A supplier fire and high demand helped the Honda CR-V outsell the Ford F-Series by more than 16,000 units in the first half of the year. +
Subaru leads all manufacturers with an 18% year-over-year increase in a report full of double-digit sales gains driven largely by demand for hybrids. +
Edmunds analysts say affordability pressures are pushing U.S. new-car buyers to borrow more, put less down and pay more each month. +
Trainer and veteran F&I professional Justin Gasman will serve as master of ceremonies at the inaugural AI Dealer Agent Conference, a three-day agent event set for Sept. 9–11 in Atlanta. +
F&I Manager AI was designed to help complete checklists and flag missing documents and potential compliance issues, reducing funding delays and improving deal workflow consistency. +
Automotive News ranks Lithia Motors as the nation’s leader in total F&I revenue while Hendricks Automotive Group remains No. 1 on a per-store basis. +
Agora Data will offer vehicle service contracts and GAP coverage from GWC Warranty to its dealer partners directly through the AgoraCapital platform. +
Kevin Warsh joined a unanimous vote to hold the Federal Reserve’s target lending rate at 3.5% to 3.75% and warned inflation could force an increase. +
CDK's latest full-year report finds 90% of surveyed car buyers were satisfied with the time spent in F&I and only 6% felt overwhelmed by the process. +
A narrowing yield spread and a remarkable recovery in approval rates pushed Dealertrack’s Credit Availability Index to 103.7 in May, improving by 7.3% year over year to reach its highest level since April 2022. +
