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News•by Staff•April 16, 2019

Singh Joins NAC as CTO

Twenty-year industry veteran Pankaj Singh has been named chief technology officer at National Auto Care, where he will lead the company’s IT and project management teams.

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News•by Tariq Kamal•April 16, 2019

NADA: F&I Income, Penetration Rates Remain Strong

Despite escalating new-car prices and plateauing sales, NADA analysts report little change to American dealers’ per-copy average, penetration rates, and F&I income as a percentage of gross profit in 2018.

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Articles•by Tariq Kamal•April 12, 2019

There Is No Amazon of F&I

Promises of an end-to-end online vehicle purchase and financing process have yet to come to fruition, but the industry has made great progress, and agents are poised to build on that momentum at the retail level.

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Articles•April 12, 2019

Retention Is Not Just a Dealer Challenge

Solidify your agent-dealer relationships by expanding your scope to sales and service and offering new insights into F&I performance.

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News•by Staff•April 11, 2019

Autotrader Names Best New Cars for 2019

Autotrader has released a list of 12 2019-MY vehicles that offer the latest in design, technology, and features and are available to U.S. buyers for $75,000 or less.

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News•by Tariq Kamal•April 10, 2019

Wisconsin to Accelerate Dealer Fraud Investigations

The Wisconsin legislature has passed a bill that would authorize the fast-tracking of auto retail fraud complaints and allow investigators to shutter dealerships earlier in the process.

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News•by Staff•April 9, 2019

Auto Loan Interest Rates Hit 10-Year High

Edmunds says the average APR for a U.S. new-vehicle loan was 6.36% in March, putting dealers and consumers on the cusp of a ‘dramatic shift’ toward the used-car market.

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News•by Staff•April 8, 2019

DMS Market Poised to Grow 8% by 2025

The global market for dealer management systems will hit $10.1 billion by 2025, a ‘healthy’ projected growth rate of 8%, according to the latest forecast by Research Reports.

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News•by Staff•April 8, 2019

NADA: Employment, Payroll Up for New-Car Dealers

U.S. franchised auto dealers paid over $66 billion to more than 1 million workers in 2018, a 1.9% year-over-year increase that pushed the average employee’s pay to $1,134 per week.

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News•by Tariq Kamal•March 26, 2019

Cochran, Morgan Advance in 2018 Top 150 Dealer Rankings

Acquisitions helped #1 Cochran Automotive and Morgan Auto improve their positions in Automotive News’ most recent list of the nation’s biggest auto retailers, but the top 10 remain entrenched.

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