January 2010 - Cover Story
By Gregory Arroyo
Despite signs of retail financing beginning to loosen up, dealer financing remains a major concern. It’s one of the reasons why the NADA is stepping up efforts to restart the market.
Tags: Chrysler, FLOORPLAN FINANCING, General Motors, NADA, Small Business Administration, TALF
December 2009 - Feature
By Michael Benoit
One amendment down, many more to go as automotive dealers face potentially disruptive new regulations.
Tags: Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Legal Corner, Michael Benoit, NADA
May 2009 - Feature
You know, the more things change, the more they stay the same. As much as I wish I could claim to be the first to apply that phrase to the F&I office, I can’t. The credit must go to Julie Horns, an F&I pro I talked to for my technology story.
Tags: Editor's Page, inventory management, lead generation, NADA
May 2009 - Cover Story
Despite the prospect of losing dealer customers, software makers see a silver lining in today’s economic downturn. In fact, some providers believe the recession will be the vehicle to the industry’s digital future.
Tags: ADP Dealer Services, Chrysler Financial, dealer management system, DEALERTRACK, inventory management, NADA, RouteOne, technology provider
April 2009 - Feature
I’m really going to need a therapist after this turnaround. Like everyone, I’m looking for that silver lining in every new market report or economic news, but nothing good seems to stick these days.
Tags: American Finance & Automotive Services, Editor's Page, Experian Automotive, NADA, TransUnion
March 2009 - Feature
I asked the question several times while walking the show floor at the National Automobile Dealers Association’s convention in New Orleans. But it was obvious no one was ready to put their finger on when this economic crisis will turn the corner.
Tags: AFSA, Editor's Page, Federal Trade Commission, NADA
March 2009 - Cover Story
Dealers and industry executives address questions about the future of the auto industry and the U.S. economy at the 2009 NADA Convention and Expo.
Tags: Bank, BB&T , Chase, Chrysler Credit Availability , CUDLl, DEALERS, DEALERTRACK, GMAC Financial Services, JP Morgan , NADA, PNC, Suntrust
By Kristen Force
There are reasons why The Suburban Collection, the 14th largest dealer group in the nation, has achieved 60 years in the business. Learn how the dealer group has maintained its success.
Tags: Compliance, dealer group, DEALERS, Florida, JPMORGAN CHASE, Michigan, NADA, Saturn, Volvo
January 2009 - Feature
The Red Flag Rule will definitely be a hot topic at this year's National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) convention. Here are a few questions to help you find the right solution.
Tags: ID THEFT, NADA, RED FLAG RULE, RED FLAGS
So it’s official. We’re in a recession and have been since December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
Tags: CUDL, Editor's Page, F&I Conference & Expo, NADA, recession
November 2008 - Feature
I was asked at the magazine’s September F&I Conference and Expo when I thought this mess we’re in would turn around. My response was, “Ask me again this time next year.”
Tags: AmeriCredit, Chrysler Financial, CNW Marketing, Editor's Page, Experian Automotive, F&I Conference & Expo, Ford Motor Credit, GMAC Financial Services, NADA, Nomis Solutions
September 2008 - Feature
Nothing could describe the month of July better than a headline I read in CNW Market Research’s July 16 newsletter. It read: “Time to Panic: Industry Pushes Into Auto DefCon4.” I wonder what the headline would have read if the newsletter was released nine days later.
Tags: Chrysler Financial, CNW Marketing, Editor's Page, GMAC Financial Services, HSBC, NADA, NAF Association
August 2008 - Feature
Reality checks are always difficult to swallow. You want to hear the truth, but at the same time you really don’t. That’s what I wrestled with when one of my readers reminded me that F&I is really a reactionary department.
Tags: Editor's Page, loan-to-value, NADA
October 2007 - Feature
Is it me or is just about everyone looking for that one kink in the armor of our business? Yes, blame the subprime-mortgage market all you want, but the reality is that it’s going to be guilt by association from here on out. What’s important now is that we don’t prove those “Chicken Littles” right.
Tags: AFIP, AmeriCredit, Editor's Page, Federal Reserve, NADA, NAF Association, subprime, Triad Financial
September 2007 - Feature
Much has been made of the ongoing data-access debate. My question is how it impacts F&I departments. Several readers have said there are other more critical issues to be concerned about than whether the newest software tool can communicate with their DMS. I beg to differ.
Tags: Editor's Page, NADA, Reynolds and Reynolds
April 2007 - Feature
Approximately 26,500 attendees of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA)’s annual convention saw the latest and greatest, but it seemed as though the big news came out in the weeks following.
Tags: Editor's Page, NADA
March 2007 - Feature
With the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention only three days away (at press time), it has been a bit of a scramble to get the March issue out the door. Happily, I can say we have one heck of an issue this month, with technology taking center stage.
Tags: Asbury Automotive, Editor's Page, F&I Conference & Expo, Honda Motor Co., NADA
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