Stealing Cars, Chasing Fraud
There is an increasing number of car thieves using identity theft to steal vehicles. And rather than going after cars on the street, they’re targeting dealers.
There is an increasing number of car thieves using identity theft to steal vehicles. And rather than going after cars on the street, they’re targeting dealers.
There are many parallels between COVID-19 and compliance, as both are different varieties of disaster and require planning and foresight to address. Lessons learned during this pandemic apply with equal force to compliance issues.
If the COVID-19 crisis has taught dealers anything, it is that they have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders, employees, and customers, to remain well capitalized in order to survive the next crisis. Stay the course, tweak where necessary, but don’t be so quick to fix what isn’t broken, despite what the disruptors might urge.
By connecting with the customer and your team, you have the opportunity to make your paycheck and the car buying experience great again.
While the processes necessary to complete digital remote deliveries have been available for a while, dealers were slowly transitioning from paper-driven to digital. Coronavirus has accelerated that transition in many dealerships.
Today’s reality is presenting us with both challenging times as well as countless possibilities. Success is reserved for those that dare to prune their process to assure future growth in skills and profits.
Throughout history, futuristic autonomous vehicles have been featured in iconic movies and television shows as technology designed to assist. However, as this technology has evolved and the future of travel is decidedly pointing to autonomous services, there is still much debate on how the future of mobility and mass transportation will be impacted.
In the wake of COVID-19, dealers and F&I managers are wondering what continued impact this pandemic will have on the industry. Black Book’s SVP of data science and VP of automotive valuations, shared their analyses and predictions, of what you and other automotive executives may face as we move forward.
What will selling and servicing cars in the New Normal be like post COVID-19? If you are a professional, know your product, care about your clients, communicate with customers on their terms, and focus on an ownership experience that fits their life, you will succeed.
As COVID-19 has lead to more vehicles being financed and purchased online, the ability of the F&I department to sift out synthetic fraud will be increasingly valuable to them. F&I managers are encouraged to take another look at available technologies to identify synthetic fraud when practiced against their dealership.
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