Giving Thanks

This week is the annual Thanksgiving holiday, in which those of us in the United States come together to celebrate our connections with each other, and everything in our lives that we are thankful for. This year, RoadVantage celebrated by hosting a food drive for the...

Raising Awareness in F&I

A recent Cox Automotive study found one of the biggest obstacles we face in F&I is low consumer awareness. Customers simply don’t know about F&I products – what they are, and how they bring value. This is one of the single most difficult issues in our industry...

Motivating the F&I Manager

Ward’s Auto had a great blog a few weeks ago that, on the surface, might not seem to be much about F&I. Most of it is spent talking about the writer’s personal journey, but the message he is sending is clear: we often don’t realize what actually motivates us. We...

Leasing is Here – Now What?

In a recent Automotive News article, it was pointed out that leasing accounted for 31.4 percent of new-vehicle transactions in the second quarter this year, compared with 26.9 percent in the 2015 period, which is a new record high. For dealerships and F&I...