When a dealership is considering a switch to electronic contracting from traditional paper contracts, it’s important for them to figure the value they’ll receive from modernizing their processes. Some paper contract expenses are easy…

F&I Compliance Tip: Red Flags Rule
Designed to prevent your dealership from becoming a victim of identity fraud, the “Red Flags Rule” requires your dealership to develop and implement a program to detect, prevent, and mitigate identity theft.

3 Things to Know About Risk-Based Pricing Notices
Many of your dealership’s compliance responsibilities are designed to inform and protect consumers as they make financial decisions. That is definitely the case for the Federal Trade Commission’s Risk-Based Pricing Rule of the Fair…

Improving On Your Paper Contracting Workflow
When it comes to switching from paper contracts to eContracting or digital contracting, some dealerships have a hard time letting go of the workflows that they are used to. Even when they realize that…

The 5 Ws of Privacy Notice Compliance for Dealerships
Your dealership’s privacy notice may seem like just another piece of paperwork, but it’s a vital part of your compliance plan. The federal and state consumer protection regulations that require privacy notices address a…

4 Reasons Your Dealership Should Be Digital Contracting
We all know that digital contracting is the wave of the future and that its big-picture benefits include speeding up funding, increasing accuracy and compliance, and virtually eliminating re-contracting. But how about the everyday…

How eContracting Reduces Data Re-Entry
You’ve probably heard that going digital with your contract process helps increase accuracy and improve efficiency. So, how exactly does it do that? The key is integration between dealership systems. Technology + connection Research…

Stranger Danger: Why Identity Verification is Important for Compliance
In 2021 alone, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 1.4 million reports of identity theft and more than 2.8 million reports of fraud – both substantial increases over previous years. Legislators and consumer…

Three Reasons Technology is the Competitive Advantage
The Genie is Out of the Bottle (And There’s No Going Back) In a recent panel with CBT News, leaders from Cox Automotive shared their outlook on the automotive industry for 2021. New technologies…

3 Reasons Lenders Appreciate eContracting
Not sure your lenders are interested in eContracting? Cox Automotive research shows that the need and demand for eContracting efficiency is high for both dealers and lenders. In many cases, lenders are waiting for…

Roadmap to Dealership Success
Three Steps to Set Your Dealership Up For Success You’re on a quest to deliver the ultimate customer experience. But, the path to success is full of twists and turns—and even roadblocks. If your…

The F&I Compliance Landscape for Dealers in 2021
As the automotive industry continues to adjust to the “new normal” spurred by the pandemic and the technology improvements that have helped keep business moving, here are some aspects of deal compliance that dealerships…