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Newsby Gregory ArroyoJuly 22, 2015

Hackers Demonstrate Security Risks In Connected Cars

On the same day WIRED magazine posted a video showing two hackers take over a Jeep Cherokee traveling down a St. Louis highway, two U.S. Senators introduced legislation that would direct the NHTSA and FTC to establish standards to secure cars and protect drivers' privacy.

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NewsJuly 21, 2015

Millennials Prefer Leasing, Edmunds Finds

Millennial car buyers are leasing vehicles at a higher rate than the overall car-buying population, according to analysis from Edmunds.com.

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NewsJuly 21, 2015

Former TrueCar Exec Joins The Appraisal Lane

Former TrueCar executive Ken Potter has joined The Appraisal Lane, a new used-car trade network and communications platform being rolled out to dealers in select markets.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonJuly 21, 2015

Sonic Cautious About CFPB, But Revs Up Hybrid F&I Push

Sonic executives said the company is delaying plans to launch a captive finance company in light of the CFPB’s recent settlement with Honda Finance. But the group has given the go-ahead for the first phase of its much-delayed hybrid sales process.

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NewsJuly 21, 2015

F&I Express Releases Compliance Tool for F&I Product Pricing

With F&I products likely to draw the CFPB’s attention, F&I Express’s new CompliPrice designed to help dealers ensure profits made on the sale of F&I products are compliant with their stores’ pricing policies.

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NewsJuly 16, 2015

Win a Trip to Industry Summit 2015

IAS and F&I and Showroom magazine have launched a new contest that will send five F&I managers to Industry Summit 2015. The competition will be used to tee up a special F&I manager- and agent-only workshop session at the magazine’s annual conference.

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NewsJuly 15, 2015

Depreciation Slows in June, NADA Used Car Guide Reports

Used-vehicle depreciation slowed modestly in June compared to May’s more rapid pace, the firm reported this week, with prices for vehicles up to eight years in age falling 2.5% on a monthly basis in June.

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NewsJuly 14, 2015

NADA Urges Dealers to Review FCC’s TCPA Ruling

The ruling, issued Friday, could require changes in dealers’ telephone and text marketing practices. Among the changes that could affect dealers is the TCPA’s interpretation of the term “automatic telephone dialing system.”

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NewsJuly 8, 2015

Edmunds Opens Registration for Used+ Program

Edmunds.com has opened registration for its Used+ used-car sales program, which offers shoppers a vehicle-protection plan and a $200 gas card. Asked if the program might lead Edmunds into F&I product sales, a spokesperson said '... It is an option we would be open to exploring.'

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NewsJuly 8, 2015

Cox to Resubmit Federal Filing for Proposed Dealertrack Acquisition

The company still expects to complete its proposed acquisition of Dealertrack in the third quarter despite voluntarily withdrawing its filing under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. The move was made to give the Justice Department more time to review the proposed deal.

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