TSLA380.840-10.22%
GM76.070-1.65%
F14.2150.025%
RIVN17.4550.365%
CYD43.900-0.815%
HMC28.160-0.61%
TM177.610-2.15%
CVNA67.360-3.3%
PAG202.660-2.08%
LAD335.280-3.88%
AN205.720-3.28%
GPI326.060-5.56%
ABG220.360-6.3%
SAH100.420-2.3%
TSLA380.840-10.22%
GM76.070-1.65%
F14.2150.025%
RIVN17.4550.365%
CYD43.900-0.815%
HMC28.160-0.61%
TM177.610-2.15%
CVNA67.360-3.3%
PAG202.660-2.08%
LAD335.280-3.88%
AN205.720-3.28%
GPI326.060-5.56%
ABG220.360-6.3%
SAH100.420-2.3%
TSLA380.840-10.22%
GM76.070-1.65%
F14.2150.025%
RIVN17.4550.365%
CYD43.900-0.815%
HMC28.160-0.61%
TM177.610-2.15%
CVNA67.360-3.3%
PAG202.660-2.08%
LAD335.280-3.88%
AN205.720-3.28%
GPI326.060-5.56%
ABG220.360-6.3%
SAH100.420-2.3%

Is your dealership communicating with customers correctly?

texting

The J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Customer Service Index study confirms that a chunk of dealership service department customers prefer texting as a channel of communication with the shop.  John Possumato, Founder of Automotive Solutions, says the same study also indicates that only a fraction of dealers are rising to the occasion to offer this customer preference that would also offer a competitive advantage because of its rarity.

 

To read the full length article from WardsAuto, visit: https://wardsauto.com/fixed-ops/customers-want-texting-so-what-s-problem

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