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Subprime Loans Remain Elusive
F&I managers should expect lenders to continue to focus on prime and super-prime customers.
By Jim Henry • Aug. 18, 2023 -
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Dealers Need Leads – But at What Price?
Alternative retail formats are embraced by consumers, but costly for dealers.
By Alysha Webb • Aug. 17, 2023 -
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Automakers are evaluating their long-term strategies, revisiting their product mix, and approach to both retail and manufacturing approach along the way.
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Dealers Can Connect With Customers Through Subscription Services
Free trials are key to engagement.
By Alysha Webb • Aug. 15, 2023 -
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Used-Car Leasing ‘Gaining Traction’
"We think we figured it out. Now it’s a question of getting the word out,” says Mark Chandler of Credit Union Leasing of America.
By Steve Finlay • Aug. 14, 2023 -
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Leasing Shows Signs of Life
Lease origination and returns grew in the second quarter of 2023.
By Jim Henry • Aug. 11, 2023 -
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Used Vehicle Prices Dip Again
Manheim expects used car prices to continue to fall.
By Jim Henry • Aug. 10, 2023 -
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Dealers Get Boost from OEM Websites
Website quality entices consumers, says J.D. Power.
By Alysha Webb • Aug. 9, 2023 -
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Safe-Guard Products International Reaches Beyond F&I
The newly acquired company joins Safeguard in helping dealers reach futures goals and maintain loyal customer bases.
By Jim Henry • Aug. 8, 2023 -
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Parts Shortage Plagues Russian Automotive Sector
Officials of Russian automotive companies are discussing pooling their resources and forming an investment consortium that would finance joint production of needed parts.
By Eugene Gerden • Aug. 7, 2023 -
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Public Dealership Groups Break Fixed Ops Records
Now that consumers keep their cars longer, parts and service are in greater demand.
By Jim Henry • Aug. 4, 2023 -
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Deals on Wheels Break Down
Lenders are pushing back on auto loans based on employment, income fraud.
By Alysha Webb • Aug. 1, 2023 -
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Car Dealership Mechanics Win Video Prize Money
“A well-done video builds customer trust,” says Tully Williams, Niello Co.’s fixed operations director.
By Steve Finlay • July 28, 2023 -
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Skill, Science Drives Car Deliveries
Digital technology, AI, smooth spotty transport issues.
By Steve Finlay • July 27, 2023 -
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AutoNation Down but Not Out
Acquisitions, new tools offer “an opportunity,” AutoNation CEO Mike Manley says.
By Jim Henry • July 26, 2023 -
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Unlikely Winner in Near-Prime vs. Subprime Car Loans
“Near-prime consumers tend to weather storms better during economic downturns” because they tend to take steps to avoid delinquency, says Matt Roe of Open Lending.
By Steve Finlay • July 21, 2023 -
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EVs Toss a Wrench in Fixed Ops
Accident-prone drivers, heavy batteries, technician shortages create weighty EV repair issues.
By Jim Henry • July 20, 2023 -
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Few Signs of Relief From Insurance-Premium Inflation
Anyone trying to lay the cost of insurance premiums squarely on the auto industry’s doorstep needs to realize many other factors are in play, too.
By Michael Giusti • July 18, 2023 -
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JM&A Offers Scholarship Program for Women in Automotive Retail
The program exposes participants to critical areas in F&I, Fixed Ops and sales.
By Nancy Dunham • July 17, 2023 -
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The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
Dealers must speed up F&I, sales processes to win over consumers, a CDK study suggests.
By Alysha Webb • July 14, 2023 -
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Used-Vehicle Values Hit Pothole
The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index ended the first half of 2023 down 10.3% from a year ago.
By Steve Finlay • July 13, 2023 -
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Used-Car Loan Delinquencies Rise
The subprime sector leads the pack, but delinquencies affect all loan segments.
By Alysha Webb • July 12, 2023 -
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Technology Companies Keeping Closer Tabs on Drivers
Two new systems seek to raise the bar in driver monitoring, which until now has mainly interested insurance assessors gauging risks posed by awareness and driver fatigue.
By Paul Myles • July 5, 2023 -
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Mexico’s Fast Growing Auto Parts Manufacturing Industry
In this GlobalAutoIndustry.com Audio Interview "Mexico's Fast Growing Auto Parts Manufacturing Industry" Ron Hesse speaks with Armando Cortés, CEO of the Mexico-based National Auto Parts Industry Association (INA represents the interests of more than 900 companies).
July 3, 2023 -
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Dealer Strategies to Keep, Motivate Technicians
Car dealer John Luciano appreciates auto technicians so much he’s thinking of becoming one when he retires.
By Steve Finlay • June 29, 2023 -
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Training: The Missing Ingredient in Modern Retail
Modern retail training involves walking through your current process and examining how your steps to a sale match up with how customers want to shop today.
By Tiffany Peeler • June 27, 2023
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