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AutoGravity Wins Top Prize in F&I Digital Media Awards

Sponsored by F&I Express, the awards program is designed to honor companies and individuals driving innovation in the digital F&I space.

by Staff
September 18, 2017
1 min to read


IRVINE, Calif. — Fintech firm AutoGravity was named the grand prize winner of F&I and Showroom’s inaugural F&I Digital Media Awards. The award was handed out on Wednesday, Sept. 13, during Industry Summit 2017 in Dallas.

AutoGravity was also earned “Best Mobile App” and “Most Unique and Artistic Content” awards for its user-friendly digital media content. The program was sponsored by F&I Express.

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“This was a remarkable win for the AutoGravity team,” said Andy Hinrichs, founder and CEO of AutoGravity. “We are honored to be recognized by our peers and fellow industry leaders for our work driving the innovation and digitization of the car shopping and financing journey.”

The F&I Digital Media Awards is designed to honor companies and individuals driving innovation in the digital F&I space. Finalists were evaluated by a panel of judges to determine category winners and the overall grand prize.

“The importance of technology in transforming the auto financing experience cannot be understated,” said Hinrichs. “AutoGravity is committed to providing an unmatched digital experience for our users, our lenders and our dealership partners. This award reinforces our momentum towards becoming the industry standard for digital car shopping and financing.”

For more on the F&I Digital Media Awards, visit www.fidigitalmediaawards.com. For more on AutoGravitiy, visit www.autogravity.com.

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