Remote car starters allow you to turn on your car from several thousand feet away. This means you can regulate your car’s temperature during the hot months of summer and cold months of winter before even stepping foot inside. If this sounds like a device that could make …
Read More »Remote e-signing usage to grow post-pandemic
If Joseph Agresta had one concern about delivering a vehicle to a customer early on in the coronavirus pandemic, it was handling the contract. Agresta’s Benzel-Busch Motor Car Corp., which has three franchised dealerships in New York and New Jersey, came up with a contactless strategy. First, a dealership employee …
Read More »Remote car deals could trigger atypical FTC rule, experts say
Stay-at-home orders and social distancing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic are prompting more auto retailers than ever to knock on doors to finish deals. But the practice could expose dealerships to a 45-year-old federal regulation that allows consumers to cancel sales that take place in driveways or third-party locations other …
Read More »Remote sales will likely continue after quarantines
During the coronavirus, remote vehicle deliveries are essential. But as dealerships become accustomed to remote e-signing tools and customers stay away for fear of endangering themselves or their families, will contact-free car sales become more normalized? Among the software companies offering free or reduced-price services during the COVID-19 closures, finance-and-insurance …
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