MenuVantage:Press Releases and F&I Dealer Management Systems Articles of Interest

 

HOT OFF THE SUMMER 2008 PRESS!

   

RouteOne and MenuVantage to Streamline The F&I Process

Autosave Partners with MenuVantage

NAC joins MenuVantage Provider Exchange Network

MenuVantage Brings Electronic Signature to Aftermarket Service Providers

MenuVantage Announces Record Growth, Expansion Into Canada

MenuVantage Adds Service Payment Plan to Platform

Larry H. Miller Automotive Group Selects MenuVantage as Exclusive Menu Selling Software Provider

MenuVantage Adds Assurant Solutions to Network of Active F&I Providers

MenuVantage Adds Protective to Network of Active F&I Providers

MenuVantage Adds Nation Safe Drivers to Network of Active F&I Providers

MenuVantage has Record Fourth Quarter Sales: Adds Fifteen Premier Auto Dealer Groups and Three New F&I Providers

MenuVantage Adds A.U.L. Corporation to Network of Active F&I Providers

 
 
May 15, 2007

Orlando, Fla. – A.U.L. Corporation has joined MenuVantage’s nationwide network of active F&I providers. The relationship will help expand MenuVantage’s presence in the independent auto dealership market. MenuVantage will electronically rate A.U.L. Service Contracts, electronically remit and enroll their customers, as well as enable the dynamic printing of their contracts on plain printer paper.  Read More ...

Life Of The South Joins MenuVantage Network

 
March 19, 2007

Life Of The South Joins MenuVantage Network of Active F &I Providers MenuVantage, the market's premier web-based menu selling system today announced ... company will join over 50 other providers currently on  the MenuVantage ... Read More! or Download PDF article!

MenuVantage Partners with Carfax

 
Feb 07, 2007

Orlando, Fla. — MenuVantage, the market's premier Web-based menu selling system, has announced that auto dealers utilizing MenuVantage's new SalesMenu application can now seamlessly integrate into the Carfax vehicle reporting module to pull real-time vehicle history reports for all vehicles.

SalesMenu is a Web-based sales tool that integrates with major Dealer Management System (DMS) providers for a seamless sales transaction and gives auto dealerships an easy, affordable way to pencil multiple deals from the sales desk. It provides up to nine different payment options for the consumer, allows the consumer to pick options, pulls vehicle inventory and customer names right from the DMS and prints buyers' orders, worksheets and Four Squares.

"Carfax and MenuVantage are equally committed to providing our customers with innovative products that help them close more deals," said Larry Gamache, communications director at Carfax. "Giving potential customers Carfax Vehicle History Reports on-the-spot not only builds trust but also can significantly boost dealer revenue." Go To F&I Article

MenuVantage Announces Integration with RouteOne

MenuVantage Releases ServiceMenu

MenuVantage Releases SalesMenu

MenuVantage Adds Over 100 New Vehicle Franchises in 10 States

Nov 28, 2006

Orlando, Fla.—MenuVantage has announced the addition of eight premier dealership groups to its growing nationwide network of dealerships that have selected MenuVantage as an exclusive provider of best in class F&I tools. The dealership groups include Balise Auto Group, Preston Automotive Group, Luther Auto Group, New Country Motor Car Group, Lia Auto Group, Niello Auto Group, i.g. Burton & Company, Inc. and the Executive Auto Group; a total of more than 100 new vehicle franchises in 10 states.
MenuVantage provides dealers with superior F&I tools to ensure compliance and increased per unit profit. The system offers F&I departments the most advanced technology available on the market including electronic submission of warranty and F&I products to providers, real time service contract rating for over 50 providers, and dynamic printing of documents on regular paper.

Most recently MenuVantage was chosen by ADP as the exclusive F&I menu-selling software platform for w.e.b.Menu. ADP w.e.b.Menu offers a host of features including real-time service contract rating, electronic submission of warranty and F&I products to providers, matching payments and full disclosure worksheets.

