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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoMay 7, 2018

Transparency Wave Rolling Into F&I

Digital retailing invaded the Las Vegas Convention Center in late March for NADA 2018, but its arrival did little to bring clarity to F&I’s cloudy future.

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NewsMay 3, 2018

Megasys Partners with Dealertrack

Executives said dealers using Dealertrack’s credit app solution will benefit from faster decisions thanks to a new partnership with Megasys.

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NewsMarch 26, 2018

New AIADA Chair: ‘Trade Wars Have Real Consequences’

Utah dealer Brad Strong began his 2018 AIADA chairmanship with a bang, calling out Washington’s ‘tax and tariff schemes’ in a Las Vegas address.

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NewsMarch 12, 2018

Cox Launches Accelerate in Vegas Market

Cox Automotive’s new connected retail platform was designed to connect the online and in-store process to drive faster car deals.

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NewsJanuary 3, 2018

Gasoline Prices Jump to $2.49 Per Gallon

The national average price of unleaded gasoline jumped 5 cents to $2.49 per gallon in the first week of 2018 and has reached a level not seen since 2014 during the week that starts the new year, according to AAA.

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NewsAugust 8, 2017

Top-Flight F&I Directors Join F&I Think Tank Roster

F&I Think Tank’s ‘The Director’s Chair’ will feature the F&I director for the magazine’s 2016 F&I Dealer of the Year in Tom Andrews, as well as former F&I Pacesetters Dan Mason and Justin Gasman. It will also feature His Madness, Marv Eleazer, as moderator.

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NewsJuly 12, 2017

Black Book: Retention Index Registers Second Increase in Three Months

The index’s rise in June was due in large part to falling gas prices, which helped drive the sale of used trucks, crossovers and SUVs. The downside of falling gas prices was the continued acceleration in depreciation for subcompact and compact cars.

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NewsApril 25, 2017

New Gas Tax Hike Not Enough to Fix California’s Crumbling Roads, Group Says

California roads are crumbling, and a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank says in a newly published white paper that a recently passed transportation funding bill won’t raise enough funds to complete the backlog of needed repairs.

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NewsApril 24, 2017

Kontos: Tale of Two Markets Resumes in March

While wholesale prices were below year-ago levels for cars, they were up for trucks. The revelation prompts KAR Auction Services' chief economist to revisit a study he began during the industry's first experience with $4 gas back in 2008, when the price gap between trucks and cars closed dramatically.

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NewsJanuary 17, 2017

EPA Finalizes Green House Gas and CAFE Standards

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized the fuel efficiency rules that will guide the federal greenhouse gas and CAFE standards for 2022-2025 model-year vehicles.

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