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ArticlesNovember 25, 2015

F&I’s Shifting Paradigm

An Ohio-based general agent believes the F&I industry is ignoring a paradigm shift and a chance to deliver what consumers really want: a better experience.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonApril 21, 2015

Asbury’s Q Auto Stores a Work in Progress

The tablet-driven, fixed-price F&I process at Asbury’s Q Auto stores didn’t perform as well as the traditional F&I process employed at the group's core stores, but officials said they are happy with the new format’s progress.

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NewsFebruary 12, 2015

Auto/Mate Launches Mobile F&I Menu Solution

Auto/Mate’s Option/Mate Mobile is a mobile-optimized version of its F&I menu solution. It is compatible with all tablet devices, officials said.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoJanuary 29, 2015

Zurich Unveils Tablet F&I Menu

Officials with the F&I product provider said at last week’s NADA Convention & Expo that the company didn’t just develop a tablet menu, it developed a mobile F&I process.

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ArticlesJanuary 21, 2015

The D.R.I.I.L. That Kills

Menu expert says technology can’t solve everything. He breaks down five behaviors that can doom a dealership’s bottom line.

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Articlesby Brittany-Marie SwansonJanuary 20, 2015

Mobile Update

The noise has died down since the first tablet-based F&I menu hit the market in early 2011. But for dealerships like Bowling Green Lincoln Auto Sales, the mobile menu has delivered as promised.

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NewsJanuary 15, 2015

Ford, Lincoln Add Tablets to Improve Customer Service

Ford and Lincoln service centers are putting tablets in the hands of advisors in dealership service lanes as part of two new phases of the SMART Technology program that launched in early 2014.

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Articlesby Brittany-Marie SwansonNovember 7, 2014

What’s on the Menu?

The Mad Marv-moderated compliance panel at Industry Summit 2014 addressed supposed menu-governing regulations, the hybrid manager, tablet menus and the CFPB.

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Done Dealby Gregory ArroyoDecember 7, 2012

Debunking Base Payment Myths

The editor searches for the origins of a mythical menu requirement and explains how even nonexistent rules can help promote compliance.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoNovember 14, 2012

Menu Reboot

This year’s F&I Conference finished strong with an electric debate over the usefulness, benefits and possible drawbacks of the mobile menu.

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