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eMaster™ Sales Renewal Events Prove An Immediate Success.

19 October 2020

The eMaster™ training team completed the first phase of a series of new ‘Sales Renewal Events’ with a major brand partner in September, and it created an immediate impact. Rob Draper, Head of Training & Development at FISC said….“We are absolutely delighted with the impact of our new programme and the practical support it provides […]

What Car Poll Reveals A Third Of Car Buyers Are Comfortable Buying A Car Online

15 October 2020

Reported today online by What Car Dealer Magazine, a poll has shown that as the pandemic shifts consumer behaviours a third of car buyers are now comfortable with buying their next car entirely online. As there has been a dramatic shift to online buying during the pandemic the natural next step has become the car […]

Lowest September Vehicle Registrations Since 1999.

7 October 2020

The SMMT have reported that the UK car market declined overall by 4.4% in September compared to the same time last year. Only 328,041 vehicles were registered during the month, this is the weakest market since the introduction of the dual number plate system in 1999 and nearly 16% lower than the 10 year average […]

Record performance for eMaster Partners confirmed by August 2020 UK SMMT data

9 September 2020

Despite UK private new car registrations falling by 1.7% in August 2020 when compared to the same month last year, all our eMaster partners enjoyed record new car sales performance levels. In another record breaking month, eMaster delivered a year on year increase for August of 37.35% across all partner brands, reflecting a positive variance […]

eMaster™ Proves The Essential Partner As Dealers Bounce Back

20 August 2020

July 2020 UK car sales data underlined once again the pivotal role eMaster plays in supporting FISC’s UK partners as the UK moves out of lock-down by delivering exceptional results in terms of incremental car sales. Reflecting pent up demand, the SMMT July figures for UK new retail car registrations showed a year on year […]

FCA Publish Policy Statement On Discretionary Commission Models And Commission Disclosure

28 July 2020

Today, the FCA announced its decision to delay the implementation of the ban on “discretionary commission models”. As from 28th January 2021, Car Dealers will no longer be able to set customer finance rates as is currently the case; and any commission or fees payable will also need to be disclosed. The FCA have also […]

FISC ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH BMW GROUP PORTUGAL

20 July 2020

FISC recently revealed details of a brand new partnership to supply eMaster™ and other services to BMW Group Portugal covering their BMW, MINI and Motorrad brands. Working closely with BMW in Portugal, FISC has developed and delivered a bespoke solution for the market reflecting their brand values and loyalty strategy. After an intensive period of […]

F&I Dealer Logs – Our Best Kept Secret

30 June 2020

“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive, but those who can best manage change”, as Charles Darwin once famously said. At FISC, we understand how quickly the retail automotive industry evolves, so we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt and support that evolution, by our constant and never ending […]

Lock-down Leads To New Developer Opportunities At FISC

18 June 2020

Following the successful implementation of its business continuity plan where all FISC staff moved from office to home working as a result of the lock-down, FISC management has decided to make this change permanent for some of its development team. This change in working practice coincides with a new recruitment drive for Web Developers. Commenting […]

eMaster … The Future Now … The Catalyst For Success

11 June 2020

As we all move out of lock-down and start to ramp-up customer contact activity within the networks, our 14 international partners would agree that eMaster is certainly proving a catalyst for success, and is perfectly suited to the new advanced digital customer contact requirements and flexibility of our post-lock-down environment. During the lock-down we have […]

Working Together As We Get Back To Business.

8 June 2020

As dealers open up again and we all adjust to the new post-lockdown environment, we would like to send everyone in the international automotive sector, especially our eMaster global partners, best wishes and success as we get back to the business of selling cars. Not surprisingly, many dealers continued to use eMaster successfully during the […]

Dealers to Re-open June 1st 2020

28 May 2020

At long last sense has prevailed and motor dealers can once again do what they do best….. sell and maintain cars! David Smith FISC’s Chairman comments…”It’s fantastic news for everyone in the industry. My Feeling is that this could have been done much earlier as showrooms have ample space for social distancing. Dealers are fully […]

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