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NewsMay 10, 2017

Auto Finance Sources Team Up to Combat Fraud

Thirteen finance sources representing a third of U.S. auto finance originations met last week to take a bite out of the estimated $6 billion in annual fraud losses.

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NewsMay 9, 2017

EFG Wins Three American Business Awards

EFG Companies earned a Gold and two Bronzes in the 15th annual ABAs, as well as ‘Top Contact Center’ honors from BenchmarkPortal.

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NewsMay 9, 2017

Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index Increases 1.6% in April

The index's April reading was 124.7, a year-over-year improvement thanks to the 0.5% increase in wholesale used-vehicle prices. Manheim officials said any weakness is more a result of excessive new-vehicle inventory, with more than four million new units sitting on dealer lots for the last three months.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoMay 5, 2017

High Mileage, High Potential

Things haven’t gone according to script in the used-vehicle market, but GWC Warranty’s Mike Melby believes the profit potential in the high-mileage, pre-owned space remains.

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ArticlesMay 4, 2017

The Silent Seminar

F&I director advises dealership professionals to attack your work with a positive attitude and pledge to improve the workdays of those around you.

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NewsMay 4, 2017

Sonic: Record F&I Performance Offset by Lower Retail Sales

Sonic's F&I operations posted a record per-copy average of $1,370. But with new-vehicle retail volume down 2%, total same-store F&I gross profit remained flat with a year ago. Officials also talked expansion of the EchoPark platform and the expected roll out of an ecommerce site next year.

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NewsMay 4, 2017

Asbury Hits $1,500 Per Copy in Q1

Describing F&I as 'very fundamental' to its success, Asbury CEO Craig Monaghan said the group will continue to push for improvements in that area as long as 'margin pressure' continues to squeeze the showroom.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Rick McCormickMay 4, 2017

The Power of Momentum

F&I trainer says meeting the demand for daily improvement requires F&I professionals to create and capitalize on their own momentum. He lists 10 momentum-building books every F&I manager must read.

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NewsMay 3, 2017

Group 1: Earnings Hurt by 'Extreme Weakness' in Oil-Dependent States

Not even another strong performance in U.S. new-vehicle margins, a record quarter in the group's U.K. market, and a profitable quarter in Brazil were enough to offset "extreme weakness" in Group 1's energy price-impacted markets.

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NewsMay 3, 2017

Black Book Used Vehicle Index Ticks Up in April

For the first time in more than two years, Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index registered a slight increase.

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