5 Ways to Get Better at F&I in 2019
Top trainer lists five critical areas top-producing F&I professionals will be focused on this year.
January 16, 2019
Top trainer lists five critical areas top-producing F&I professionals will be focused on this year.
January 16, 2019
F&I managers have a professional justification and an ethical responsibility to forbid salespeople from barging into your office while you are meeting with customers.
December 6, 2018
Top trainer counsels an F&I pro who wants to put a ‘customer cash’ rebate toward the down payment to reduce their customer’s interest rate.
November 8, 2018
Top trainer comes to the rescue of an F&I manager who fears an antiquated, discredited, and deceptive sales tactic has taken root at his store.
October 9, 2018
After losing members of his sales team, a dealer asks the magazine’s resident F&I expert for his take on paying salespeople on F&I income.
September 6, 2018
A fancy new menu can help streamline processes and improve customer engagement, but it won’t replace the hard-won skill and compassion of a true F&I professional.
August 6, 2018
Top trainer advises F&I pros to eliminate the ‘I have AAA’ objection by downplaying the very real — but relatively minor — roadside assistance benefit included with most service contracts.
July 3, 2018
In response to a reader question, the magazine’s F&I wiz updates his plan for re-pitching service contracts to customers who declined the protection at the time of delivery.
May 31, 2018
Top trainer has hard-earned advice — and a word of warning — for F&I pros whose dealers seem to change their pay plans every time they have a good month.
May 7, 2018
A frustrated F&I manager poses an increasingly common question: How do you sell protection products to customers who demand the final price by phone and then show up with a bank check?
April 4, 2018
Is offering eight products a bad idea? The magazine’s resident F&I pro says it depends on the producer and the presentation.
March 12, 2018
Sometimes it’s not the teacher who leaves a lasting impression, it’s the student. The magazine’s resident F&I pro says goodbye to one trainee he will never forget.
March 8, 2018
The magazine’s F&I pro responds to a question about how to build value in F&I protections if the customer says he plans on paying off his loan long before the term expires.
February 9, 2018
How do you sell a $3,000 VSC on an $8,000 car? Top trainer offers a four-step process to ensure every customer gets the protection they need.
January 8, 2018
Do-it-yourself customers will tell you they prefer to save a few bucks by performing their own maintenance. F&I trainer has the perfect response for this common objection.
December 4, 2017