November 17, 2011
The magazine has posted new video footage of the five F&Idol category winners running through their product pitches.
Tags: F&I products, GAP, key replacement, service contracts, tire and wheel, training, vehicle theft
October 6, 2011
Readers of F&I and Showroom voted Greg Paul “GP” Anderson the winner of the magazine’s inaugural F&Idol contest. The F&I manager for Thielen Motors, Park Rapids, Minn., was honored during a special ceremony at the publication’s Industry Summit 2011.
Tags: FandIdol, GAP, Industry Summit 2011, key replacement, service contracts, tire and wheel, training, vehicle theft
August 8, 2011
Protective Life’s vehicle service contracts and GAP will be available through Intersection Technologies’ e-contracting platform.
Tags: E-CONTRACTING, GAP, Protective, Protective Asset Protection Division, Protective Life Corporation, service contracts
May 13, 2011
Legislation aimed at amending a California law that prohibited the inclusion of deductible coverage in the sale of GAP was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown last Monday, ending a four-month effort led by several trade organizations and an F&I product provider.
Tags: California New Car Dealers Association, GAP
April 25, 2011
Norman & Company Inc., a provider of aftermarket products for automotive, powersports, marine and RV dealerships, has launched Classic Commercial GAP, a program designed to serve fleet and lease departments.
Tags: GAP, leasing
April 19, 2011
Allstate Dealer Services (ADS) today announced plans to brand its F&I products with the Allstate name.
Tags: Allstate Dealer Services, ancillary products, GAP, service contracts
March 11, 2011
Legislation aimed at amending a California law that barred a key GAP feature is moving quickly through the state Legislature, raising the prospects of the issue being resolved by June.
Tags: GAP, legislation
February 3, 2011
DealerTrack Aftermarket Services Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings Inc., has been selected as the exclusive technology platform to support sales of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services (MBFS) USA’s comprehensive line of Mercedes-Benz-branded vehicle protection products.
Tags: DEALERTRACK, dent-and-ding, GAP, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, tire and wheel, windshield protection
January 25, 2011
New disclosure requirements being considered by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) for loan insurance products aren’t the only threat to core F&I offerings like GAP. In California, product providers are racing to notify dealers that one of the key selling feature of GAP might be barred since a new law took effect on Jan. 1.
Tags: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, credit insurance, Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, GAP, NADA
October 12, 2010
Results of F&I and Showroom magazine’s reader survey, which are featured in the October issue, are now available online.
Tags: GAP, service contracts, vehicle maintenance
October 7, 2010
CareGARD Warranty Services announced that AmTrust Financial will now underwrite CareGARD’s full suite of F&I products, including extended service agreements, GAP coverage and window VIN etch.
Tags: F&I products, GAP, service contracts
August 27, 2010
Resource Automotive Inc., a training, consulting and financial services provider and a unit of The Warranty Group Inc., has launched TWGConnect, an online warranty claims system for its vehicle service contract, GAP, pre-paid maintenance and tire-and-wheel programs.
Tags: GAP, Resource Automotive, service contracts, tire and wheel, vehicle maintenance, warranty
July 15, 2010
F&I Administration Solutions LLC has signed Oak Services Inc., its fifth new customer in five months.
May 17, 2010
F&I Administration Solutions LLC, a provider of F&I product administration software, has added Norman & Co. Inc. to its SCS Auto platform.
Tags: F&I products, GAP, Software
January 27, 2010
Virginia Surety Company Inc. (VSC), a subsidiary of The Warranty Group Inc., announced an agreement with Express Systems Inc. to provide underwriting and actuarial services for their reinsured product offerings.
Tags: F&I products, GAP
January 19, 2010
Edmunds.com is urging consumers to purchase GAP as part of its Auto Finance tips and advise column. The online resource for automotive information issued its recommendation on Jan. 15.
Tags: Edmunds.com, GAP
December 10, 2009
Allstate Dealer Services (ADS) unveiled “CarMor Build Your GAP,” an interactive and customizable tool that allows ADS agents to build GAP products to meet dealers’ specific needs in three easy steps.
Tags: Allstate Dealer Services, GAP
August 6, 2009
F&I Administration Solutions LLC, a software provider for the administration of automotive F&I products, released SCS Auto GAP, a software solution specifically designed to administer Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) products.
Tags: GAP, service contracts
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