Protective Asset Protection’s annual State of the F&I Industry report raises concerns that affordability issues are making customers question the value of F&I products and hurting sales. +
The latest Digital Transformation Index shows a 4.6% decline in econtracting volume from the third quarter to the fourth but a 3.2% increase over the course of 2025. +
A set of new and updated features was designed to resolve “friction points” and increase the number of auto loan contracts that can be funded without manual intervention. +
Select Stellantis dealers now have access to FlexCare Drive, a new suite of F&I products provided by JM&A Group, expanding a program built to replace Mopar Vehicle Protection. +
Promising “real-time, automated validation” for F&I product sales, F&I Sentinel announced its compliance engine has been embedded in Cox Automotive’s digital contracting platforms. +
Nobilis Group announced the promotions of Stan Starnes to president and Jeff Beaver to CAO and the addition of Rushi Modha, the former Smart AutoCare president, as COO. +
AutoPayPlus has launched RePayPlus, offering a reinsured version of its biweekly payment program that features a “powerful” customer retention facet. +
Edmunds analysts say the average negative equity balance on dealership trade-ins rose to $7,214 in the fourth quarter, reflecting pandemic-era originations and prolonging a four-year trend. +
Owen brings 20-plus years of insurance and F&I technology leadership and three years as PCMI’s president to his new position at a “defining moment” for the company and its customers. +
U.S. dealers sold more than 233,000 full-size pickups in December, propelling the average new vehicle price to a record $50,326 as incentives helped offset affordability concerns. +
