RoadVantage In The News

AUSTIN, Texas – September 9, 2024 – RoadVantage has once again cemented its status as the premier F&I provider in the automotive industry, earning four awards in the most consequential Dealers’ Choice Awards categories. The achievement includes a remarkable eighth...

AUSTIN, Texas – July 25, 2024 – RoadVantage, the #1-rated F&I provider as voted by automotive dealers, is extremely pleased to announce the addition of industry veteran John Lutman as the new company President while Randy Ross moves into an executive advisory...

AUSTIN, Texas – July 20, 2023 – RoadVantage has again been voted the #1-rated F&I provider in 2023, winning two Diamond Dealers’ Choice Awards in the F&I Ancillary Products and Vehicle Service Contract categories. This marks the seventh consecutive year the...

AUSTIN, Texas – December 5, 2022 – Effective immediately, RoadVantage is pleased to announce the promotion of current CFO Scott Wolfe, whose new title will include Chief Operating Officer, while current COO Michael Scotty will move into the newly created role of Chief...

AUSTIN, Texas – November 7, 2022 – For the third year running, RoadVantage has been recognized by The Austin American-Statesman in the 2022 Top Workplaces employer recognition program. The selection of winners is based solely on employee feedback gathered through an...

AUSTIN, Texas – August 1, 2022 –​ The 2022 Dealers' Choice Awards winners were recently announced, with automotive dealerships voting nationwide for the industry’s best vendors, suppliers, and finance partners. With wins in five categories out of 40, RoadVantage posts...

AUSTIN, Texas – November 15, 2021 – For the second year in a row, RoadVantage was awarded a Top Workplaces honor in 2021 by The Austin American-Statesman. The anonymous Top Workplaces survey measures individual drivers of engaged cultures that are critical to any...

AUSTIN, Texas – September 21, 2021 –​ The 2021 Dealers' Choice Awards winners were recently announced at Agent Summit in Las Vegas, and RoadVantage was once again presented top choice Diamond Awards for best F&I Products and F&I Product Training. This is the...

AUSTIN, Texas – April 12, 2021 – It is with mixed emotions that we announce the retirement of industry stalwart Brad Blizzard from the Sales team of RoadVantage, the #1-rated F&I provider. Brad’s sales resolve and hard-earned industry experience have been...

AUSTIN, Texas – November 24, 2020 – RoadVantage has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2020 honor by The Austin American-Statesman. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey. The anonymous survey measures 15 individual drivers of...

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Leading the Industry in Product Innovation With complete dedication to constant and never-ending product development, RoadVantage leads the industry in innovating new products to benefit Agents, Dealers, and customers. In just 6 months, RoadVantage has created these 4...

AUSTIN, Texas – October 20, 2020 – RoadVantage, voted #1 for F&I Products for four years running and now #1 for F&I Product Training, is proud to announce the addition of Richard Ostrowski as Director of Participation Programs. Mr. Ostrowski joins RoadVantage...

AUSTIN, Texas – August 27, 2020 –​ RoadVantage has once again been voted the #1-rated F&I provider in 2020, winning two Diamond Dealers’ Choice Awards in the F&I Products and F&I Product Training categories. This marks the fourth consecutive year the...

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AUSTIN, Texas – May 22, 2020 – RoadVantage, voted best F&I products provider by dealerships nationwide for three years running, announces the addition of Sally Freeman as Vice President of Client Experience. Ms. Freeman has more than 15 years of experience in the...

AUSTIN, Texas – November 26, 2019 — Bundling Products Increases PVR Bundling products to create a competitive edge and generate more business is a strategy used across many industries. While there has been doubt on whether bundling products is beneficial in the...

AUSTIN, Texas – October 1, 2019 – RoadVantage, the #1-rated F&I product provider by agents, dealers, and customers, announces the addition of Mr. Scott Wolfe as CFO.Mr. Wolfe brings 25+ years of senior finance and operational experience to RoadVantage,...

AUSTIN, Texas – July 1, 2019 – Once again RoadVantage has been voted the #1-rated F&I provider, winning the 2019 Diamond Dealers’ Choice Award in the F&I Products category. This marks the third consecutive year the company has been selected by...

AUSTIN, Texas – June 21, 2018 – RoadVantage has won Diamond in the 2018 Dealers’ Choice Awards in the F&I Products category, marking the second consecutive year the company has been voted the top F&I products provider by dealerships nationwide....

RoadVantage Founder and CEO, Garret Lacour, joins the 2018 Agent Summit panel on “The Surging Ancillary Market.” Through a healthy exchange of ideas, Garret makes us proud with his valuable insights and market knowledge. ANCILLARY REGULATIONS...

