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ArticlesJune 25, 2019

How to Prevent Harassment in the #MeToo Era

HR expert urges dealers and managers to put old handbooks and premonitions aside and create an enforceable policy that aligns with current best practices.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2019

AutoAp Launches Recall Intelligence Service

A new service from AutoAp was designed to give auto dealers greater insight and control over the liability and financial impacts caused by safety recalls, promising to reduce risk by more than 80%.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2019

Study: Dealer Data Plagued by Human Error, Insider Threats, Deliberate Sabotage

Shred-it’s 2019 Data Protection Report reveals the owners of more than half of all large U.S. businesses that suffered a breach said external vendor errors were to blame.

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Newsby Tariq KamalJune 13, 2019

FTC: DealerBuilt Hack Affected 130 Dealerships

A 2016 cyberattack laid bare the personally identifiable information of about 12.5 million customers of 130 U.S. dealerships, according to a Federal Trade Commission bulletin announcing a consent agreement with dealer software provider DealerBuilt.

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ACE Spaceby Gil Van OverJune 13, 2019

4 F&I Scenarios That Can Lead to Bank Fraud

Expert lists four all-too-common situations in which failing to understand underwriting guidelines or falsifying required stips — by dealership or finance source personnel — can constitute not just noncompliance but outright fraud.

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Newsby Tariq KamalJune 10, 2019

Dealer Extortion Attempt Ends With Arrest

A Florida man was arrested after police say he attempted to use lost sales records to extort the owner of Jon Hall Chevrolet of Daytona Beach for $50,000 and a new Malibu.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2019

Sagent Adds Experian’s Precise ID to Auto LOS

Sagent Lending Technologies announced an enhancement of its identity-management and fraud-detection capabilities credited to a new collaboration with Experian.

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ACE Spaceby Gil Van OverMay 21, 2019

Proper Desking Prevents Payment Packing

Despite improved industry education and a slew of regulatory enforcement actions, packing payments remains a popular pursuit at dealerships around the nation. Here’s how to prevent this highly illegal practice before it starts.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2019

Brown & Brown Acquires UDS

Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired the assets of United Development Systems Inc., the F&I performance and compliance management provider founded by Randy Crisorio in 1982.

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Newsby StaffMay 2, 2019

Save the Date: Industry Summit Heads to New Orleans

This year’s Industry Summit will be held Nov. 4–6 at the New Orleans Marriott, offering the nation’s premier advanced F&I training curriculum, new and returning tracks and events, and free admission for the first 100 dealers and general managers who sign up when registration opens this summer.

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