
Dueling Banjos in the Car Biz
Reports and accounts at variance show auto dealers’ trust profiles have risen in many consumers’ minds but that there remains a need for greater transparency by some.
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Reports and accounts at variance show auto dealers’ trust profiles have risen in many consumers’ minds but that there remains a need for greater transparency by some.
Read More →The magazine’s resident legal wiz explains how a simple deal jacket review can offer a compelling case for a full compliance checkup.
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The compliance gurus at F&I Think Tank agreed that a lot is riding on the outcome of November’s presidential elections — including the fate of the F&I department.
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Alvin Heggs took a leap of faith when he bought a fledgling dealership in Mesa, Ariz., three years ago. But his gamble on Superstition Springs Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram paid off — in spades.
Read More →The federal agency said Sands Chevrolet violated the Safety Act for selling and delivering new vehicles without fixing safety-related defects. Along with the fine, the dealership was ordered to show that it has taken, or will take, steps to ensure it does not violate the Safety Act again, the settlement agreement states.
Read More →The Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission met last week with 20 leading reinsurance experts to elicit their views on proposed improvements to the islands’ regulatory regime and to explore how TCI may remain the domicile of choice of producer affiliated reinsurance companies.
Read More →RoadVantage has won a Platinum Dealers’ Choice Award in the F&I Products category, marking the second year in a row the F&I product provider earned an award in this category.
Read More →The finalized rule updating overtime regulations will automatically extend overtime pay protections to more than four millions workers within the first year of implementation. The NADA said it is developing outreach materials on the rule’s impact on dealerships and is evaluating potential participation in potential litigation and Congressional oversight.
Read More →Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump told Reuters he would release a plan in about two weeks for overhauling the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Read More →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.
Read More →The dealer and state employee were charged with devising a scheme to buy high-mileage vehicles in nearby states, roll back their odometers, and then resell them in Georgia. They now face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
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