Cox Automotive’s Accelerate My Deal platform now offers ID verification, document upload, esignatures and delivery scheduling to help dealers complete more deals online. +

Winter storms couldn’t stop U.S. Hyundai and Kia dealers from setting new January records in a month marked by appreciable gains driven by premium-division sales. +

eLEND Solutions and LetzChat have partnered to help dealers identify and engage with the 10% to 20% of car buyers who primarily speak a language other than English. +

The Federal Reserve elected to hold its target lending rate at 3.5% to 3.75% in a 10-2 vote, marking the end of a series of three quarter-point cuts that started in September 2024. +

Presidio Group and NCM Associates analysts say U.S. dealers enjoyed their first full-year net pretax profit gain since 2021 last year despite a 9.7% decline in the fourth quarter. +

Protective Asset Protection’s annual State of the F&I Industry report raises concerns that affordability issues are making customers question the value of F&I products and hurting sales. +

The latest Digital Transformation Index shows a 4.6% decline in econtracting volume from the third quarter to the fourth but a 3.2% increase over the course of 2025. +

A set of new and updated features was designed to resolve “friction points” and increase the number of auto loan contracts that can be funded without manual intervention. +

Select Stellantis dealers now have access to FlexCare Drive, a new suite of F&I products provided by JM&A Group, expanding a program built to replace Mopar Vehicle Protection. +

Promising “real-time, automated validation” for F&I product sales, F&I Sentinel announced its compliance engine has been embedded in Cox Automotive’s digital contracting platforms. +