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NewsMay 9, 2016

Dent Zone Forms New Product Division

Dent Zone’s AutoBodyguard will offer interior and exterior protection products, as well as tire-and-wheel protection, windshield, automobile deductible reimbursement and paintless dent repair. Serving as president is 40-year industry veteran John Martin.

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NewsMay 5, 2016

AutoBodyguard Adds Zavada’s Odor Elimination Technology

AutoBodyguard, a division of Dent Zone, has obtained the exclusive rights to Zavada Scientific’s organic odor elimination technology. Officials said the odor remover will be added to the firm's line of interior protection programs.

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NewsMay 4, 2016

PayLink Payment Plans Updates Look and Website

The company unveiled a new company and launched a refreshed website. The latter is designed to help facilitate access to information for all PayLink Direct customers and prospects.

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Articlesby Ronald J. ReahardMay 4, 2016

The Why of F&I

Justifying the existence of the F&I department requires dealers to take a hard look at the value it offers to customers and its effect on the sales process.

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ArticlesCover StoryMay 3, 2016

The Ratings Giant

Allen Turner credits his Hyundai store's 2016 Dealer of the Year award to a customer-first sales and service philosophy that has generated more than 1,000 positive reviews on DealerRater.

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NewsApril 28, 2016

KBB Predicts Record Sales in April

After a disappointing March, new-vehicle sales should bounce back in April, KBB said yesterday. The firm predicts new-vehicle sales will rise 4% from a year ago to a record 1.51 million units.

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NewsApril 28, 2016

American Auto Guardian Hires New Western Regional Vice President

American Auto Guardian has named Ken Acha as its new Western regional vice president. He most recently served as regional director of sales for Hyundai Capital America, where he developed and launched the Hyundai Protection Plan in 2013.

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NewsApril 28, 2016

Edmunds Predicts April Record for Industry Sales

The vehicle information site said this week that April sales are on pace to eclipse the April 2005 sales record of more than 1.5 million units. It also believes the industry is on pace to shatter last year’s 17.5 million-unit sales record.

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NewsApril 28, 2016

Group 1's U.S. F&I Operations Delivers Record Q1 Performance

The dealer group's U.S. F&I operations increased its per-copy average by $26 to a record $1,564. Including operations in the United Kingdom and Brazil, the group's consolidated average increased 0.7% to $1,385.

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NewsApril 28, 2016

EFG Companies Adds OEM and Reinsurance Veteran to Leadership Team

The F&I product provider has named Richard Christensen, a 25-year veteran of the automotive retail industry and reinsurance business, vice president of product development.

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