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Is an Extended Warranty Worth It for Your Vehicle?

Shawn Ryder

Do You Need an Extended Warranty for Your Car? What is an extended warranty? An extended warranty is like a protection plan that you can buy for your car. It provides coverage for repairs and replacements of certain parts after the manufacturer’s warranty expires. How reliable is your car?

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Lotlinx Industry Survey On Inventory Carryover & Markdown Strategies Reveals Major Disconnects And Challenges Faced By Dealers For Modern Retailing

Dealer World

The majority of dealers (18%) manage inventory carryover with price markdowns, dealer trades, and extended warranty offers, followed by 16% conducting aggressive marketing campaigns. The Lotlinx platform provides automobile dealers and manufacturers with enhanced operational control over their retail business.

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How Data-Driven Insights Are Shaping Inventory Management in Auto Retail

AutoSuccessOnline

A prevalent strategy among dealers is to utilize price markdowns, dealer trades and extended warranty offers to manage inventory carryover. As the automotive retail industry continues to grow, dealerships that adapt and innovate will be more likely to succeed in the future.

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Autoglym research reveals most enticing value-add item

Motor Trader

Transferrable extended warranty is the value-add item which is most likely to convert a used car enquiry into a sale, according to Augtoglym Lifeshine. When asked which factors would influence them to buy one car over another if they had identical mileage and specification, 54% of respondents said an extended warranty.

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iA Financial Group adds online sales with Clutch investment

Canadian Auto Dealer

It became one of Canada’s largest retailers of used vehicles in 2023. At the moment, they can buy iA Financial Group extended warranty and guaranteed asset protection products. iA Financial Group has invested $10 million in Clutch, a Canadian business with a focus on online pre-owned vehicles sales. Clutch is a Toronto, Ont.-based

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Toyota DPF class action battle continues in High Court

CarExpert

While extended warranty coverage was offered to compensate owners, the reduction in value of the affected vehicles was initially found by the Federal Court to be 17.5 per cent of their average retail price. Toyota’s ‘1GD’ 2.8-litre billion.

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Lotlinx Survey on Inventory Carryover Reveals Dealer Challenges

AutoSuccessOnline

Lotlinx announced results of its latest industry survey, which took the pulse of today’s auto retailers in understanding how they are managing inventory carryover strategies, and where they are seeing the greatest challenge with markdowns as it relates to aging inventory. Click here to see the full survey results infographic.