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Gil Van Over

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  • Gil Van Over, a recent inductee of the Bobit Business Media F&I Hall of Fame, is executive director of Automotive Compliance Education (ACE), founder and president of gvo3 & Associates, and author of “Automotive Compliance in a Digital World.”


Articles•by Gil Van Over•January 19, 2022

Create a Compliance Test for Interviews

You can create a simple test deal file and pop quiz to administer during the interview process that will tell you how compliant the applicant really is, vis-a-vis your compliance standards.

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Articles•by Gil Van Over•November 30, 2021

Excuses to Deflect Criticism

Don’t let lame excuses for non-compliance derail your dealer’s efforts.

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ACE•by Gil Van Over•October 7, 2021

Manage the Red Flags Process, Not the Report

A dealership sold and financed a vehicle to an identity thief, even after seven red flags were identified. Truly managing the process means vetting and clearing any red flags before delivering the vehicle.

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Articles•by Gil Van Over•April 29, 2021

Pricing for Fun and Profit

Implementing pricing guidelines is not a guarantee that the regulators will stay away, but properly implemented and managed, it should provide a plausible defense of your F&I pricing practices.

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Articles•by Gil Van Over•April 14, 2021

Here We Go Again

As we enter a new administration, dealers will need to continue navigating new sales processes while also reverting their attention to risk management and government regulators. Let’s take a look at the likely highest risk areas and discuss a plan to mitigate them.

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ACE Space•by Gil Van Over•April 6, 2021

Compliance Is Not a Program Du Jour

If you do not have a CMS and continuous monitoring in place now, today is a good day to start.

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Articles•by Gil Van Over•March 11, 2021

Non-Excuses for Non-Compliance

Here are three popular excuses when dealership managers try to explain away a compliance violation — don’t let these non-excuses derail your compliance efforts.

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ACE Space•by Gil Van Over•October 20, 2020

But … the System is Down

Most dealers rely on one or more software providers to manage and document all their transactions and many businesses count on a robust disaster recovery plan in the event their IT infrastructure fails.

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ACE Space•by Gil Van Over•September 17, 2020

Lessons From the Lockdown

Where we had previously been moving at a sloth pace to digitize the entire buying process, the auto industry is accelerating many processes in response to COVID-19.

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ACE Space•by Gil Van Over•September 3, 2020

Lessons From an I-Team Investigation

A dealership was recently discovered to have a prevalent policy and practice of inflating consumers’ incomes to obtain finance source approvals. Reading between the lines of the story, there are a variety of lessons to be learned.

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