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NewsOctober 5, 2010

American Guardian Goes Green

American Guardian Warranty Services Inc. is going green, announcing that its “Compass Protection Plan” agreements and brochures will be printed with and on environmentally friendly material.

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NewsOctober 5, 2010

Grays Still Popular With Auto Consumers

Automotive technology and data services provider PPG Industries' annual poll found that a silver, gray or charcoal exterior remains the most popular choice for new-car buyers. In its 10th year at the top of the list, shades of gray accounted for 31 percent of new-car colors in the United States and Canada, while black and white tied for second place at 18 percent.

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NewsOctober 5, 2010

Mobile Productivity Launches Redesigned Website

Mobile Productivity Inc., a provider of service department solutions, has redesigned and re-launched its Website, www.mpifix.com.

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NewsOctober 5, 2010

Finance Express Adds ACS Financial to Lender Platform

Finance Express, a provider of Web-based financial services and technology for independent dealerships, has added ACS Financial to its lender platform.

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NewsOctober 5, 2010

Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Up 11 Percent Through Nine Months of 2010

Consumer bankruptcy filings totaled 1,165,172 nationwide during the first nine months of 2010, an 11 percent increase over the 1,046,449 total recorded during the year-ago period, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI).

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NewsOctober 4, 2010

Consumer Buying Habits Changing, Survey Says

More consumers are purchasing cars out of necessity and have less brand and dealer loyalty, according to a recent survey by Chrome Systems Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings Inc.

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NewsOctober 4, 2010

Model-Year Closeout Sales Slow in September

Edmunds.com estimated that the average automaker incentive in the U.S. was $2,576 per vehicle sold in September 2010, down $125, or 4.6 percent, from August 2010, and down $170, or 6.2 percent, from September 2009.

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ArticlesOctober 1, 2010

Is That Legal?

Can you raise the price of a vehicle to cover a high bank fee? Get that answer and more from the magazine’s legal expert.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Gregory ArroyoOctober 1, 2010

The Winning Formula

If you’re curious as to how Riverside Auto Group earned this year’s F&I Dealer of the Year award, the late ‘Papa’ Dagenais’ friends and family will be happy to fill you in.

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ArticlesOctober 1, 2010

The ‘No-Haggle’ Way

Sonic is hoping to double its F&I sales behind a new pricing strategy. The magazine talks to the group’s top F&I exec to get the details.

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