IAS News and Press
Sonic Automotive Selects Phantom Footprints Theft Deterrent
Oct 12, 2006
F&I Management & Technology Magazine
Austin, Texas - Sonic Automotive recently announced that it has selected Phantom Footprints Security Label System, designed by 3M, exclusively for Innovative Aftermarket Systems (IAS) to market in Sonic Automotive dealerships.
Phantom Footprints Security Label contains a unique I.D. number and marks that number onto the vehicle''s major sheet metal parts, such as fenders, hoods, doors, trunk lids and quarter panels. The labels imprint a "phantom image" of that unique I.D. number onto the part on which it is placed. Phantom Footprints are recognized by auto theft investigators throughout the United States.
"After extensive product due diligence, we determined that IAS'' product best met our needs," Sonic Automotive president and chief operating officer Jeffrey C. Rachor said. "The product is simple, yet we believe that it will provide significant value and protection to our customers."
About IAS
Innovative Aftermarket Systems (IAS) is the leading provider of F&I aftermarket programs to automotive dealerships. IAS offers a variety of products including, GAP, Invisible Phantom Footprints, Theft Avert, Super Polysteel, The Preferred Advantage, R.O.A.D. InTire, among others. Additionally, IAS' flagship software suite, SmartDealerProducts, provides revolutionary F&I software solutions for dealerships and their customers. IAS' training department, SmartDealerUniversity, provides ongoing training and feedback to ensure continued penetration, ethical presentations and increased profits for IAS dealership customers. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, IAS has hundreds of certified agents throughout the United States and provides technology solutions and aftermarket products for many of the top-100 dealer groups. For more information, please visit www.iasdirect.com.