NEW PAY-ON-SCAN STUDY RELEASED

A detailed analysis of the current status, and overall reaction by automotive after-market executives to the Pay-On-Scan process.
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Ducker, Findlay, Swoboda & Associates is a new aftermarket solutions company formed by Swoboda Associates Inc. & Ducker Research Worldwide. DFS&A are specialists in the automotive aftermarket industry. 

Swoboda Associates Inc. (SAI) is a consulting and business solutions company specializing in the aftermarket industry. SAI’s clients include Delphi, Valvoline, AC Delco/SPO, Turtle Wax, Radiator Specialty, Discount Auto and others. Ducker Research is an independent provider of business to business and consumer marketing research founded in 1961. Ducker clients include Visteon, General Motors, Johnson Controls, Ford Motor, Dana, DaimlerChrysler, Dow Automotive, Arvin Meritor, Harman Automotive and others. 

DFS&A has a combined team of over 100 professionals headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan with offices in Canada, Europe and Asia. DFS&A’s Chairman Tom Swoboda and President Tim Findlay have over seventy plus years of experience in the retail and automotive aftermarket industries. Ducker Research has been providing clients with relevant and actionable marketing research information for the past forty-two years.

   

Recent SAI and Ducker Research aftermarket studies include:

 
  • Europe Market Entry Strategy-Climate Control Components
  • Category Management for a major tier one manufacturer
  • Pricing strategy for a major aftermarket wheel manufacturer
   
  • Brand Positioning for Automotive Audio Systems
  • Retail relationship enhancement for aftermarket division of automaker
  • Product Rollout for leading manufacturer of automotive lubricants and chemicals