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Volkswagen Of America, Inc. To Offer Branded Extended Service Contracts

by Staff
July 21, 2003
2 min to read


Volkswagen of America, Inc. and Audi of America, Inc.

announced their branded extended service contracts,

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pre-paid maintenance programs, and GAP debt waiver and insurance polices for

customers.



Volkswagen says it is re-launching its entire ancillary product offering and Audi is

introducing a new branded extended service contract and re-launching its GAP

product. Both programs are slated for introduction in August and will be

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overseen and marketed by Volkswagen Credit and Audi Financial Services. The

name of the Volkswagen product is RealDriver; the name of Audi1s extended

contract is Audi Pure Protection.



Volkswagen and Audi say they have partnered with JM&A Group of Deerfield Beach,

Florida, to help create and manage both the brands' offerings. JM&A was

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chosen because they are a trusted and proven performer in the finance and

insurance industry with a good track record as one of the largest providers

of finance and insurance products in the automotive industry, according to the company.



"Backed by the expertise of JM&A, these new branded extended service

contracts will offer our Volkswagen and Audi dealers an improved opportunity

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to enhance the brand experience and build store performance, as well as

provide expanded sales growth opportunities," said Andrew Stuart, VW

Credit's national sales and marketing leader.



Mike Casey, vice president of Sales, JM&A Group, will lead JM&A's efforts in

this partnership. He positioned this as, "a tremendous opportunity for

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Volkswagen and Audi to offer their customers JM&A's expertise and unparalled

resources of solid F&I products, claims management, customer service and

technology tools. Our job is to help Volkswagen and Audi dealers strengthen

their relationship with their customers while adding to their bottom-line."



Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Auburn

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Hills, Michigan, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, one of

the world's largest automakers. Volkswagen markets a full line of vehicles

through a network of 600 dealers and a line of premium vehicles is offered

through the Audi network of over 260 dealers throughout the United States.



JM&A Group (www.jmagroup.com) is one of the largest providers of finance and

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insurance (F&I) products in the automotive industry.


The group of six

companies provides more than 1,600 automotive dealerships and retail

automotive outlets, which represent all manufacturer makes and models, with

a variety of products such as new and used vehicle protection plans, used

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vehicle certification programs, pre-paid maintenance plans, GAP protection,

credit life and disability insurance and F&I training for sales, service

departments and used car sales operations and consulting services.


It is a

subsidiary of JM Family Enterprises, Inc.

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