Vanguard Dealer Services News

• New Business Strategies for the Post-Pandemic Shopper by Mickey Quinn
• Mickey Quinn and Mike Vierzchalek featured in Spiro’s latest Case Study talking about accurate sales forecasting
• Mickey Quinn is featured on Dealership News July Podcast
• Mickey Quinn and Neil Brennan featured in the P&A 2019 Industry Trends for 2019 article
• James Polley quoted in Automotive News – How vendors avoid ineffective overload
• Vanguard Dealer Services has been the honored recipient of EasyCare’s Globe Award for 10 years in a row!
• Pitching products in the service drive works. Just ask Nestor.
• ‘Why F&I is so critical’
• Using Tech in Down Economy
• Vanguard Dealer Services Celebrates 10th Anniversary Providing F&I Products, Dealership Consulting
• Vanguard Dealer Services Improves Dealerships’ Profitability By Offering MOTOR TREND® Recommended Best Buy F&I Products
• Vanguard Dealer Services Named Automobile Protection Corporation’s Largest Agency For Seventh Consecutive Year
• Vanguard Dealer Services Celebrates 15 Years of Dealership Profitability

F&I Industry News

• Ally net income surges 82% in Q4
  The past year presented one of the most complex operating environments in Ally's history, CEO Jeff Brown told investors.
• Biden appoints acting CFPB director after Trump appointee resigns
  Kathy Kraninger, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, tweeted she was resigning shortly after Biden was sworn in […]
• Chase secures Rivian as latest private label partner
  This is Chase's first direct-to-consumer private-label automaker partnership.

Automotive Industry News

• Tesla claims engineer stole secrets just days into the job
  Elon Musk’s EV maker has aggressively pursued lawsuits against other former employees and rival companies that it has accused of […]
• Auto chips to get priority from top global producer
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing will prioritize production of auto chips if it is able to further increase capacity amid a global […]
• Dealers call on Nissan to revive Xterra
  Customer enthusiasm for the new Ford Bronco has some of the Japanese brand's dealers calling for the revival of the Xterra […]
• Opportunity open online for dealers, Cox finds
  A new study explores customers' preferences toward digital retailing and the barriers to adoption that remain.
• Trump releases gambler, car dealer Billy Walters
  Walters, 74, served four out of five years of his federal prison sentence for an elaborate insider-trading scheme. It's unclear […]
• GM, Ford finally get some love on Wall St.
  Both companies' shares have risen more than 30 percent so far in 2021, outpacing Tesla as broad plans for EVs […]
• NHTSA tackles to-do list as new president arrives
  U.S. auto safety regulators picked up the pace this month, with NHTSA hastening efforts to finish projects, finalize rules and […]
• U.S. was left ‘not aware' of ex-VW exec's early release
  Oliver Schmidt was paroled last week by a German court, less than halfway through his seven-year sentence from the U.S. for […]
• A guide to AN's new monthly data feature
  Here's a summary of the new monthly data feature that debuted in the Jan. 25 issue.

Fixed Operations Industry News

• Don't totally ‘forget about 2020'
  I completely understand the sentiment to put last year in the rearview mirror. But there were remarkable turnarounds, too.
• Student gets on the fast track to flat-rate mechanic
  An old Chinese proverb notes that what people hear, they forget; what they see, they remember; but what they do, they learn. Rebekah McCandless-Bates can […]
• Pay, poor tools, pandemic are sore spots for technicians, but EVs interest them
  The Carlisle & Co. Automotive Technician Survey in the fall of 2020 had more than 17,500 responses representing 17 brands across the U.S. and Canada. […]