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F&Iby StaffFebruary 11, 2016

KBB Announces Winners of Five-Year Cost to Own Awards

Hyundai and Acura took the top honors, winning the competition's Best Brand and Best Luxury Brand awards, respectively. The contest looks at a vehicle’s depreciation, fuel costs, finance and insurance fees, maintenance and repair costs, and state fees to find its winners.

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Auto Financeby StaffFebruary 11, 2016

Carfax: 47 Million Vehicles in U.S. Have Unfixed Recall Issues

Owners of SUVs and minivans have a higher likelihood of having an unfixed recall issue on their vehicle, as do those living in Texas, Mississippi, Alaska, Utah or West Virginia, according to Carfax.

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Auto Financeby StaffFebruary 11, 2016

Cox Automotive Hires Creative Agency for Autotrader, KBB Brands

Cox Automotive has named Zambezi as its lead creative agency for its Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book brands. Zambezi will work with both companies to help change the way they collectively approach marketing and communications for consumers.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 11, 2016

Cox Automotive Taps VinSolutions as Primary CRM Solution

The transition is expected to be completed within 24 months. During that time, Dealertrack clients will be fully supported under the terms of their existing contracts.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 10, 2016

GM's Online Used-Car Purchasing Site Goes Live

The automaker Factory Pre-Owned Collection portal is now live. The site, which will open up the automaker's remarketing channel to consumers, contains more than 30,000 used cars with less than 37,000 miles on the odometer.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 10, 2016

Wise F&I Products Now Available Through Dealertrack Aftermarket Network

Through the Dealertrack Aftermarket Network, F&I sales and submission processes will now be handled online. The new integration supports multiple Wise F&I products, including the firm's GAP, appearance care, vehicle service contracts and theft-deterrent programs.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 10, 2016

Carleton Announces New Suite of Lending Software

The suite includes the latest upgrades to the firm’s LoanSmart Solutions, which have been adopted by major lending software providers for more than 20 years. The offerings also meet the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s third-party vendor compliance recommendations and consumer privacy and security requirements.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 9, 2016

JM Family Enterprises Announces Four Senior-Level Promotions

Rajeev Ravindran was named CIO, while Hank Grooms was appointed vice president of marketing and field operations for Southeast Toyota Distributors. Additionally, Ed Brown will now serve as group vice president of operations, while Jonna Sherry was promoted to vice president of sales and marketing for World Omni.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 9, 2016

New EasyCare App Allows Dealers to ‘Own’ the ODBII Port

EasyCare is getting set to launch a new mobile app that will allow dealers to own the ODBII port in their customers’ vehicles. The connection will allow dealers to tailor service offers and alerts, as well as allow customers to perform a full health scan of their vehicle on their mobile device.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 9, 2016

VisionMenu Celebrates Econtracting Milestone

Econtracting through VisionMenu has grown from a few thousand contracts per month to more than 20,000 in January, and the company expects similar growth throughout the year.

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