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. +
Kerrigan Advisors’ seventh annual Dealer Survey finds changing attitudes toward technology and dealership performance, including a long-awaited shift in valuation sentiment. +
Fullpath is beta testing its Agentic CRM with a select group of dealers and will demo the new, AI-powered customer relationship management system at NADA 2026. +
Pinewood.AI will mark its expansion into the North American market and introduce Pi, a new AI agent built to handle complex dealership tasks, at NADA 2026. +
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. +
Jim Click Automotive Team founder and Tuttle-Click co-owner Jim Click Jr. has agreed to sell his Arizona and California dealerships to Gee Automotive, ending a 55-year run. +
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. +
EPIC’s National Loan Payoff Clearinghouse was designed to facilitate and standardize the exchange, processing and settlement of loan payoff and lien release transactions. +
