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Wal-Mart teams with CarSaver to offer in-store car sales kiosks

January 24, 2017

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will enter the automobile business by offering an online retail platform and in-store sales kiosks operated by CarSaver, according to Automotive News. CarSaver will launch the program Apr. 1 at about 25 Wal-Mart Supercenters in four markets: Houston, Dallas, Phoenix and Oklahoma City.

CarSaver's digital platform allows car shoppers to select, finance and insure a vehicle through its website or on a touchscreen kiosk, backed by bilingual auto advisers available by phone. Staffers at CarSaver Centers – set up inside Wal-Mart stores across from checkout lanes and alongside other services, such as vision centers and nail salons – will explain the car-buying program to Wal-Mart customers.

Customers will be able to select a new, used or certified pre-owned vehicle and apply for financing and auto insurance on the kiosk at the CarSaver Center, on their mobile device via CarSaver's website or by calling an 800 number.