F&I Dealer of the Year Nominations Now Being Accepted

TORRANCE, Calif. — F&I and Showroom is now accepting nominations for its 2018 F&I Dealer of the Year and F&I Pacesetters contest, which is being sponsored by American Financial & Automotive Services Inc. for the second year in a row. The nomination period ends Aug. 15, 2018. Now in its 17th year, the F&I Dealer of the Year and F&I Pacesetters program recognizes operations with ... Read More »

Group 1’s F&I Per-Copy Average Jumps $65 in the U.S. Market

HOUSTON — Group 1 Automotive, an international dealer group with outlets in the United States, the United Kingdom and Brazil, raised its consolidated F&I profit per-copy average by $27 to $1,352. The group’s U.S.-based F&I operations continued to live $1,500 per copy. In the United States, the group’s F&I operations averaged $1,515 in F&I per ... Read More »

AutoNation’s PVR Average Surpasses $1,500

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For the first time, AutoNation reported F&I gross profit per vehicle retailed (PVR) of more than $1,500, an all-time high for the public dealer group. The group saw an average gross PVR of $1,515 during the first quarter 2015, up $114, or 8.1%, from a year ago. Approximately two-thirds of that ... Read More »

Lithia’s Drop in New-Vehicle Gross Per Unit Offset by Q1 F&I Performance

MEDFORD, Ore. — Lithia Motors’ F&I operations realized a $52 increase in F&I profit per vehicle retailed, which settled in at $1,233 in the first quarter of 2015. The group’s F&I performance, coupled with the $97 increase in used-vehicle gross profit per vehicle retailed ($2,602), helped the 130-store dealer group offset lower new-vehicle gross profit ... Read More »

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