| F&I Express Adds AssurancePlus to F&I Product Provider Network |
Feb 16th, 2016 |
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F&I Express has added AssurancePlus to its network of aftermarket F&I providers. The addition will allow dealers to erate, econtract and eregister all of AssurancePlus’ F&I products.
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| VW Credit Teams With SafeGuard on New Line of F&I Products |
Feb 16th, 2016 |
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VW Credit Inc. has partnered with Safe-Guard Products International to develop,, market an distribute a new line of Volkswagen-, Audi-, and Ducati-branded F&I products. The new line will be introduced to dealers on Jan. 1, 2017.
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| Group 1's U.S. F&I Operations Stays Above $1,500 Per Copy in Q4 |
Feb 16th, 2016 |
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Group 1 Automotive's U.S. F&I operations realized a 4% increase in F&I profit per retail unit, with the group's per-copy average settling in at $1,525 in 2015's end-of-year quarter.
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| Charlie Robinson to Keynote F&I Think Tank at Dealer Summit |
Feb 16th, 2016 |
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Organizers of Dealer Summit announced that Charlie Robinson, president and COO of the Resource Automotive division at The Warranty Group, will deliver the keynote address for F&I Think Tank.
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| BMW Announces “iPerformance” Moniker for Plug-In Hybrids |
Feb 16th, 2016 |
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BMW is in the thick of turning out plug-in hybrid variants of every major model it sells, an effort that as of the 2016 Geneva auto show will have its own name: iPerformance. That’s the moniker BMW plans to apply to every single plug-in hybrid it sells, save for perhaps the i8 and i3 (which […]
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| Yep, the New Lexus Coupe Will Get a Hybrid Model: the LC500h |
Feb 16th, 2016 |
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Whenever there’s a new Lexus model on the way, odds are pretty good that there will be a hybrid version. In the case of the LC500, the new flagship coupe unveiled last month, that’s true once again, as Lexus has just announced the LC500h. Lexus already offers hybrid versions of six other models: the NX, […]
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| BMW i8 Protonic Red Edition: A Red-and-Gray Hybrid for England |
Feb 15th, 2016 |
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For as hot as it looks, BMW’s i8 hybrid sports car doesn’t offer a single “hot” color—in fact, there’s not even a warm hue or two on its palette. Icy grays, blues, and combinations thereof dominate the futuristic-looking i8’s option sheet, which is what makes the Protonic Red Edition BMW is offering to U.K. customers […]
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| 2016 Kia Optima 2.4L Tested: Even With Its Least-Interesting Engine, the Optima Still Impresses |
Feb 15th, 2016 |
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It’s indicative of how established Kia’s Optima has become that we’ve been reduced to picking nits among its three available gasoline engines. (An Optima hybrid also is offered.) After all, having raised interior quality to acceptable levels with its 2006.5 Optima, style and handling with the 2011 Optima, and firmly entrenching the sedan as a […]
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| 2016 Kia Optima 2.4L – Instrumented Test |
Feb 15th, 2016 |
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| 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Headed to Gooding’s Amelia Island Auction |
Feb 15th, 2016 |
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Gazing upon the stunning Ferrari 250GT SWB California pictured here, one might be tempted to think, “Oh, boy, another ludicrously expensive Ferrari headed to auction.” You’d be right to do so, but at this point, is an eye roll even necessary? Pre-auction estimates place the sale of this three-owner 1961 250GT at up to $17 […]
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