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Last Week to Register Online for Agent Summit

LAS VEGAS – Event organizers announced today that online registration will close at midnight on Friday, May 6. The sixth annual Agent Summit will be held May 9-11, 2016 at the Venetian Palazzo Las Vegas. Last year’s event set new records for attendance with nearly 900 agents, agency heads, exhibitors and speakers and is expected to break ... Read More »

Agent Summit Announces Agent Principal Giveaways

LAS VEGAS — Organizers of the upcoming Agent Summit announced that attendees of the pre-conference Agent Principals Only Breakfast & Roundtable will be entered into a drawing to win a Gibson electric guitar, a bespoke suit from Chalk Mark Custom Clothing or a $1,000 gift card. The event will be held May 9–11, 2016, at the Venetian ... Read More »

RoadVantage Gives Theft Protection a Boost with GPS System for Dealers and Consumers

AUSTIN – RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, today announced a new GPS anti-theft tracking system to provide greater security and safety for both auto dealers and their customers. RoadVantage is the first F&I provider to offer a GPS System coupled with a vehicle theft protection benefit. “The RoadVantage GPS ... Read More »

EFG Companies and F&I Express Expand Digital Solutions for Automotive Dealerships

DALLAS – EFG Companies, the innovator behind the award-winning Hyundai Assurance Program, and F&I Express, the largest automotive F&I aftermarket product network, announced today a partnership to better serve their dealership clients by fully integrating their eContracting capabilities. “At EFG Companies, we understand that no two dealers are the same,” said John Pappanastos, President and ... Read More »

Agent Summit 2016 Room Block Nearly Full

APT’s Pazik to Helm Agent Summit Tech Panel

Mike Burgiss to Discuss ‘Next-Level’ F&I Sales at Agent Summit

Margin Compression Has Sonic Leaning on F&I, Fixed Ops

Charlotte, N.C. — Record-high used-vehicle sales, strong growth in fixed operations gross profit and a healthy F&I department helped deliver a strong four-quarter performance for Sonic Automotive in spite of continued new-vehicle pricing pressure. Sonic sold a record-setting 35,058 new vehicles on a same-store basis during 2015’s end-of-year quarter. Due to pricing pressure, however, new-vehicle ... Read More »