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F&I•by Staff•January 31, 2011

Edmunds.com: January Auto Sales Indicate Steady Start for 2011

This month's new-car sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be approximately 816,000 units, a 17.3 percent increase from January 2010 but a 28.4 percent decrease from December 2010, according to Edmunds.com.

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F&I•by Staff•January 27, 2011

JATO Dynamics: U.S. Vehicle Sales Recover in 2010

The new-car market in the United States experienced a gradual recovery in 2010, according JATO Dynamics, a provider of automotive intelligence.

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F&I•by Staff•January 27, 2011

Joe Verde To Debut Sales Training Guidebook At 2011 NADA

Joe Verde will debut his new book for automotive salespeople, “Earn Over $100,000 Selling Cars – Every Year,” at the 2011 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention and Expo.

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F&I•by Staff•January 27, 2011

Safe-Guard’s Director of Training to Appear at 2011 NADA Convention

Luis Garcia, Safe-Guard’s director of training and development, will present concrete ways to improve profits in F&I at booth 3637N during the 2011 NADA Convention & Expo.

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Digital•by Staff•January 27, 2011

Dealer.com Acquires EpikOne

Dealer.com, an online marketing solutions provider, has acquired selected assets of EpikOne Inc., a Burlington, Vt.-based digital consultancy. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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F&I•by Staff•January 25, 2011

GAP Deductible Under Threat in California

New disclosure requirements being considered by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) for loan insurance products aren’t the only threat to core F&I offerings like GAP. In California, product providers are racing to notify dealers that one of the key selling feature of GAP might be barred since a new law took effect on Jan. 1.

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F&I•by Staff•January 25, 2011

California’s New-Car Sales Increase in 2010

The California New Car Dealers Association said that registrations of new cars and light trucks increased by 13.1 percent in California during 2010, compared to 2009.

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Digital•by Staff•January 25, 2011

Survey Reveals Car Shoppers Increasingly Rely on Online Data and Social Media

According to a recent survey of online vehicle shoppers by Chrome Systems Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings Inc., automotive retailing sites can increase brand awareness and attract more shoppers with a savvy mix of robust research tools backed up by social networking.

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F&I•by Staff•January 25, 2011

Crisorio to Deliver Agent Summit Keynote

The organizers of the first annual Agent Summit have announced that Randy Crisorio, president of Clearwater, Fla.-based United Development Systems Inc. (UDS), will deliver the event’s keynote address.

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F&I•by Staff•January 25, 2011

Connecticut Dealer Arrested in Tax Fraud Scheme

The owner of a Hartford-area used-car lot has been charged with multiple felony counts after tax enforcement agents say he diverted $129,000 worth of state sales tax revenue and filed false returns to hide the crime.

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