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AI automation AI compliance Auto Lenders due diligence Gaurav Dogra Wolters Kluwer

Getting From Automation to Autonomy for Dealers and Lenders

For years, the auto dealer and lending industry’s digital transformation focused almost exclusively on automation—the pursuit of doing…

News September 3

Are You Putting Your Phones First? 10 Ways to Turn Your Phone Into a Competitive Advantage

Your competition has a phone too. What are you doing differently with yours? You spend real money to…

Webinars August 18
Auto Dealership Sales Customer Experience John Traver Sales Conversion Sales Training Traver Connect

The First Five Minutes

The crucial time where dealership sales are won or lost.

News August 17
AutoPayPlus Dealership Profitability F&I F&I profitability Robert Steenbergh sales and variable ops

The Post Gross Era: Why Dealership Profit Now Runs Through the Finance Office

For much of the past two decades, front end gross drove dealership profitability. Discounting cycles, shifting market conditions…

News August 10
BDC campaign audit Equity Matt Valenta Paramount Lead Solutions

The Equity List Isn’t the Workflow: A 10-Layer Campaign Audit

An equity-mining platform can identify a plausible opportunity. That does not mean the dealership has a working campaign.…

News August 6
Auto Dealership Auto Loan F&I F&I manager Finance and insurance Protective Asset Protection Tim Blochowiak

How Longer Vehicle Ownership Is Rewriting the F&I Playbook

Something significant has shifted in the automotive retail landscape, and it is showing up in the F&I office…

News July 13
AI compliance AI finance documentation InformedIQ Jessica Gonzalez model validation

Beyond Clean Data: Why Model Validation Is the Real Test for AI in Auto Lending

Auto lenders today are now realizing that AI can speed up approvals and funding, sharpen fraud detection, and…

News July 2
Auto Finance Auto Lending Carleton Compliance Cybersecurity data modernization Tim Yalich

Modernization Delays Are Becoming Competitive Liabilities

Something significant is already reshaping automotive finance, and the data is beginning to bring into focus what many…

News July 1
AutoPayPlus Dealership compensation F&I F&I Menu Finance Manager Robert Steenbergh Sales and Finance

Why Great Dealership Products Die at the F&I Desk

F&I managers are among the most incentive-driven professionals in any industry. Their livelihoods are built on commission structure,…

News June 29

Real Dealers. Real Wins: How GoTo Connect Transforms Dealership Communication

Missed calls, disconnected systems, and phone experiences that haven’t kept up with customer expectations are quietly draining revenue…

Downloads June 23