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Oil Prices Jump on Inventory Data, Demand Outlook
Oil Prices Jump on Inventory Data, Demand Outlook, from The Wall Street Journal. Prices rise to highest of the year on signs production may be peaking and global demand is rising U.S. oil prices surged to their highest point of the year on signs that the country’s...
Volkswagen Credit and Audi Financial Services to Support Automotive Financing Options in Puerto Rico in Agreement With Reliable Auto
Volkswagen Credit and Audi Financial Services to Support Automotive Financing Options in Puerto Rico in Agreement With Reliable Auto, from MarketWatch. SAN JUAN, PR, Apr 16, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Volkswagen Credit and Audi Financial Services are pleased to...
Mercedes’ captive boosts dealership training on branded F&I products
Tips to help manage the spring service rush, from Automotive News. NEW YORK -- Mercedes-Benz Financial Services’ U.S. insurance unit is gearing up to train more dealership F&I managers to sell its First Class-branded F&I products, says Don Berry, the insurance...
Dealership gross profits see bigger impact from F&I
Dealership gross profits see bigger impact from F&I, from Automotive News. The average dealership gained more from F&I last year, even though retailers’ overall sales penetration for products such as extended service contracts and GAP dropped a fraction of a...
Mobile Strategy: 8 Cool Insurance Apps
Mobile Strategy: 8 Cool Insurance Apps, from Insurance & Technology. There is vast potential for insurers that build strong mobile strategies to cater to evolving customer demands. As more employees and customers interact via mobile devices, insurers need to...
Weak New Car Buys Could Fuel These Auto Dealer Stocks
Weak New Car Buys Could Fuel These Auto Dealer Stocks, from Investors.com. American consumers aren't new-car shopping as much as it looks from first glance at the data. But dealers that focus on used cars, parts and service are poised to thrive, according to an...
Low rates will continue to help auto sales, financing in 2015, experts say
Low rates will continue to help auto sales, financing in 2015, experts say, from Automotive News. NEW YORK -- Interest rates should remain low for the rest of 2015, helping auto dealerships sell vehicles, experts say. “Very low interest rates have been a great boon to...
Lenders’ outcry against CFPB ‘narratives’ is justified
Lenders' outcry against CFPB 'narratives' is justified, from Automotive News. It’s no wonder auto lenders cried foul last month when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced its plan to begin posting consumers’ first-person tales of their grievances with...
SIU Automotive Program Gets Boost
SIU Automotive Program Gets Boost, from WSIU. A large automotive technology group has purchased the naming rights for the auto parts center inside the Transportation Education Center at SIU-Carbondale. University officials joined representatives of Bosch...
Technology helps restore ‘authentic’ car sounds
Technology helps restore 'authentic' car sounds, from Providence Journal. Engineers have developed ways to mimic what is music to a gear head's ears: the sound of an internal combustion engine. The aim is "to enhance the experience. Vroom, vroom goes the car. Or does...
New Company Enters Dealer CRM, Web Development Space
New Company Enters Dealer CRM, Web Development Space, from RV Pro. A new company is throwing its hat in the mix of dealer management and technology space. Fred Johansen and the founders of Cirrus Solutions in Palm City, Fla., are hoping to provide dealers an inclusive...
Do’s and Don’ts for Getting Online Reviews
Do’s and Don’ts for Getting Online Reviews Online reviews are now an integral part of the purchase journey as consumers seek out opinions from “someone like me.” 88% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations. But getting online reviews is...
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