easier?

- July 24, 2023
For the last few years since the start of the pandemic, companies have been more open to the idea of working from home to reduce turnover while maintaining productivity. Though some...
Ready to learn more? Here are 5 complexities that dealers like you run into when beginning or scaling up their out-of-state sales.

Remove risk from out-of-state sales and make money faster

- July 13, 2023
Out-of-state auto sales give dealerships a great revenue stream – but if you don’t manage them correctly, they can also make you pace up and down the halls like an...
Here are some simple strategies you can use to make leases in ’23 a deal to a home run

Strengthening the lease proposition in 2023

- May 5, 2023
Leasing a new car is a great option for many new car shoppers…lower monthly payments, being able to jump into a new car every few years, not dragging out a...
DEI

6 strategies to build a better DEI program in your F&I department

- March 24, 2023
Every dealership in the new post-lockdown COVID world has had to deal with staff turnover and the fallout from what most economists have dubbed The Great Resignation. Millions have left...
fixed price F&I

Is there room for fixed F&I pricing at your dealership?

- February 23, 2023
Who likes to haggle? No one. But in F&I this has been seen as not only expected but customary for decades. No two buyers tend to get the same price...


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