Author Archives: Steph

Customers will look for used car bargains in 2011

Used car values at auction are likely to remain relatively strong in the medium term as the wholesale market reacts to a shortage of good quality stock. According to Roger Woodward, managing director of leading online auction company, CD Auction Group, dealers will need to be more selective about the vehicles they buy for stock, especially [...]

We’ve got the EX-FACTOR…

…and we don’t mean EXtra terrestrial –although our service is out of this world! We all need to deliver an outstanding performance or we face being voted off by our customers. That’s why it makes sense to work with a partner that can deliver the winning ingredient. An EX-cellent range of warranty and protection products [...]

Teamwork

Pushing the boundaries for greater achievement WMS are proud of our dealer network and we certainly work together to provide customers with the best possible protection, best choice and fantastic value when it comes to warranty, GAP and breakdown recovery products. We do not leave dealers high and dry when circumstances dictate that business volumes [...]

The LCV market

The WMS Group are experiencing unprecedented growth in the sale of products to the light commercial dealer network. Warranty sales have increased due to operators and end users keeping their vehicles for longer and with the economic climate looking uncertain, it’s important for them to budget and protect the one thing that provides them with [...]

Eric Stone to judge at the Car Dealer Magazine E-Wards

Can we have a drum roll please… With the Car Dealer E-wards only a few days away, the WMS Group (www.wmsgroupuk.com) reveal that their very own Eric Stone will be on the judging panel at this year’s prestigious event.  Eric will be nominating and judging dealer’s websites in the following categories: Franchised Dealer Website of [...]

There are other ways to retain customers and make more profit!

WMS have been helping dealers to keep their customers in the loop for sales, service and repair work by offering a range of Warranty, Gap and MOT insurance products so that the 1st profit isn’t the last profit.  We appreciate how hard you have to work for each sale so it makes sense to retain [...]

What comes first in your business?

The story of unrequited love. Profit can be a by-product of a robust sales process. Get the process wrong and it could all end in tears. Meet and greet can be just like romance – awkward and rushed, avoided completely to save embarrassment or satisfying for all parties and the perfect start to an enjoyable [...]

Warranties for light and medium vans from WMS Group

Used Van Warranty cover for SME businesses and sole traders Tradesmen such as self employed builders, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, painters and decorators, mobile mechanics, gardeners, franchisees, car valeters and owners or sole proprietors of SME and home based businesses dependent on their van or vehicle, are seeing the value of a used van warranty…giving them peace [...]

Something old, something used, UVW have a warranty for you!

Used van warranty sales support trend for the used van market The signs from the van sector is that new sales are down but this is countered by the used van market being steady and showing a resistance to the economic downturn. The WMS Group’s consumer website www.usedvehiclewarranty.co.uk (UVW), have seen an increased demand for used van [...]

Need a warranty? Call the Experts…

Used Vehicle Warranty (UVW) are now recommended by Warranty Expert The independent guide, Warranty Expert, now recommends the WMS Group’s consumer website www.usedvehiclewarranty.co.uk as a leading provider of extended car warranty protection. Using a handful of recommended warranty companies, Warranty Expert are dedicated to finding the best car warranty available for your vehicle, with the most affordable price tag. Steph [...]