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Gregory Arroyo

Editorial Director

Articlesby Gregory ArroyoNovember 1, 2008

The Ties That Bind: Tightening Advances Choke Sales

OK, so I need to ditch the tie and suit. At least that’s what Deanne Kornacki told me after one of the workshops at our Powersports F&I Conference in September.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoNovember 1, 2008

Our New Reality

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.”

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoNovember 1, 2008

Showing the Pulse

The viability of the product category that put the “I” in “F&I” is being challenged, but providers of credit life and disability say a market still exists.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoOctober 1, 2008

Exposing the Exposé

Boy did Edmunds.com’s latest exposé, “Confessions of an Auto Finance Manager,” ruffle some feathers.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoSeptember 1, 2008

It's Showtime: PowerSports F&I Invades Vegas

This month marks Bobit Business Media’s first PowerSports F&I Conference. For those not attending, I’d like to give you a taste of what you’re going to miss.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoSeptember 1, 2008

Be Careful What You Ask For

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.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoAugust 1, 2008

Reality Check

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.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoJuly 1, 2008

Bringing the Magazine to Life

Executive Editor Gregory Arroyo introduces the first PowerSports F&I Conference to readers.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoJuly 1, 2008

Bringing the Magazine to Life

This year will be my third F&I Conference and Expo. Whenever I talk about the two previous shows, I can’t help but tell the story about how one attendee at the 2006 show raised his hand during a compliance workshop and said, “I’m afraid to go back to my dealership.”

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoJuly 1, 2008

States Moving Closer to E-Contracting

While lenders wait for dealers and dealers wait for lenders, states are moving closer to going paperless. Industry insider discusses what states are doing and how it will impact automotive dealerships.

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