MenuVantage Expands Number of Active F &I Providers on Platform with Addition of CNA National

MenuVantage Becomes the 1st Menu Selling Software to Utilize Certified Interface with both ADP and Reynolds & Reynolds.

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ADP Launches w.e.b.Menu F&I Menu-Selling Solution

09.26.06, 12:29 PM ET

ADP selects MenuVantage as exclusive provider -- HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP announced today that it has launched ADP w.e.b.Menu, a fully customizable, Web-based menu selling system designed to help increase back-end grosses and streamline the F&I selling process. ADP has chosen MenuVantage's real-time rating and submission software to be the exclusive F&I menu-selling software platform for w.e.b.Menu. MenuVantage is a leader in the F&I menu industry with more than 2,500 users in 38 states. Read More ....

   

MenuVantage Selected by Southwest Re as National Provider of Menu Selling Software

Aug 08, 2006

Orlando, Fla. - Southwest Re has recently selected MenuVantage, a fully customizable, Web-based menu selling system, as their exclusive national provider of menu selling software. SouthwestRe is a leading provider of F&I products and services, reinsurance programs and third-party administration for more than 6,000 auto dealerships in 48 states.

MenuVantage integrates seamlessly with major Dealer Management Systems and offers unique benefits to F&I providers. The system supplies dealers with F&I tools to ensure compliance and increased per unit profit.

MenuVantage has seen a strong increase in market presence and currently processes more than 70,000 deals per month for 2,300 users at auto dealerships nationwide.

   

Sonic Automotive Selects MenuVantage as Exclusive Menu Selling Software Provider

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MAY, 2006 – MenuVantage, a fully customizable, web-based menu selling system that integrates seamlessly with major Dealer Management Systems (DMS), today announced that Sonic Automotive has chosen MenuVantage to be its exclusive Menu Selling software provider for all 174 franchises nationwide. Sonic Automotive, Inc., a Fortune 300 company, is one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States.

“Sonic Automotive conducted extensive due diligence for almost a year; researching many software providers. It became clear in our analysis that MenuVantage was the best fit with how Sonic operates its F& I practices,” commented Richard O’Connor, Vice President of Finance & Insurance of Sonic Automotive. "Most importantly, we chose MenuVantage as it showed the unique ability to provide our dealerships with compliance and best practices in all areas of F&I, as well as increased profitability,” Mr. O’Connor continued.

MenuVantage Chief Marketing Officer Phillip Battista added, "MenuVantage is proud to have been selected by Sonic Automotive, one of the premier operators in the automotive industry. We look forward to providing the technology that will enable Sonic’s dealerships to take F&I performance to another level."

MenuVantage provides dealers with superior F&I tools to ensure compliance and increased per unit profit. The system offers F&I Departments the most advanced technology available on the market including electronic submission of warranty and F&I products to providers, real time service contract rating for over 50 providers, and dynamic printing of documents on regular paper.

MenuVantage has seen a strong increase in market presence and currently processes more than 67,000 deals per month for 2,300 users at automotive dealerships nationwide; the average deal with MenuVantage produces $903 per unit compared to $633 per unit without the system – a 30% increase in revenue.

About Sonic Automotive:

Sonic Automotive, Inc., a Fortune 300 company based in Charlotte, N.C., is one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States operating 174 franchises and 38 collision repair centers. Sonic can be reached on the Web at http://www.sonicautomotive.com.

SOURCE Sonic Automotive, Inc.

CONTACT: Jeffrey C. Rachor, President and Chief Operating Officer, +1-704-566-2400, or J. Todd Atenhan, Investor Relations, +1-888-766-4218, both of Sonic Automotive, Inc.

   

Hometown Auto Selects MenuVantage To Provide Best in Class F &I!

June 2006: EasyCare-Release (PDF)

June 2006: MenuVantage Adds Rollback (MS Word Doc)

MenuVantage Adds New Sales Tools and Feature Functionality

California Car Buyer's Bill of Rights Disclosure Tool to Protect Car  Dealers, Customers from New Legislation

 




 
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