AUSTIN, Texas (PRWeb) – May 17, 2018 – RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, announces the addition of Don Oliver as Senior VP of Operations. Mr. Oliver is a 30-year veteran of the VSC (Vehicle Service...

The new Claims Portal from RoadVantage is a web-based, fully responsive system designed to make your life easier! Start any claim… from just about anywhere. After logging in, a VIN is all it takes to start a claim or check on claims status. Why does it...

Active Protection means coverage benefits during the entire lease period combined with an additional lease end benefit — AUSTIN, Texas – September 19, 2017 – RoadVantage introduces a powerful and innovative program for lease customers called Preferred LeaseCare. This...

Videos will raise consumer awareness of the value of F&I products — AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB) September 07, 2017 -- RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, has created a series of videos that cover a range of F&I...

AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB) August 08, 2017 -- RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, announced that Randy Ross is being promoted to President of Sales. Ross, who is the current Senior Vice President of Sales, has been...

AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB) July 31, 2017 -- RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, announced the successful completion of its third annual SSAE 16 (SOC 1) Type II audit, ensuring the company’s controls and procedures...

Innovator Wins Diamond Dealers’ Choice Award in F&I Products Category — Austin, TX (PRWEB) June 8, 2017 - RoadVantage has been voted the top F&I products provider by dealerships nationwide, winning the Diamond 2017 Dealers’ Choice award in the F&I Products...

Torrance, Calif. May 23, 2017 -- The publishers of Auto Dealer Today announced the winners of the 13th annual Dealers’ Choice Awards. First-place Diamond, second-place Platinum and third-place Gold honors are awarded based on a comprehensive online survey open only to...

Point-of-sale videos give dealers new tool for customer engagement — Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 22, 2017 -- Six months after releasing a free educational F&I video to all U.S. dealerships, RoadVantage today released a new series of free point-of-sale product videos to...

RoadVantage's National VP of Sales, Brad Blizzard, speaks on a panel discussion at Agent Summit 2017. The panel is expected to address the still-growing number of lease customers and how dealers can sell the value of F&I to those customers. Read the full article...

Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 11, 2017 - RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, today announced the third expansion of its Austin headquarters and the addition of a new west coast office, as well as new hires across all...

Today’s world is increasingly “connected.” We are armed with phones and tablets, constantly plugged into our social networks, emails, texts and phone calls. RoadVantage CEO Garret Lacour contributes to Digital Dealer to talk about how F&I providers making the...

Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 4, 2017 -- RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, announced today that its Interior/Exterior Vehicle Service Contract program has just completed a year of record sales. “When we launched our...

Austin, TX (PRWEB) March 21, 2017 - RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, today announced F&I industry veteran Aaron Riddle has joined the sales team as a Regional Vice President. Riddle comes to RoadVantage...

Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 22, 2017 - RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, today announced that Mike Essig has joined the company in the role of Director of Risk Management. Essig joins RoadVantage with 13 years...

RoadVantage Senior VP of Sales Randy Ross comments on an Automotive News article about F&I professionals staying in the industry.   Read the full article on Automotive News here >

RoadVantage's National VP of Sales, Brad Blizzard, speaks on a panel discussion at Agent Summit 2016. The panel focused their discussion on how agents can grow their agencies and dealer business by expanding their F&I product lineup.   Read the full article...

RoadVantage CEO Garret Lacour weighs in with industry experts on what they believe this year has in store for our industry.   Read the full article on AE here >

F&I productivity isn't just about great products. True success depends upon strong relationships between agents, dealers, product providers and consumers. RoadVantage CEO Garret Lacour contributes to Agent Entrepreneur about how these relationships impact F&I....

95% of all purchase decisions are actually made unconsciously. RoadVantage CEO Garret Lacour contributes to Digital Dealer to give F&I managers a few tips for connecting with consumers and ensuring they leave the F&I office satisfied with the experience....

Austin, TX (PRWEB) January 26, 2017 -- RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, today announced the launch of a cutting-edge dealership training program that has been optimized to help dealerships sell to today’s...

New Video Helps Illustrate Value of Drive Consumer Demand for F&I Products — Austin, TX (PRWEB) November 17, 2016 -- RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, today unveiled a new video illustrating the value of...

Fastest-Growing F&I Provider Again Meets Standards for Best Practices — Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – June 27, 2016 – RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, today announced the successful completion of its second...

Innovative F&I Provider Continues Upward Trajectory — Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – June 2, 2016 – RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, marked its fifth year of record growth by announcing promotions for three...

Innovative F&I Provider Wins Again in F&I Products Category — Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – May 25, 2016 –RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, has won a Platinum Dealers’ Choice Award in the F&I Products...

First F&I Provider to Offer GPS Bundled With Theft Protection — Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – April 25, 2016 – RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, today announced a new GPS anti-theft tracking system to provide...

