Being an F&I Manager has never been easy—and the younger generations are making it more difficult than ever. Dealerships are becoming a last resort for Generation Z, who grew up through the recession of the late 2000s. Burdened by student loan debt and inflation, these younger customers often ...
Changed to Speed Up Your F&I Sales Process with 3 Simple Steps SPEED IS KEY According to a study done by Autotrader, the average dealership takes 61 minutes (or the time it takes to learn 20 foreign words and phrases) to complete the finance and insurance portion of a sale. The study also ...
No one wants to wait for hours to close a car deal. While sales representatives want to sell more vehicles within a short time window, customers want to get their car as soon as possible. However, negotiations, the exchange of documents and upselling F&I functions often take a lot of time. As ...
Customers may love your people, service, and cars, but you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who enjoys the hours long process of completing a purchase at the dealership. Speeding things up makes good sense as there's a mutual benefit; the more efficiently you can lead customers through sales and ...
Time to Give Customers the Technology Experience We know that many customers come with an internet full of knowledge once they are ready to purchase an automobile, and they want a quick, car-buying experience. Customers are wary of the F&I process, overwhelming information that consumes too ...
Motivation is undoubtedly among the most crucial ingredients of sustained success in sales over time. As the dealer principal or head of sales, you are charged with crafting plans and supervising junior staff in the department to reach the set objectives. So, how should you push the team to ensure ...
Pushing out the bottom line of your F&I department can feel like the most difficult thing you've ever done, and a lot of dealership decision makers have more trouble with it than any other aspect of the business. But a little bit of advice can go a very long way, and we're hoping that we can ...