The nation’s 9,600 international nameplate franchises registered their fourth straight sales decline in June, but the association representing them said dealers are feeling confident about the second half of 2017.
Special finance guru Greg Goebel will deliver the evening keynote address to a combined audience of Industry Summit and P&A Leadership Summit attendees.
Transaction prices grew slower than usual for the month of June, rising 1.5% from a year ago to $34,442. Transaction prices for popular categories like full-size trucks and mid-size cars were flat, while the average for a compact SUV rose only 1%.
Mark Kaczynski, president of Nissan’s captive finance company since December 2011, was named vice president of administration and finance for the automaker’s Infiniti luxury brand. Replacing him as president of NMAC is Nissan Canada Finance’s Kevin Cullum.
The F&I product provider has acquired Folsom, Calif.-based Finance Concepts LLC, one of its largest producing agencies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.