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Company news from AI Assist, alongside the research, field guides, and tools published by Argus360 and AiF&I. Pieces hosted on the product sites open there in a new tab.

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Research, field guides, and writing.

Fanned pages of the Argus360 Automotive Retail Compliance Exposure brief

Automotive Retail Compliance Exposure.

Where dealership revenue and compliance quietly leak, sized against the 2026 enforcement record and the penalties that actually attach.

Read on argus360.ai
Argus360 map of the United States showing one-party and all-party consent states

One-party consent, state by state.

An interactive map of call-recording consent law across the states, built for dealer principals who want their audits done lawfully by design.

Read on argus360.ai
Fanned pages of the AiF&I white paper

F&I Is Broken. Here's how to fix it.

The founders' account of the room that earns a third of dealership profit, why its workflow fractured, and what one platform changes. Gated download.

Read on aifandi.com
Pages from an Argus360 report card with a trust score and findings

Reading a Report Card.

A walkthrough of the Argus360 report card: how findings are graded, what the evidence trail contains, and how to act on the results.

Read on argus360.ai
Fanned pages of the AiF&I 2026 Regulatory Update

2026 Regulatory Update.

What changed after the enforcement wave, which rules now bind, and why executives are being named personally in complaints. Written in plain language for the people who run the store.

Read on aifandi.com
Essay 01

The human at the helm

Every AI Assist product gives advice and leaves the decision with a person. This piece explains why we hold to that constraint, how it shapes everything from the F&I office to the audit report, and why it keeps a person accountable to the customer at every step.

Publishing soon
Essay 02

Offense and defense: how AiF&I and Argus360 fit together

AiF&I works inside the store and Argus360 watches from outside it. Together they close a loop, because the audit finds where words and process drift from policy and the platform gives the team the tools to fix it while the deal is still open.

Publishing soon
Essay 03

Reading the 2026 enforcement wave

In March the FTC warned 97 dealer groups over pricing practices, and in April a settlement with Lindsay Automotive Group carried a $3.1 million civil penalty plus customer refunds. This piece looks at how that record is changing the way dealerships buy technology.

Publishing soon