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Certified
Pre-owned
Program
Guide
Table of contents
infiniti CPO ANNOUNCEMENT
To: All Infiniti Dealers
Infiniti CPO ANNOUNCEMENT ...................................... 01
CARFAX BENEFITS......................................................... 02
Acquisition ................................................................. 04
MARKETING .................................................................. 08
Retail .......................................................................... 10
Please join me in welcoming CARFAX as the exclusive vehicle history provider for the Infiniti Certified Pre-Owned
Program. Beginning May 1, 2012, a CARFAX Vehicle History Report is a required element of our certified program.
Confirming that our certified vehicles have a clean title history offers peace of mind for all of our certified
pre-owned customers.
CARFAX’s role with our program will extend beyond Vehicle History Reports. CARFAX will host a website on our
dealer portal which will allow you to view your current certified inventories, report certified sales, print limited
warranty applications, and track certified sales by month/by VIN. Our objective was to provide a more efficient
system with greater ease of use.
The arrangements you currently have with CARFAX can remain the same. For dealers on the CARFAX pay-per-VIN
pricing plan, Infiniti will cover the cost of CARFAX Reports for vehicles sold as CPO. CARFAX Advantage Dealers can
run CARFAX Reports for Infiniti CPO vehicles at no additional cost.
Implementing a consistent certified process is proven to drive higher dealership loyalty in sales and service
retention. Infiniti recognizes this opportunity, and we have expanded our resources and our investments
accordingly with:
• All-new reporting website
• All-new point-of-sale materials
Support ...................................................................... 16
• Incremental digital advertising and paid search
• Special consumer APR rates
across all certified models
• Free vehicle listings of certified
units on select websites
Listed below are various support lines should you require additional information on any aspect of our certified
program. With your engagement, I’m confident these program enhancements will push us well beyond 100,000
certified sales in FY12.
Best regards,
Martin J. Gleason
Senior Manager, Certified Pre-Owned
Infiniti North America, Inc.
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CARFAX Customer Support
800.274.2277
CARFAX Advantage™ Dealer Dedicated Support
888.845.5733
DMI
512.692.1137
CPO Collateral
800.247.5321 or NNAnet Dealer Portal – Dealer Material Ordering
Infiniti CPO Support
e-mail: certifiedpre-ownedsupport@Infiniti-usa.com
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CARFAX Benefits
Credibility
As an Infiniti CPO dealer, you have access to
more than vehicle history from CARFAX.
You get support at every stage of your sales process,
from buying the right cars to holding more gross at the deal table.
• 8 out of 10 shoppers know and trust the CARFAX brand.1
• 40% of used car buyers will only accept a CARFAX Report for vehicle history information.2
• 58% of used car buyers say the Internet is the most influential source leading them to the
dealer.3
• Dealers build confidence with shoppers when they provide the CARFAX Report upfront
and only CARFAX can help dealers do this online with 400+ used car website partnerships.
• Vehicles marketed with a CARFAX Report have an online turn an average of 14 days
faster.4
ADVERTISING
Build Consumer Confidence
ACQUISITION
Know Before You Buy
RETAIL
Build Confidence at the Deal Table
• Build more confidence with customers using the CARFAX Buyback Guarantee, free with every CARFAX Report on your certified vehicles.
Quality Data
• CARFAX has the most comprehensive vehicle history database with more than 34,000 sources and over 10 billion records.
1, 2
CARFAX quarterly brand awareness study
3
2011 Polk/AutoTrader study
4
Vehicles marketed online with CARFAX
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CARFAX helps you source inventory
online and at auction.
Acquisition
Know before You buy
"We run a CARFAX Report on every car we consider at the
auction, online, or on trade. Knowing the car’s history before
we buy helps us get the right cars, at the right price.”
Nick Dillon, Buyer Momentum Infiniti
CARFAX Reports are available on these featured partner auction sites:
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Use CARFAX
Reports to
make good
buying decisions
on-the-go
You can access and run CARFAX Reports with the
'CARFAX for Dealers' mobile app for iPhone® and Android™.
Run CARFAX Reports on-the-go through these
preferred partner mobile applications:
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Link CARFAX Reports to your site
and any of these partner sites, free.
Marketing
Build Consumer
Confidence
“Our online listings are viewed by hundreds of shoppers
each day. By offering a CARFAX Report on every car we
list online, we give shoppers the information they’re looking
for to go from online shoppers to on lot buyers.”
CARFAX Reports can be linked to listings on these
preferred partner sites and more than 400 others:
Kirk Shumaker, Sales Manager Infiniti of Mechanicsburg
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In addition to the CARFAX Report, offer your
CPO buyers the CARFAX Buyback Guarantee.
It's proof that we stand behind our data.
Retail
Build Confidence
at the Deal Table
“We walk our customers through the CARFAX Report as a standard
part of our sales process, which builds customer confidence in the
car’s value and helps us hold more gross at the deal table.”
Kirk Pennybaker, Used Car Manager Dreyer & Reinbold Infiniti
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Infiniti Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles purchased with a CARFAX Vehicle History Report that
does not contain any DMV-reported incidents (salvage, fire, flood damage, odometer problems,
lemon history) may be eligible for the CARFAX Buyback Guarantee.
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Infiniti CPO point of sale materials alongside
free CARFAX materials and marketing assets
help you market your CPO cars and
build trust with shoppers.
Carfax-branded
point of sale
materials
Build trust
in your brand
Go to www.carfaxonline.com to order your free CARFAX point of sale
materials and download assets to use in your advertising.*
New Infiniti CPO materials are available on the NNAnet Dealer Portal.
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*Available for CARFAX subscribing dealers.
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Review the CARFAX Report with your CPO buyer
to build confidence in your asking price.
Carfax helps
you hold more
gross at the
deal table
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CARFAX Representatives provide dedicated support
and sales training when and where you need it.
Support
carfax is here to help
Schedule a best practice training for your store today!
Questions on how the new CPO Program affects you as a current CARFAX
subscriber? Not yet a subscriber and interested in hearing about exclusive
promos for Nissan dealers only?
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CARFAX Sales Line
888.788.7715
CARFAX Customer Support
800.274.2277
CARFAX Advantage™ Dealer Dedicated Support
888.845.5733
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