GWC Warranty's Blog Honored at AAPEX
This week, F&I product provider GWC Warranty was awarded a 2016 Automotive Communication Award at the Women’s Board Reception during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — F&I product provider GWC Warranty was awarded a 2016 Automotive Communication Award at the Women’s Board Reception, which was held on Tuesday at the Automotive Aftermarket products Expo (AAPEX).
The award honored the company’s Accelerate blog, which took home top honors in the business-to-business category for the second year in a row.
“As part of our commitment to be the industry’s best-in-class used-vehicle service contract provider, we aim to provide content and information that is helpful for all aspects of a dealership. To be honored once again with an Automotive Communication Award is affirmation that Accelerate is striking a chord with dealers and helping them be more successful,” said GWC CEO and President Rob Glander.
According to the company, Accelerate was launched in March 2015. It was designed to provide driven used-car dealers with the news and know-how to be more successful. The blog features best practices, news, trends and more to help dealers in the used car industry better serve their customers.
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