Experts from the agency and product provider segments, including RoadVantage CEO Garret Lacour, offer their predictions for the year ahead. Read the full article on AE here

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – Jan. 12, 2016 – RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, today announced a powerful new addition to its Preferred customizable bundles, making it the most robust program available in the market...

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – August 12, 2015 – RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, today announced the successful completion of its SSAE 16 (SOC 1) Type II audit. After successfully completing the SSAE 16 Type I audit...

AUSTIN, Texas — RoadVantage, a provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, has announced a new initiative aimed at helping dealerships increase profits on retails sales and lease programs through a single customizable F&I product bundle. “The ‘Total...

Innovative F&I Provider Offers Bundled Package Customized Specifically for Retail and Lease Customers — Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – June 15, 2015 – RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, today announced a new...

Innovative Startup Wins Gold in F&I Product Provider Category — Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – May 19, 2015 – RoadVantage, a leading provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, has won its first Dealers’ Choice Gold Award as the company completes its fourth...

What’s in store for F&I in 2015? Top industry leaders, including RoadVantage CEO Garret Lacour, weigh in.   Read the full article on AE here >

F&I Provider demonstrates commitment to excellence by completing successful audit — Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – February 16, 2015 – RoadVantage, a rapidly growing provider of progressive F&I programs, today announced the successful completion of its first SSAE 16...

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – January 12, 2015 – RoadVantage, a leading provider of progressive F&I programs for the automotive industry, today announced True Coverage, a fresh approach to F&I that simplifies contract language and dramatically reduces the exclusions...

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – January 8, 2015 – RoadVantage, a leading provider of progressive F&I programs for the automotive industry, today unveiled a web-based Compliance Management System (CMS) that helps dealers ensure their practices are compliant with standards...

Roadvantage’s Senior VP of Sales Randy Ross discusses combo or bundled products as part of P&A Magazine’s combo products roundup.   Read the full article on P&A here >

RoadVantage’s Senior VP of Sales Randy Ross discusses RoadVantage’s Key Replacement products as part of P&A Magazines roundup.   Read the full article on P&A here >

RoadVantage CEO Garret Lacour and other executives weigh in on online claims. “The resulting benefits… are tangible, and enable the service writer to focus on what’s most important: the customer experience.”   Read the full article on P&A here >

Randy Ross and Reese Hillard, both 30-year veterans in the auto dealership industry, bring their expertise and perspective as former mega-dealers to the innovative F&I provider.   Read the full article on F&I and Showroom here >

  RoadVantage CEO Garret Lacour participates in a panel at Agent Summit on the topic of “Five Ways to Take your Agency from Provider Rep to Partner.”   Read the full article on AE here >

Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 23, 2014 - RoadVantage, a leading provider of progressive F&I programs for the automotive industry, today recognized a third year of impressive growth with a 200-percent increase in sales volume, 126-percent increase in dealerships served...

The value of F&I products, specifically RoadVantage products, was featured in a news story on potholes on Northeast Ohio’s WKYC evening news. Read the full article on WKYC here > The following is excerpted from the WKYC.com website: CLEVELAND -- Thousands of...

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – March 10, 2014 – RoadVantage, a leading provider of progressive F&I programs for the automotive industry, today unveiled Vantage Preferred, featuring multiple bundle coverage options in a single form for the first time. Today’s announcement...

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – January 15, 2014 – RoadVantage, a leading provider of progressive F&I programs for the automotive industry, today unveiled coverage terms up to seven years for its full line of ancillary products – becoming the first ancillary company to...

AE Magazine editor Toni McQuilken sits down at Industry Summit with the father-and-son industry veterans. “We deliver what we promise — we build value in our products and service, and we deliver on that value – consistently.”   Read the full article on AE here...

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) – September 4, 2013 – CNA National (CNAN), an industry leader in vehicle service contracts and reinsurance programs, has announced an alliance with RoadVantage, innovative provider of F&I programs, to market a full suite of ancillary...

Industry Veterans Join Leadership Team as F&I Innovator Further Expands — Austin, Texas (PRWEB) – July 17, 2013 – RoadVantage, a leading provider of progressive F&I programs for the automotive industry, today marked its second anniversary by announcing the...

Austin, Texas – March 21, 2013 – Jerry Lacour joined RoadVantage as an equity partner and member of the Board of Directors. With nearly 50 years in the car business, he joins RoadVantage with his son, Garret Lacour, who founded the business two years ago. RoadVantage...

More than 1,000 dealers, agents, executives and others connect in Las Vegas, and the RoadVantage bus steals the show at the F&I Summit.

Austin, Texas - July 27, 2011 - RoadVantage, the first aftermarket company to offer dealers the advantage of 90-days free aftermarket programs, announced the launch of its new business operation. Founded by industry veteran Garret Lacour, the co-founder and former CEO...