New Aftermarket Telematics System Gives OnStar-Like Service for Any Vehicle

The same system that tracks missing or stolen vehicles also works for keeping tabs on lease and rental vehicles. Normally, those

The same system that tracks missing or stolen vehicles also works for keeping tabs on lease and rental vehicles. (Photo: Ford Motor Company of Canada)

who default on payments cause lease companies to contact repossession experts, but as GPS systems become more popular such professionals may start to feel the pinch of companies working on their own or directly with the police for recovery. According to the electronics firm, NAVICOM point and click GPS Systems are easy to operate. Tracking a vehicle equipped with one of its units could reduce hours or even days of work down to just minutes.

"We are starting to see interest from large industry retailers who want to switch to Navicom based on our ease of use and custom configurations," added Tench. "Since our application is Internet-based and not software-driven, the idea of obtaining a police report before tracking your asset is not a

"If you can read an email, then you can track your car." (Photo: NowAuto, Inc.)

compelling sales strategy. With Navicom, it's just point and click."

Automotive Security Plus spokesman Bill Thompson states, "If you can read an email, then you can track your car."

Automotive Security Plus is experiencing strong response from resellers, eager to get into the GPS business. Thompson adds, "Many distributors have established websites such as http://www.mobilegpssystems.com/ontario and http://www.mobilegpssystems.com/manitoba. With Automotive Security Plus.com assistance, these distributors have been forging relationships across their provincial territories within all key verticals, Government, Enterprise and Retail. Many provincial distributors have several geographic locations as well as a dense distribution channel beneath them."