TSLA391.060-3.4%
GM77.7200.08%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.720-1.15%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.7602.84%
CVNA70.6400.05%
PAG204.7504.35%
LAD339.1607.79%
AN209.0005.46%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.6608.23%
SAH102.8103.08%
TSLA391.060-3.4%
GM77.7200.08%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.720-1.15%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.7602.84%
CVNA70.6400.05%
PAG204.7504.35%
LAD339.1607.79%
AN209.0005.46%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.6608.23%
SAH102.8103.08%
TSLA391.060-3.4%
GM77.7200.08%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.720-1.15%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.7602.84%
CVNA70.6400.05%
PAG204.7504.35%
LAD339.1607.79%
AN209.0005.46%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.6608.23%
SAH102.8103.08%


finance

floor plan

How can floor plan financing work for used car dealers?

- August 20, 2021
There are many factors that go into a used car dealership’s success or failure — customer service, management, and just plain ol’ luck — but one of the most overlooked...
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digital storefront

Tips to keep your car dealership’s digital storefront updated

- July 6, 2021
Is your dealership's digital storefront pulling in the number of customers to meet your quarterly plan? Or do you find one department doing all the heavy lifting and other areas...
Sales & Marketing Articles

Experian report highlights intriguing Q4 2020 automotive financing data

- March 12, 2021
2020 shook up many expectations regarding automotive sales and affordability. With consumers facing job losses due to the pandemic, much felt up in the air. Nevertheless, new findings by Experian...
Daily Automotive News Articles
digital

Non-dealer digital loan origination options attracting more shoppers

- November 13, 2020
An increasing number of car shoppers are securing financing options through digital loan originations outside of the dealer’s purview, according to new J.D. Power research. The 2020 U.S. Consumer Financing...
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F&I

Four F&I tips to prepare for uncertain times ahead

- September 10, 2020
We are over five months into the COVID-19 and it seems that it’s not done with us yet. As the car industry has been slowly coming back to life over...
F&I Auto News
cash

Converting the Cash Buyer in F&I – It Could Be Easier Than You Think

- August 20, 2019
There has never been an F&I manager in the history of the car business that has ever been excited to work a ‘cash deal’. Ever. It is the most dreaded...
F&I Auto News
Cash Customer

Does The Perfect Car Fairy Exists For the Cash Customer?

- December 27, 2018
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...
Sales & Marketing F&I
f&i

F&I Transparency = Higher Profits

- June 5, 2018
For decades, the F&I department of every dealership has had the reputation among car buyers as being some horrible financial black hole whose very existence is meant to get car...
F&I Auto News
Finance

Pete MacInnis: The CFPB Appeal and How Finance Could Be Holding Digital Retail Back

- May 21, 2018
Pete MacInnis, Founder, Chairman and CEO of eLEND Solutions, stops by the CBT Automotive Studios as we break down what the CFPB appeal means for the dealers, lenders, and buyers....
Featured Headlines
F&I

Proven Techniques to Boost Participant Performance Back in the Store: Forrest Heathcott, President JM&A

- April 10, 2018
For over 40 years, JM&A Group has provided F&I business solutions to help make automotive dealers more successful. Forrest Heathcott, President of the company, joins CBT News at NADA 2018...
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