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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2019

Secondary Lease Approvals Dip Below 69% in August

Swapalease.com reports a high number of applicants and a slightly tighter credit market in August. A 68.9% approval rate fell short of July’s 69.1% and represented a 5.1% year-over-year decline.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2019

PAR Gets masterQueue Skip Tracing Platform

PAR North America announced an expansion of its partnership with masterQueue, adding the latter’s skip tracing technology in an effort to increase recovery rates.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2019

‘Ask Frenchy’ Competition Now Accepting Submissions

Five F&I professionals will attend Industry Summit as a guest of IAS and veteran trainer Eric ‘Frenchy’ Mélon, who will select finalists for the third annual objection-handling competition and F&I training session.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2019

Generali Targets Specialty Insurance Market With New Division

Generali US Branch’s Specialty Insurance Division will offer insurance and obligor services for warranties and service contracts on a global scale in multiple verticals, including automotive F&I.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2019

Former Porsche Salesman Pleads Guilty to $3M Fraud

Shiraaz Sookralli faces 20 years in prison after admitting to charges of fraud and embezzlement relating to a multimillion-dollar scheme to sell nonexistent Porsches from a South Florida dealership.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2019

Xtime Adds Text Marketing Features to Invite Platform

Xtime Text Marketing was designed to offer U.S. dealers who use Xtime Invite a new way to connect with sales and service customers in a timely and legally compliant manner.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2019

EFG Adds Multifaceted Appearance Protection Product

EFG Companies’ Signature Finish Elite Appearance Protection targets traditionally unprotected surfaces, including body panels as well as glass, chrome, and rubber.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2019

Nominations for F&I Pacesetters and Dealer of the Year Open Today

The publishers of F&I and Showroom are now accepting nominations for a program designed to honor dealers and dealer groups that excel in F&I while giving back to their communities.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2019

GM Adds Dealer.com as Preferred Website Provider

General Motors’ Website Choice Program now includes Dealer.com, which offers dealer websites as well a range of digital marketing solutions.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2019

Cox: Franchised, Independent Dealers See Two Different Markets

Cox Automotive’s latest Dealer Sentiment Index shows a marked disparity in optimism and fear factors between America’s new- and used-car dealers.

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