Categories: F&I

Paint pictures of need for customers, and they’ll be much more likely to buy protection.

https://www.agent-entrepreneur.com/376535/modern-day-picasso

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The F&I Wiring Harness
The Ultimate Agent Armor
Beyond the Price Tag
If You Must Know
Thinking About Selling Your Business?

Categories: F&I, Industry, Product & Technology

EV tires happen to be a perfect gateway to other sales as adoption grows.

https://www.agent-entrepreneur.com/376551/its-time-to-rethink-what-we-sell-in-the-fi-office

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Service Drive Satisfaction Steady
Products Prognosis
Solving Affordability and Negative-Equity Challenges
The Servant-Leading F&I Manager
Move Over EVs

Categories: Dealer Ops, Industry

Kerrigan metrics show there’s plenty of demand, though many sellers are waiting to pull the trigger.

https://www.agent-entrepreneur.com/376548/buy-sells-up-in-q2

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Auto Dealership Buy-Sells Fall in Q1
Buy-Sell Market Momentum Continues
Buy-Sells Revved Up Last Year
China at the Wheel
Dealer Survey Finds Anxieties

Categories: Industry

Survey finds cost is also becoming more important in the premium segment in an inflated market.

https://www.agent-entrepreneur.com/376546/quality-price-key-even-for-luxury-shoppers

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Buying New Felt Better This Year
Another Look at Loyalty
New Cars Get Better Scores
Service Drive Satisfaction Steady
Let Them Drive, Already

Categories: Industry, Sales

The used retail days-to-turn is now at roughly 42.

https://www.agent-entrepreneur.com/376544/black-book-weekly-market-update-72

Categories: Industry, Sales, Showroom

Consumers take advantage of expiring tax credits in a rush expected to extend through the quarter.

https://www.agent-entrepreneur.com/376538/ev-sales-hot-in-july

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EV Sales Headed for Up Year
EVs Hit Milestone in January
Auto Prices Climb Further
Incentives Spur New-Vehicle Sales
New Autos Supply Winnowed

Categories: F&I, Industry

Trade tariffs may add to severe weather costs, just as rates had been normalizing following the pandemic.

https://www.agent-entrepreneur.com/376536/auto-insurance-inflation-could-grow

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Car Insurance Will Keep Rising
Several States’ Car Insurance Rising Most
Auto Insurance Cost Trended Down as Year Closed
EVs Expensive to Insure
Auto Insurance Rates Stable

Categories: Industry

Sentiment survey finds inflation, unemployment concerns, plans to cut spending on items with price hikes.

https://www.agent-entrepreneur.com/376531/consumers-bracing-for-worse

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Consumer Outlook Keeps Falling
Consumers More Wary of Conditions
February Sales Up, Consumer Confidence Down
Auto Dealers Dim on Market Future
Used Market Inflates

Categories: Industry

Burst of July sales on incentives, EV rush return inventory to pretariff numbers as dealers, consumers steer through uncertain tides.

https://www.agent-entrepreneur.com/376529/new-autos-supply-winnowed

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Demand Doesn’t Match New-Vehicle Supply
Used Supply Tight After Spring Surge
Incentives Spur New-Vehicle Sales
EV Sales Hot in July
Tariffs Pump Up Prices

Categories: Industry

A growing force in the automotive industry can’t be ignored.

https://www.agent-entrepreneur.com/376524/china-at-the-wheel

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