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Dealer Opsby StaffFebruary 7, 2019

Retention Index Slips for Second Straight Month

Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index declined nearly across the board for the second consecutive month in January, offset by modest gains in the compact and mid-size segments.

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Summit Updatesby StaffFebruary 6, 2019

Agency Intellectual Property Under Spotlight at Agent Summit

Attorneys Matt Bartle and David Marcus will offer a comprehensive review of proprietary agency data types and who can claim ownership of them at a special, Agent Principals-Only session planned for this year’s Agent Summit.

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Dealer Opsby Tariq KamalFebruary 6, 2019

Super Bowl Spikes: Kia, Hyundai, Toyota Find End Zone

Executives and analysts with Cox Automotive listed Kia, Toyota, and Hyundai among the factories whose Super Bowl car commercials sparked interest and traffic among car buyers.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 5, 2019

Allstate Names MaximTrak a Preferred Partner

Allstate Dealer Services and MaximTrak Technologies have entered into a preferred partnership designed to benefit dealers and agents.

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Summit Updatesby StaffFebruary 5, 2019

Dave Anderson Plans Agent Summit Return

Sales, management, and leadership expert Dave Anderson will serve as keynote speaker at this year’s Agent Summit, his first appearance since delivering a show-stopping speech at the 2016 event.

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Complianceby StaffFebruary 1, 2019

Gabler Resigns NIADA Post Following FBI Raid

Andy Gabler has resigned as president of the National Independent Automotive Dealers Association following an FBI raid of his home and dealerships.

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Summit Updatesby StaffFebruary 1, 2019

Agent Summit Names 2019 Advisory Board

A seven-member advisory board will set the agenda for Agent Summit 2019 under the leadership of returning board chair Randy Crisorio.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 31, 2019

AmTrust, Endurance Partner on EV Service Contract

AmTrust Financial and Endurance DS announced the launch of APEX EV, billed as the industry’s first electric-vehicle service contract to cover batteries.

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Auto Financeby Tariq KamalJanuary 31, 2019

Rate Hikes on Hold as Fed Throttles Back

Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed the Federal Reserve is reconsidering two interest-rate hikes planned for 2019 due to a ‘less favorable outlook’ for the global economy.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 29, 2019

Survey: F&I Was Bright Spot for Dealers in 2018

An online dealer survey commissioned by Protective Asset Protection shows sales of F&I products were up an average of 10% in 2018 despite flat overall margins.

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