F&I
How E-Contracting Accelerates the Buying Experience
Blame it on the internet. Retail stores are closing at record levels, so dealerships are obliged to maintain a strong web presence if they want to...
How to Get Your Share of the CPO Jackpot
While your OEMs move their off-lease inventory to you to be retailed as certified pre-owned (CPO) models, be sure your F&I office is prepared to...
How Do You Stack Up Against Your F&I Competition?
When sports teams take the field, commentators review their attributes, experience, and records. And although all players are unique, one cannot help...
3 Ways Credit Union Partnerships Boost Customer Loyalty
While dealers grapple with new and better ways to advance the customer experience and build loyalty, one effective, often-overlooked way is through...
How to Prevent Identity Theft Scams at Your Dealership
Dealers often ask us how they should respond to people requesting information about why the dealership ran their credit. The nature of these requests...
How to Respond to F&I's Technological Paradigm Shift
Have you given thought lately about how the technological paradigm shift taking place in the automotive world might change your F&I processes? The...
Double Your Used Car Profits With Late-Model CPO Inventory
The popularity of certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles is at an all-time high, with 2014 marking the fourth consecutive year of sales growth. And the...
CFPB and F&I eMenus
New fair lending requirements that affect automobile dealerships were issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) last year. While...
Reaching Your VSC Superfans
It’s official. People love their cars and want to protect them. Not only has demand for new and used vehicles remained strong, a recent research...
The Secret to F&I Product Penetration—A Customer Loyalty Program?
Let's face it — it’s tougher to make a profit in the sales department these days. Gross profits are being squeezed to a minimum on the front end by...
Bad Credit Auto Loan Helps Auto Dealerships Boost Sales
To increase automotive sales, the dealers require opportunities. Only the marketing team can provide opportunities by attracting maximum new...
Parts for Profit—What a Dealer Needs to Know
I am writing this article for you, the dealer. It is your money that I am writing about—all the capital you have invested, and the lack of...