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Gregory Arroyo

Editorial Director

Articlesby Gregory ArroyoApril 1, 2007

Stop the Presses, Seriously!

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.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoMarch 1, 2007

Roadwork Ahead; Expect Delays

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.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 1, 2007

What’s My Monthly Payment?

Did you hear the news coming out of Edmunds.com just before the holidays? Leasing increases 21 percent in 2006. It seems as though DealerTrack’s Raj Sundaram’s prediction of its revival back in November is on par so far.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 1, 2007

Payment Packing in Los Angeles

In the last five years, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has been active in curbing the practice of “payment packing.” Consumer complaints against dealerships are on the decline due to the response of state and local associations, but other concerns exist, officials warn.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoJanuary 1, 2007

It’s OK To Be a Control Freak

Talk about birth by fire. Four days, two shows, about 500 photos and two notebooks crammed with notes. And out of the notes I took during the third-annual F&I Conference and Expo in Las Vegas, the one comment that stood out was the one made by this one brave soul who grabbed the microphone at the conclusion of a panel discussion on compliance and uttered, “I’m afraid to go back to my dealership.”

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoDecember 1, 2006

ADP Talks Technology, the Streamlined Sales Process

This month, F&I magazine talks to Auto Data System Inc. (ADP)’s product marketing team about new products, future challenges for dealers and about how technology is working to streamline the sales process.

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