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NewsSeptember 14, 2012

[Video] Tip of the Week: Overcoming the 'Powertrain Coverage' Objection

Longer factory powertrain coverage does undermine the F&I manager’s effort to sell product, but maybe there’s another way to look at it. United Development Systems’ Gerry Gould explains in this week’s Tip of the Week.

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NewsSeptember 14, 2012

Michigan Dealer Retires, Gives Employees $1,000 for Every Year of Service

Michigan car dealer Howard Cooper retired. Before he did, he gave his employees $1,000 for every year they were employed by his 47-year-old store.

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NewsSeptember 14, 2012

Study Evaluates Dealer Online Advertising Mix

Dataium reports in its study with Cars.com that digital marketing strategies employed by dealers may not be worth the price.

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NewsSeptember 14, 2012

Auto Affordability Improves Slightly In Second Quarter, Comerica Reports

Comerica Bank’s auto affordability index shows little change from the first quarter, as consumers spent roughly the same amount on new cars in the second quarter as they did in the opening quarter of 2012.

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NewsSeptember 14, 2012

FDIC Releases National Survey of Unbanked and Under-banked

More than one in four U.S. households are either unbanked or under-banked, a new survey conducted by the FDIC shows.

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NewsSeptember 14, 2012

Edmunds.com Schedules Auto Industry 'Hackathon'

Edmunds.com will host a two-day event in November focused on identifying problems with the car-buying process.

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NewsSeptember 14, 2012

SunTrust Now On RouteOne's e-Contracting Platform

SunTrust Bank selects RouteOne’s e-contracting platform, which allows for the creation, execution, storage and management of auto finance agreements and ancillary documents.

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ArticlesSeptember 14, 2012

In Focus: F&Idol ­Finalists Revealed

These five individuals were named finalists for having the best on-camera F&I presentations in one of five categories. One of them will be this year’s F&Idol winner.

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ArticlesSeptember 14, 2012

Vying for ‘Toughest Cop’

The magazine’s legal wiz offers his take on the heated battle for top bad-cop status between the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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ArticlesCover StorySeptember 14, 2012

Setting the Pace

Meet this year’s six F&I Pacesetters. One of them will be named the magazine’s 2012 F&I Dealer of the Year.

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