
Reuters reported on Dec. 24 that the Carlyle Group and KKR & Co. LP have emerged as the lead bidders for Reynolds and Reynolds Co. The deal could be worth $5 billion.
Read More →A good meet and greet in the showroom should seamlessly transition into an F&I manager’s discovery process. But before you ask your next customer how many miles he or she averages per year, check out John Vecchioni’s F&I Tip of the Week.
Read More →American Suzuki Motor Corp. announced this week that 213 of its 219 U.S. dealers have accepted its terms to halt new-car sales in the U.S. market.
Read More →The FTC is proposing changes to the Used Car Buyers Guide. But the commission made clear it is not looking to burden dealers with its proposed modifications.
Read More →United Development Systems' Gerry Gould explains why it’s critical that F&I managers get involved on the showroom floor when they’re not working a deal.
Read More →The credit reporting agency attributes the rise in the auto loan 60-day delinquency rate to seasonal patterns, says the rate is still down 56 percent from a recession high of 0.86 percent.
Read More →United Car Care's John Vecchioni says it’s OK for F&I managers to use sales meetings to update the sales team on outstanding deals, but the F&I Professor says it’s even better if the F&I manager can share a closing experience to help those struggling sales consultants.
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Attendees of the magazine’s annual conference gathered to hear how six top trainers view the road ahead for the F&I industry. What they heard was a familiar rallying cry.
Read More →There are two things every finance manager must determine when working with a customer. United Car Care’s John Vecchioni explains how those two things will shape how the menu is presented in F&I’s Tip of the Week.
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Kia adjusted its social media message after followers lashed out about the company’s “1Like=1Day Food for 1 Family” slogan.
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