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NewsNovember 4, 2015

Group 1's F&I Per-Copy Average Jumps $65 in the U.S. Market

While the international dealer group's consolidated per-copy average grew $27 to $1,352 in the third quarter, it's U.S.-based F&I operations saw its per-copy average rise $65 to $1,515. For the first nine months of 2015, the group's per-copy average is $1,529.

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NewsNovember 3, 2015

AutoNation Posts $146 Q3 Increase in F&I Per-Copy Average

The group averaged $1,549 in F&I profit per vehicle retailed in the third quarter. Company officials noted that new-vehicle PVRs from self-generated sales, including F&I contributions, were about $800 higher than new-vehicle PVRs from sales generated by third-party lead providers.

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NewsOctober 20, 2015

Q3 Auto Originiations Up at Wells Fargo, Chase Auto Finance

Wells Fargo and Chase Auto Finance grew third-quarter auto originations by 10% and 19%, respectively, with a Wells Fargo official noting that new auto sales were at their highest levels in a decade.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonAugust 6, 2015

TrueCar’s Painter to Step Down

TrueCar CEO Scott Painter has announced that he will vacate his post in the wake of second quarter losses of nearly $15 million.

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NewsJuly 23, 2015

GM Financial's Penetration of GM Retail Sales Grows Globally in Q2

GM Financial's transformation from subprime finance source to GM's captive finance company continued in the second quarter, with GM new-vehicle loans and leases accounting for 83.5% of total originations during the period.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonJuly 21, 2015

Sonic Cautious About CFPB, But Revs Up Hybrid F&I Push

Sonic executives said the company is delaying plans to launch a captive finance company in light of the CFPB’s recent settlement with Honda Finance. But the group has given the go-ahead for the first phase of its much-delayed hybrid sales process.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonApril 21, 2015

Asbury’s Q Auto Stores a Work in Progress

The tablet-driven, fixed-price F&I process at Asbury’s Q Auto stores didn’t perform as well as the traditional F&I process employed at the group's core stores, but officials said they are happy with the new format’s progress.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 5, 2015

GM Financial Triples Share of GM Leases

GM Financial officials said Ally shouldn’t be surprised by GM’s decision to internalize its lease program. The company ended the year with a 50% share of GM’s lease business.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonFebruary 3, 2015

Ally ‘Highly Confident’ About Overcoming Boot From GM Leasing Program

During a quarterly earnings conference call last week, Ally’s former CEO opened up about General Motors’ unexpected decision to move all of its lease incentives to its captive, GM Financial.

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NewsOctober 23, 2014

Sonic’s Hybrid F&I Pilot Experiences Training, Staffing Issues

Officials said the Charlotte test store was overwhelmed by sales and paperwork. F&I performance rebounded, however, after the group added document specialists.

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