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News•by Gregory Arroyo•May 10, 2016

CFPB Issues Proposal to End Forced Arbitration

At its May 5 field hearing in Albuquerque, N.M., the CFPB issued its proposal to ban mandatory arbitration clauses in finance contracts. Financial services providers will still be able to include arbitration clauses in finance contracts; they just can’t use the agreements to stop consumers from being part of a class action in court.

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News•May 9, 2016

Dent Zone Forms New Product Division

Dent Zone’s AutoBodyguard will offer interior and exterior protection products, as well as tire-and-wheel protection, windshield, automobile deductible reimbursement and paintless dent repair. Serving as president is 40-year industry veteran John Martin.

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News•May 4, 2016

PayLink Payment Plans Updates Look and Website

The company unveiled a new company and launched a refreshed website. The latter is designed to help facilitate access to information for all PayLink Direct customers and prospects.

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News•April 28, 2016

Edmunds Predicts April Record for Industry Sales

The vehicle information site said this week that April sales are on pace to eclipse the April 2005 sales record of more than 1.5 million units. It also believes the industry is on pace to shatter last year’s 17.5 million-unit sales record.

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News•April 28, 2016

Group 1's U.S. F&I Operations Delivers Record Q1 Performance

The dealer group's U.S. F&I operations increased its per-copy average by $26 to a record $1,564. Including operations in the United Kingdom and Brazil, the group's consolidated average increased 0.7% to $1,385.

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News•April 27, 2016

N.Y. Dealer Admits to Falsifying Auto Loan Applications

N.Y. Dealer Gerald McDonald pleaded guilty last month to submitting fraudulent loan documents to financial institutions. He faces a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 when he is sentenced on July 19.

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News•April 27, 2016

ChannelNet to Build Customer Management Portals for Hyundai Capital Canada

ChannelNet announced this week it will begin building customer lifecycle management programs and dealer portals for Hyundai Motor Finance and Kia Motors Finance in Canada as part of its new contract with Hyundai Capital Inc.

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News•April 27, 2016

Demand for Alternative Fuel Vehicles Dwindling

The percentage of alternative-fuel vehicles in the overall automotive market has dwindled over the last three years, the NADA Used Car Guide said this week. Hybrids continue to make up the majority of the alternative fuel market, but data does show consumers are beginning to shift toward electric vehicles in greater numbers.

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News•April 27, 2016

KBB: Low Fuel Prices Have Used-Vehicle Buyers Flocking to High-Performance Segments

Used-vehicle buyers are turning to sports cars in greater numbers thanks to low fuel prices, which are allowing them to forego fuel efficiency in favor of performance, KBB said this week.

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News•April 26, 2016

F&I, Fixed Ops Lead the Way for Sonic in Q1 2016

Record F&I and fixed-ops gross profit helped Sonic Automotive offset low vehicle sales. But the big story for the publicly traded dealer group was the performance of the F&I offices at its one-touch EchoPark dealerships. They increased their per-copy averages by 54.1%.

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