FI showroom red and grey logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

News

Digital•by Staff•August 5, 2019

Affinitiv Releases Dealer eBook Focused on Industry Disruptors

Affinitiv has released ‘Razor and Razor Blade Model,’ a new whitepaper designed to offer guidance to dealers concerned about sustaining profitability while sales and front-end margins decline.

Read More →
F&I•by Staff•August 5, 2019

Maxim, Mussani Transition to New Roles at RouteOne

Jim Maxim Jr. and Imran Mussani have assumed new roles at RouteOne, completing a transition that began when the company acquired MaximTrak, the technology firm Maxim co-founded, in 2016.

Read More →
Compliance•by Tariq Kamal•August 5, 2019

Fla. Chevrolet Dealership Agrees to Million-Dollar Settlement

The former owners of Jacksonville, Fla.’s Riverside Chevrolet will pay more than $1 million in restitution and fines to settle charges of failing to pay trade-in liens, state sales tax, and employee withholding taxes.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Compliance•by Tariq Kamal•August 5, 2019

Father/Son Dealers Face Federal Fraud Charges

Mehdi and Saaed Moslem have been charged with tax and bank fraud after IRS and FBI investigators say they uncovered a scheme to hide — then inflate — income from their Upstate New York auto dealership.

Read More →
Auto Finance•by Tariq Kamal•August 2, 2019

Report: Longer Commute, Bigger Auto Loan

LendingTree analysts have discovered a correlation between commute times and auto loan balances, finding that car buyers borrow $269 for every additional minute between home and work.

Read More →
Showroom•by Staff•August 2, 2019

ADESA Appoints Drehs VP of Major Dealer Accounts

Scott Drehs has been named ADESA’s first-ever leader of major dealer accounts after serving as regional vice president of operations for AFC, another KAR Auction Services brand.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Auto Finance•by Staff•August 2, 2019

New-Vehicle Interest Rates Fall to 5.8%

The average interest rate for a U.S. new-vehicle loan fell below 6% for the first time all year as automakers and dealers extended model-year selldown promotions.

Read More →
Showroom•by Tariq Kamal•August 2, 2019

SAAR Dips to 16.6M in Watershed Sales Report

July deliveries increased 1.3% in the first monthly U.S. new-vehicle sales report to include none of the Detroit 3 automakers, but the seasonally adjusted annualized rate fell below 17 million for the fourth time this year.

Read More →
Compliance•by Staff•August 1, 2019

Auto Still No. 1 on Consumer Complaints List

Dealers and other automotive business owners once again generated more complaints than any other industry in Consumer Federation of America’s latest top 10 list.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
F&I•by Tariq Kamal•August 1, 2019

AutoNation Nears $2,000 PVR as Big Groups Grow F&I

The nation’s six largest publicly traded dealer groups all increased F&I profit per vehicle retailed in the second quarter, led by AutoNation’s $1,926 per copy and Lithia Motors’ segment-leading 11% improvement.

Read More →