
Drive Motors’ dealer clients sold almost three times as many cars online on Christmas Day 2017 than they did the same day in 2016 thanks to its digital retailing platform, the firm revealed this week.
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The firm today announced the appointment of Gary Peek, a more than 20-year software industry veteran, as CIO. Also joining the company is Mike Llewellyn, who will serve as product manager for F&I Express’ ecancellation solution, Express Recoveries.
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Through the newly forged partnership, Chase will deliver financing terms online through the AutoFi Platform. The finance source is the first national bank to join the Ford Credit-backed AutoFi platform.
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The fintech firm has added Audi Financial Services to its car-shopping and financing platform, which now allows Audi shoppers to find their chosen vehicle at the dealership of their choice and secure financing through the carmaker’s captive in four easy steps.
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Read More →The editor explains why he put another digital retailing startup on the cover and looks at two studies that point to online car buying and financing still being a work in progress.
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Honcker’s Nathan Hecht took his dislike of the typical leasing process and turned it into a mobile app that’s delivering ready-to-go deals to dealers in eight states and an experience studies show customers want — even when it comes to F&I.
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Industry Summit’s executive panel convened to discuss and debate the effects of Hurricane Harvey, the status of the used-car and subprime markets, the GM mandate, and the digitization of the F&I process.
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Drive Motors’ Aaron Krane predicted that, for 2018, dealerships that embrace digital dealmaking will become known as the ecommerce hubs of their regions, a move that will end up pressuring manufactures to sell their cars directly online as well.
Read More →While the digital application channel generated significantly higher levels of overall satisfaction in J.D. Power’s 2017 U.S. Consumer Financing Satisfaction Study, many consumers are waiting longer for a credit decision than those utilizing dealer representatives.
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