U.S. dealers enjoyed gains in F&I profit per vehicle retailed, products per deal and monthly F&I income in the third quarter, offsetting losses in average front end gross and total gross per vehicle. +

PCMI has added administration software systems supporting contract and claims management to its growing technology stack with the acquisition of StoneEagle’s Enterprise Solutions Business Unit. +

A 31% jump in EV lease penetration helped drive front-end gross on new lease deals into negative territory for the first time since 2020, according to the latest StoneEagleDATA report. +

The latest benchmark report from StoneEagleDATA finds U.S. dealers enjoyed a 10% increase in F&I income in July as deal count volume rebounded from a relatively slow June. +

StoneEagleDATA reports U.S. dealers made an average of $242,283 in total F&I income in the first quarter, an all-time record exceeding the post-COVID boom of 2021, despite generating fewer deals per rooftop. +