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Lease Approval Ratings Continue to Improve in March Following Steady Monthly Approval Increases in Q1

Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports car lease credit applicants registered a 67.3% approval rate in March, a rise from the February rate of 65.2%. March experienced a higher number of applicants with qualifications t
Apr 17, 2018
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Cars.com Predicts How Quickly Vehicles Will Sell With Launch of AI Powered “Hot Car”

Powered by proprietary machine learning algorithm, new technology provides sales prediction  CHICAGO – Have you ever shopped for a new car and a deal seems too good to be true? Sometimes waiting for a better deal isn’t the right move to finding
Apr 17, 2018
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The Growing Gap Between Retail and Automotive Customer Experience

Doug Van Sach explains the growing gap between retailers and automotive consumer experience in this video blog.
Apr 17, 2018
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Do Trade Shows Improve Sales?

There’s always another trade show to sponsor or attend, and the costs add up quickly. The question is “do trade shows improve sales?” In a recent survey of 100 Business Owners and Marketing Managers, 48% said they didn’t calculate their Retur
Apr 16, 2018
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PROTECTIVE ASSET PROTECTION REVEALS LATEST DEALER SURVEY ON VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACTS/F&I OFFERINGS

F&I Represents the 2nd-Largest Opportunity for Margin Growth; Concerns Over Claims Adjudication Control & Product Branding CHESTERFIELD, MO (April 16, 2018) – Protective Asset Protection, a provider of F&I programs, services, and dealer
Apr 16, 2018
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Think Tank: What CEOs Could Learn From Reality TV

While it may seem like reality TV comes up empty-handed in terms of educational programming, it did teach us something very interesting about what consumers considers valuable. Companies and their executives could leverage this lesson into sales, and
Apr 16, 2018
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Lehel Reeves Joins Flick Fusion as Director of Partnerships and Business Development

Urbandale, IA—April 15, 2018—Flick Fusion announced today that Lehel Reeves has joined the company as Director of Partnerships and Business Development. In his new position, Reeves will oversee the creation and management of synergistic partnersh
Apr 16, 2018
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Zurich Now Available on Darwin Automotive

ISELIN, NJ, April 16, 2018 – Darwin Automotive announced today that it has added Zurich North America’s Finance & Insurance (F&I) products to the Darwin core F&I menu, as well as Darwin digital retailing and service menu. Darwin’s l
Apr 16, 2018
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The Times Union Names Auto/Mate a Winner of the Albany 2018 Top Workplaces Award and Special Award for Managers

Albany, NY – April 16, 2018​ – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced today that it has been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by the Times Union. Auto/Mate ranked as a Top Workplace in the midsize category, and also took home a Special Award
Apr 16, 2018