"There is a gap between the advancements in technology in vehicles and the advancements in the knowledge of the local vehicle repair shops that have to repair these technologically advanced machines, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bahamas First Holdings Ltd. Patrick Ward said yesterday." Nassau Guardian
Where he is correct is when consumers purchase vehicles that are not normally exported to this market by the manufacturer. In that case retailers do not receive training on those specific vehicles.
Where he is wrong is if a manufacturer exports a model vehicle to The Bahamas, they provide training, both online and sometimes at their training centre. In fact at Nassau Motor we just had a tech return from Honda's South Florida training facility after two weeks of training. An annual occurrence.
And if worse comes to worse manufacturers provide access to their technical assistance centres for help.
Does everything always work out with ease all the time? Well of course not, but the manufacturer supports what it sells through their local retailer.
Now there are limitations in model availability and this cramps some people's style so they take a chance and invest in a "different" vehicle. Sometimes they take a risk doing this but it's their money.
Maybe Mr. Ward shared some specific details that were not printed in the news story linked above, but on the surface he's wrong about manufacturer representatives for now.
