Executives say increased financing options with familiar partners will help Amazon-partnered Hyundai dealers reach more used car buyers and sell more F&I products. +

Protective Asset Protection has launched a new comprehensive program that refreshes and streamlines its Paint and Fabric product with broader coverage and new benefits. +

CDK’s 2025 F&I Shopper Study finds most car buyers trust their F&I managers and believe they are tuned to their needs, but long wait times are hurting CSI and repeat business. +

APCO Holdings has acquired Lawley Automotive Dealer Solutions, an agency that was founded in 1984 and serves 200-plus clients from its Western New York headquarters. +

Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the California Combating Auto Retail Scams Act, which was modeled in part after an FTC initiative that stalled in a federal appeals court in January. +

The latest benchmark report from StoneEagleDATA finds U.S. dealers enjoyed a 10% increase in F&I income in July as deal count volume rebounded from a relatively slow June. +

PCMI’s new Claims Intelligence framework was designed to add efficiency to the claims adjudication process by combining the powers of AI and automation. +

Cox Automotive reports the number of dealers offering a fully online transaction has doubled in the past two years, resulting in a more efficient process increasingly driven by AI-powered tools. +

The average age of a registered light duty vehicle hit an all-time record of 12.8 years in 2024, registering a second consecutive 60-day year-over-year increase, according to S&P Global Mobility. +

A $60 million settlement agreed to by Toyota Financial Services following charges of noncompliant F&I product sales has been canceled by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. +