| BMW M2 Becomes Smallest, Newest M-Badged MotoGP Safety Car |
Feb 9th, 2016 |
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It feels as though BMW’s introduction of a new high-performance M model dressed up as a Safety Car for the MotoGP motorcycle racing series has become an event so predictable you could set your watch to it. The phenomenon has held true the past few years, and this year BMW is lobbing its new M2 […]
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| BMW M2 Becomes Smallest, Newest M-Badged MotoGP Safety Car |
Feb 9th, 2016 |
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| No, the EPA Didn’t Just Outlaw Your Race Car |
Feb 9th, 2016 |
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Today, the automotive-enthusiast press went into a collective tizzy over a press release sent out by the Specialty Equipment Manufacturer’s Association. In it, SEMA shed light on a previously unpublicized bit of wording buried within a giant, 629-page proposal drafted by the EPA in July of 2015. “EPA Seeks to Prohibit Conversion of Vehicles Into Racecars,” SEMA’s […]
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| JM Family Enterprises Announces Four Senior-Level Promotions |
Feb 9th, 2016 |
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Rajeev Ravindran was named CIO, while Hank Grooms was appointed vice president of marketing and field operations for Southeast Toyota Distributors. Additionally, Ed Brown will now serve as group vice president of operations, while Jonna Sherry was promoted to vice president of sales and marketing for World Omni.
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| New EasyCare App Allows Dealers to ‘Own’ the ODBII Port |
Feb 9th, 2016 |
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EasyCare is getting set to launch a new mobile app that will allow dealers to own the ODBII port in their customers’ vehicles. The connection will allow dealers to tailor service offers and alerts, as well as allow customers to perform a full health scan of their vehicle on their mobile device.
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| VisionMenu Celebrates Econtracting Milestone |
Feb 9th, 2016 |
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Econtracting through VisionMenu has grown from a few thousand contracts per month to more than 20,000 in January, and the company expects similar growth throughout the year.
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| GWC Warranty Releases New Website Design |
Feb 9th, 2016 |
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GWC Warranty's newly redesigned website is now live. It features simple-to-navigate content designed for dealers and customers alike. It also provides owners of GWC products with a dealer locator, and allows them to easily look up coverage, among other features.
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| Ally Financial Increasing Carvana's Floorplan Credit Line |
Feb 9th, 2016 |
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Ally Financial said this week it is increasing the online vehicle retailer's floorplan credit line from $60 million to $125 million. This will allow Carvana to finance approximately 7,100 vehicles, up from 3,400.
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| Becoming an F&I Manager |
Feb 9th, 2016 |
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F&I isn't for the faint of heart. His Madness delves into the compliance side of the F&I manager's role in Part One of his two-part series on becoming an F&I manager.
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| Collapse. Create. Repeat. |
Feb 9th, 2016 |
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An F&I manager says his customers' buying and ownership habits are making it difficult to sell GAP and service contracts. The magazine's resident F&I pro has the answer.
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