MakeMyDeal Rolling Out F&I Connect Tool

ATLANTA — MakeMyDeal, Cox Automotive’s online marketplace, has begun rolling out its new F&I Connect, a tool the company bills as a product designed to bring the F&I process into the Digital Age. Powered by F&I Express, F&I Connect allows dealers to promote their F&I products and prices in a controlled online environment while giving ... Read More »

Cox Appoints Dealertrack’s Sundaram to New Post

ATLANTA — Following its recent acquisition of Dealertrack Technologies, Cox Automotive has appointed Dealertrack’s former co-president, Raj Sundaram, as its chief client success officer. Sundaram will report directly to Cox Automotive President Sandy Schwartz. In this key position, Sundaram will be responsible for helping clients successfully increase efficiency and grow their business utilizing the combined companies’ comprehensive ... Read More »

Cox to Resubmit Federal Filing for Proposed Dealertrack Acquisition

ATLANTA — Cox Automotive Inc. has voluntarily withdrawn its filing under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act in order to give the U.S. Department of Justice additional time to review its proposed acquisition of Dealertrack Technologies, reports F&I and Showroom. The act requires that parties to certain mergers or acquisitions notify the Federal Trade Commission and ... Read More »

Reed, Burgiss to Bring ‘Power of Digital F&I’ to PALS

LAS VEGAS – Organizers of the annual P&A Leadership Summit have announced that Brian Reed, president and CEO of F&I Express, and Mike Burgiss, founder and vice president of MakeMyDeal, a Cox Automotive company, have agreed to speak at the 2015 event, which will be held Sept. 8–10 at Paris Las Vegas. Their session, “The ... Read More »

Reed, Burgiss to Bring ‘Power of Digital F&I’ to PALS