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F&Iby StaffMay 19, 2016

LoJack Recovered $112 Million in Stolen Vehicles in 2015

The most targeted vehicles were those worth more than $30,000. However, the average value of recovered vehicles in 2015 was $10,287. Thieves are also targeting specific vehicle colors, with black and white cars accounting for 20% and 18% of vehicles recovered, respectively.

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Auto Financeby StaffMay 19, 2016

Calif. New Light Vehicle Registrations Exceed 500,000 Units in Q1 2016

The 500,000 units sold in the first three months of the year has California dealers on track to sell more than million units in 2016, according to the California New Car Dealers Association.

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Auto Financeby StaffMay 18, 2016

Reuters: Trump to Release Plan for Dismantling Dodd-Frank

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump told Reuters he would release a plan in about two weeks for overhauling the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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Showroomby StaffMay 18, 2016

New Dry-Erase Hang Tags Offer Potential Cost Savings

The hard plastic, dry-erase tags give dealers the ability to reuse them instead of throwing them away, as is the case with traditional paper tags. These tags also eliminate the possibility of misprints due to their dry-erase nature.

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F&Iby StaffMay 18, 2016

Selly Automotive Announces Integration With Skywerks DMS

The integration will eliminate redundancies while increasing dealer efficiency, according to the announcement. Now both new and existing Skywerks dealers will be able to take advantage of the Selly Automotive platform, the announcement adds.

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F&Iby StaffMay 18, 2016

CFPB: 20% of Single-Payment Auto Title Loans End in Repossession

A report form the CFPB found that about 20% of auto title loan borrowers end up having their car or truck seized by the lender for failing to repay their debt. Eighty percent fall into a debt trap, with more than 66% having to take out seven or more consecutive loans to fully repay their debt.

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F&Iby StaffMay 17, 2016

Black Book Releases Residual Forecast on Three-Year-Old Vehicles

The forecast shows that residuals on an average three-year-old vehicle will dip from the current three-year retention of 52% in 2016 to 47.8% by 2019. Increased used supply in the marketplace is the main culprit of slipping retention rates this year, the firm said.

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F&Iby StaffMay 17, 2016

NADAUCG's Used-Vehicle Price Index Falls for the Fifth Straight Month

The NADA Used Car Guide's used-vehicle price index fell to its lowest level in more than five years in April. Analysts expect prices this year to be down 5% and 6% on an index-basis from 2015, the steepest non-recession declines in the last 20 years.

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Auto Financeby StaffMay 17, 2016

Consumers Prefer Brands With 'Social Good Campaigns,' KBB Says

Consumers not only prefer to buy from brands with social good campaigns, they expect auto manufactures to carry them out. According to a KBB survey, 64% of respondents expect automakers to carry out social good campaigns. An even larger percentage, 70%, would like to see more automakers promote social good campaigns.

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F&Iby StaffMay 17, 2016

Recall Masters Now Integrated Into AutoLoop’s Fixed Ops Suite

Recall Masters’ news, data, training and communication will now be integrated into AutoLoop’s Fixed Ops Suite to provide real-time recall lookup of vehicles during service appointment scheduling, as well as during the vehicle check-in and inspection process.

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