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News•April 27, 2015

Ally to Replace Mitsubishi’s Captive Finance Arm

Ally Financial and Mitsubishi Motors North America have announced that Ally will become the preferred financing source for Mitsubishi Motors in the United States, replacing the brand's captive finance company.

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News•by Gregory Arroyo•April 23, 2015

Lithia’s Drop in New-Vehicle Gross Per Unit Offset by Q1 F&I Performance

Lithia’s F&I operations grew its per-copy average by $52. The performance helped offset a $90 drop in new-vehicle gross profit per unit.

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News•April 23, 2015

Putting F&I Online Increases Profits, MakeMyDeal Finds

A new study from Cox Automotive company MakeMyDeal found that 63% of consumers would be more likely to buy F&I products if they could learn about them on their own time before entering a dealership.

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News•by Brittany-Marie Swanson•April 23, 2015

AutoNation's PVR Average Surpasses $1,500

For the first time, the public dealer group’s F&I profit per deal average surpassed the $1,500 mark. Officials said the company will continue to emphasize F&I product sales as it preps for the launch of an AutoNation-branded maintenance contract later this year.

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News•by Brittany-Marie Swanson•April 21, 2015

Asbury’s Q Auto Stores a Work in Progress

The tablet-driven, fixed-price F&I process at Asbury’s Q Auto stores didn’t perform as well as the traditional F&I process employed at the group's core stores, but officials said they are happy with the new format’s progress.

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News•April 21, 2015

SNAAC Announces New Hires and Promotions

Security National Automotive Acceptance Company has added three senior-level leaders and five new team members.

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News•by Brittany-Marie Swanson•April 16, 2015

Wells Pulls Back, Chase Sees Thinner Margins

The country’s largest auto lender, Wells Fargo, tempered its auto lending activities in 2015’s first quarter, with new originations down 10% from the previous year. Also reporting was J.P. Morgan Chase, which increased originations by 9%.

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News•April 14, 2015

Black Book Adds VP of Lender Solutions

Black Book has selected Barrett Teague to serve as vice president of its Lender Solutions business.

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News•April 9, 2015

Full-Size Vans Record Strongest Retention Value, Black Book Reports

Depreciation patterns are on a different trajectory than 2014, according to Black Book. The firm reported a 0.7% decrease in value for 2009-2013 model-year vehicles.

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News•April 9, 2015

Larger Vehicles in Demand this Spring, Black Book Reports

Larger cars were more in demand this tax season, potentially as a result of low gas prices and improved overall strength in the broader economy.

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