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Current market trends are playing right into the F&I product pitch, but they also reveal trouble ahead for the automotive retail industry at large.
Blinker’s P2P ecommerce technology isn’t designed to pose a threat to car dealers. In fact, the company could be working with manufacturers and dealerships in the near future.
In response to a reader question, the magazine’s F&I wiz updates his plan for re-pitching service contracts to customers who declined the protection at the time of delivery.
The editor opens up about his first service-contract claim, which resulted in a covered and repaired vehicle as well as a few lessons.
According to a survey of 1,573 dealership owners and professionals, claims adjudication control and product branding are the two leading concerns when it comes to F&I products. Inadequate coverage, price, and 'customers not seeing the value' viewed as the three barriers to selling VSCs.
The F&I product provider was named to the National Association of Business Resources’ ‘101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for” and the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader’s ‘Northeastern Pennsylvania Best Places to Work” lists.
The magazine’s F&I pro responds to a question about how to build value in F&I protections if the customer says he plans on paying off his loan long before the term expires.
How do you sell a $3,000 VSC on an $8,000 car? Top trainer offers a four-step process to ensure every customer gets the protection they need.
The program enhancements include an overhaul of engine and accessory coverage to better meet the needs of today’s watercraft. The additional benefits available with the FPC Marine program are now available with all engine and accessory coverage.
The company’s newest vehicle service contract offering was designed to cover ‘essential’ new electronic components.