Category: Consumer bulletins

AMVIC receives many consumer questions and complaints about finance-only purchase options. Some automotive businesses choose to only sell vehicles through their own in-house financing. Automotive businesses can decide how they accept payment, just as some retailers will not accept certain credit cards and some won’t accept cash. Essentially, an automotive business can have their own … Continued

The 2023 – 2024 AMVIC annual report highlights: The 2023 – 2024 annual report can be found on amvic.org.

Did you hear about a special vehicle sales event held in a parking lot? When an automotive business or group of businesses holds a sale in a location other than their automotive business, it’s called an off-site sale. Automotive businesses or groups of businesses can hold off-site sales events if they notify AMVIC in advance. … Continued

With many digital options available, it can be easier to get the information you need, right at your fingertips. To improve convenience for vehicle consumers, automotive businesses have started using mobile apps to provide service and repair estimates and work orders. Whether you’re clicking through screens or scanning over paperwork, it’s important that you take … Continued

Have you ever gone into an automotive business and, after test driving a car or asking that a specific model be brought in, you were presented with an “offer to purchase”? The document might state terms and conditions about the purchase or order of the vehicle and require some sort of upfront payment. Sometimes this … Continued