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Executives to Look 'Beyond the Horizon' at F&I Conference Forum

TORRANCE, Calif. -- Executives in the F&I industry will offer their outlooks on the coming issues and trends related to finance and insurance for dealers. The forum, "Beyond the Horizon," will be held Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 4:15 – 5 p.m. at the F&I Conference.

by Staff
October 25, 2005
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TORRANCE, Calif. -- Executives in the F&I industry will offer their outlooks on the coming issues and trends related to finance and insurance for dealers. The forum, "Beyond the Horizon," will be held Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 4:15 – 5 p.m. at the F&I Conference.


Ron Martin, president of The Vision of F&I will moderate the panel, which will include: Tom Murray, EVP, Resource Automotive; T. Michael Casey, VP of Sales, Strategic Alliances, JM&A Group; Chris Ford, President, Warrantech Automotive Inc.

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Attendees will learn what strategies can be used to achieve aggressive F&I profits in a compliance-driven, value-pricing environment.


Last year’s attendance totaled more than 700, including dealers, general managers, F&I managers, exhibitors, lenders and other auto industry members. For conference attendee information, contact Leslie Lower at leslie.lower@bobit.com. For information on exhibiting at the conference, contact David Gesualdo at (727) 947-4027 or dgesualdo@mgigusa.com.


For general information, visit www.fi-conference.com.

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