New data from DMEautomotive reveals power of OEM/PPMs lasts well beyond expiration While most dealerships offer some degree of prepaid maintenance (PPM) or complimentary dealer and OEM maintenance plans, many question how effective these plans really are and if they do in fact provide the intended retention and ROI. Good news—research shows that they do and additionally[…]
Dealer-branded prepaid maintenance (PPM) programs that are 100 percent funded by customers are boosting service revenue by 15 percent and customer retention to 60 percent (and even higher). These findings and other auto dealer reports are featured in a new white paper from Performance Loyalty Group. Ancira Winton Chevrolet in San Antonio, Texas, enjoys $80 additional up-sell per repair order[…]
It’s not a new idea to have one of your salespeople working the service drive. Opportunities and circumstances exist where it may be beneficial for the customer to trade-in their car that needs to be repaired. Having someone who can not only identify those opportunities but who also knows how to present it to the[…]
I have been doing regular blogs about successful promotions in dealerships that come to my attention. In this blog I wanted to let you know about a prepaid maintenance (PPM) plan promotion that was extremely successful at Hare Chevrolet. Hare Chevrolet has improved customer retentionand increased its customer-pay RO count by 12% since instituting a dealer-branded prepaid maintenance program[…]
Car dealers are trying new ways to retain service-department customers. Pete Harvey is the general manager at Gillman Nissan, south of Houston. The dealership has sold several vehicles outside its primary market, and those buyers don’t always return to Gillman for their maintenance needs. To encourage them to stay on as service customers, Harvey has[…]