Customer Satisfaction Higher at Local Dealerships Than Factory-direct Models

Pied Piper Management Company research shows local new car and truck dealerships outperform factory direct sales in customer satisfaction.
Pied Piper Management Company research shows local new car and truck dealerships outperform factory direct sales in customer satisfaction.
Meanwhile, AutoNation, Hendrick Automotive Group top public, private rankings.
Auto dealers tied for 12th out of 20 industries ranked in the eighth edition of Temkin Group’s Customer Experience Ratings. Ford and Mercedes-Benz dealers also earned top rankings.
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Among the 24 automotive brands tracked by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, 16 showed improvement and five showed declines. Three of those declines came from premium brands, the most notable being Volkswagen.
Harry Klekos puts his all into his first meeting with each customer, and he expects them to be just as upfront as he is.
Infiniti dealerships treat its customers best, at least according to the newly released 2016 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI) U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking study. Now in its 10th year, the study measures how car shoppers are treated at the dealership.
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