June 21, 2016 - Industry News
F&I and Showroom has extended the nomination deadline for its F&I Dealer of the Year award to Wednesday, July 13.
Tags: F&I Dealer of the Year, F&I department, F&I manager, F&I Pacesetters, F&I process
April 7, 2016 - Industry News
Vaden Automotive Group's Jane Vaden Thacher will be at next month's F&I Think Tank in Tampa, Fla., to explain how the group's sales and F&I process makes $1,400 per copy a reasonable expectation for F&I producers.
Tags: F&I process, F&I Think Tank, F&I Turnover, Jane Vaden Thacher, Vaden Automotive Group
March 29, 2016 - Industry News
Protective Asset Protection’s Rich Moore will present a session dedicated to hiring and training Millennial workers at the upcoming Dealer Summit, organizers announced Monday.
Tags: Dealer Summit, Hiring, Millenials, Protective Asset Protection Division, Rich Moore
February 8, 2016 - Industry News
Organizers of Dealer Summit have announced that Lt. Col. Bruce Bright, USMC (Ret.) will deliver a motivational keynote address at the event, which will be held May 3–5, 2016, at the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel.
Tags: Dealer Summit, Randy Crisorio, United Development Systems
February 2, 2016 - Industry News
Six of the industry’s top compliance experts will be at the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel to lead a 20 Group-like session on compliance. Aside from fielding questions from attendees, the group will tackle some pervasive regulatory myths surrounding the F&I office.
Tags: CFPB, compliance, David Robertson, FTC, Jim Ganther, Karen Klees, Michael Tuno, NADA, Randy Henrick, Robert Harkins
January 28, 2016 - Industry News
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed suit last week against Koeppel Auto Group as part of its two-year crackdown on payment packing and the sale of credit repair and identify theft protection services.
Tags: Credit Forget It, Damien Bullard, Eric Schneiderman, IDDG, NY Attorney General, payment packing
January 15, 2016 - Industry News
The one-day preshow event was created in partnership with Ethical F&I Managers, a more than 5,000-member Facebook group created by F&I and Showroom’s ‘Mad’ Marv Eleazer. It’s scheduled for Tuesday, May 3, at the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel.
Tags: Dealer Summit, F&I manager, F&I process, F&I products, F&I Think Tank, Mad Marv, objection handling
January 8, 2016 - Industry News
Organizers of Dealer Summit announced that registration is now open for the event, which is scheduled for May 3–5, 2016, at the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel.
Tags: compliance, Dealer Summit, DealerStrong, digital marketing, Greg Goebel, Jim Ziegler, lead conversion, reinsurance, sales, special finance
August 11, 2015 - Industry News
Industry Summit 2015 will feature three workshops and two panel discussions that will address the current regulatory climate, provide a review of the current rules and regulations, and provide practical tips on how F&I managers can make compliance work for them.
Tags: Andy Koblenz, CFPB, compliance, Department of Justice, Industry Summit, NADA
July 16, 2015 - Industry News
IAS and F&I and Showroom magazine have launched a new contest that will send five F&I managers to Industry Summit 2015. The competition will be used to tee up a special F&I manager- and agent-only workshop session at the magazine’s annual conference.
Tags: Ask Joe, F&I director, F&I manager, F&I products, F&I training, IAS, Industry Summit, Innovative Aftermarket Systems, Joe St. John
July 7, 2015 - Industry News
F&I and Showroom is now accepting nominations for the 2015 F&I Dealer of the Year award. Nominations must be received by July 31, 2015.
Tags: F&I Dealer of the Year
April 2, 2015 - Industry News
The Billionaire investor weighs in on a host of topics, from Tesla and the franchise system to his acquisition of the Van Tuyl Group and the opportunities that lie in F&I.
Tags: Automotive Forum, Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, J.D. Power and Associates, NADA, Van Tuyl Group, Warren Buffet
March 26, 2015 - Industry News
The FTC's enforcement sweep, which resulted in six new cases and $2.6 million in monetary judgements, marks the first time the agency has targeted add-on products and services.
Tags: advertising, automobiles, bureau of consumer protection, consumer protection, Dealership Fraud, Federal Trade Commission, marketing
November 20, 2014 - Industry News
F&I and Showroom delves into a new study commissioned by the American Financial Services Association. It concludes that the CFPB’s use of the BISG proxy method is “conceptually flawed” and could lead to overstatement of alleged harm to consumers.
Tags: Ally Financial, American Financial Services Association, auto finance, Bayesian Improved Surname Geocoding, BISG, CFPB, CFPB study, F&I manager, F&I office
October 28, 2014 - Industry News
The president and CEO of United Development Systems will open the new compliance event with a keynote address. He will offer his take on how dealers can stay out of the crosshairs of what many believe to be government overreach.
Tags: Compliance Summit, David Gesualdo, Randy Crisorio, United Development Systems
October 16, 2014 - Industry News
The new event is designed to offer actionable compliance solutions to dealers and their partners. It will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.
Tags: compliance, Compliance Summit
September 25, 2014 - Industry News
The NADA’s Peter Welch responded to an op-ed piece published in The New York Times that was critical of dealer franchise laws, saying such protections ‘level the playing field between dealers and manufacturers.’
September 23, 2014 - Industry News
The magazine made available this week the voting page for the final round of the IAS-sponsored F&Idol competition. Review the five video entries and vote for the overall winner of the 2014 contest.
Tags: F&Idol, IAS
September 2, 2014 - Industry News
The preconference seminar is designed for general managers, sales managers, BDC and Internet department directors, and F&I directors. The all-day seminar is being offered as a value-add for registrants of Industry Summit.
July 22, 2014 - Industry News
Gerry Gould returns to the magazine’s annual conference to lead a workshop on maximizing cash and lease deals in the F&I office. He’ll offer product recommendations, break down ideal menu configurations and will cover key word-tracks and responses to common customer objections.
Tags: Cash Conversion, F&I Conference & Expo, Industry Summit 2014, Lease Penetration
June 3, 2014 - Industry News
Getting customers to say “Yes” to your road hazard tire-and-wheel program may be as easy as asking them how they feel. United Development Systems’ Gerry Gould explains in F&I’s Tip of the Week.
March 25, 2014 - Industry News
Dealership Sales & Technology joins the F&I, Special Finance and P&A Leadership tracks for the annual event, which will be held Sept. 8–10 at Paris Las Vegas.
March 21, 2014 - Industry News
Catch the first episode of Auto Dealer TV, brought to you by Auto Dealer Monthly and F&I and Showroom magazine.
March 3, 2014 - Industry News
Organizers of Industry Summit 2014 have announced that the event will be held September 8–10 at Paris Las Vegas. The show now includes the F&I Conference, Special Finance Conference, Dealership Sales & Technology Conference and the P&A Leadership Conference.
Tags: Auto Dealer Monthly, Dealer Sales & Technology Conference, F&I and Showroom, Industry Summit 2014, P&A Leadership Conference, Special Finance Conference
February 18, 2014 - Industry News
The Federal Reserve is looking into costs associated with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's renovation of its headquarters, which have ballooned to three times the original estimate.
Tags: CFPB, Federal Reserve
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