#cardealers — Public Fediverse posts

Could the Automobile Dealership Become a 24-Hour Business? #ArtificialIntelligence #AutomotiveRetail #CarDealers #DealershipTechnology #FutureOfRetail #TexasBorderBusiness https://texasborderbusiness.com/could-the-automobile-dealership-become-a-24-hour-business/

Dealers Could Walk Away From Automaker Advertising Programs #AutoRetail #AutomotiveMarketing #CarDealers #DealerAdvertising #oem #TexasBorderBusiness https://texasborderbusiness.com/dealers-could-walk-away-from-automaker-advertising-programs/

Dealerships Could Cut Their Software Vendors by Two-Thirds #AutoRetail #AutomotiveTechnology #CarDealers #DealerSoftware #DealershipTechnology #TexasBorderBusiness https://texasborderbusiness.com/dealerships-could-cut-their-software-vendors-by-two-thirds/

Could 20 Employees Sell 200 Vehicles a Month #ArtificialIntelligence #AutoRetail #AutomotiveIndustry #CarDealers #dealerships #TexasBorderBusiness https://texasborderbusiness.com/could-20-employees-sell-200-vehicles-a-month/

Chinese Automakers Could Test the U.S. Dealership Market by 2029 #AutoRetail #AutomotiveIndustry #CarDealers #ChineseAutomakers #FutureOfRetail #TexasBorderBusiness https://texasborderbusiness.com/chinese-automakers-could-test-the-u-s-dealership-market-by-2029/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/407759/ Parliament launches probe into digital number plate delays costing Shs4b weekly #CarDealers #DigitalNumberPlate #KACITA #MwineMpaka #speaker #Uganda

Soooo I was pressured by sales at a dealer who I had to take my car to for a service recall. I knew the dealer would pressure me to a sale or trade-in. Or at least a “sale” on overpriced and non-urgent repairs and “maintenance”. It took just 1/2 hour after service was done to get by text a dealer rep who wanted to give me a quote for my car should I want to trade it in on a new car sale or get a cash offer.

Ok I said. Asked if was possibly interested in a quote for trade-in. I said I was possibly considering looking at larger cars and 3-4 brands. She said “would I be willing look at a quote” Then, of course what I expected, happened. Sales by text doesn’t work for me. To be guided into the classic car dealer scripts their sales reps and customer service are instructed to use is annoying.

This all started with my call direct to service to ask questions about the recall. I was upset because Hyundai US now mandates all service questions are handled by an Ai agent. I can’t schedule this “free” recall service unless an Ai agent schedules me by phone or online.

I am just so disgusted “this is the direction the world is going”: not at all ok by me. This is direct quote what I was told by a dealer rep today. She texted that currently they “have a desperate need for used cars right now” and would I please look at her quote.

I did and declined the offer: she asked why I would decline it. One reason I gave is that none of my actual priorities were considered. She didn’t even ask me. And my original call to customer service is to Ai. So I have little confidence in service needed for any work on a new car or my older car. Ah but “this is the direction the world is going”.

If you are a car owner in the US, how would you feel about Ai and texting used extensively now over person-to-person contacts?
#CarSales #CarDealers #USAutoSales #AiAgent #Hyundai

Stellantis CEO Says Leapmotor EVs Aren’t Hurting Sales

Stellantis’ push into the…
#Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #Stellantis #AntonioFilosa #AutoBusiness #AutoGrowth #AutoIndustry #AutomotiveNews #CarDealers #CarSales #China #Citroen #Dealers #Dealerships #Electricvehicles #europe #EuropeanMarket #EV #EVAdoption #EVMarket #EVStrategy #Fiat #GlobalExpansion #IndustryTrends #JointVenture #Leapmotor #marketshare #Mobility #Opel #Peugeot
https://www.europesays.com/netherlands/7646/

Stellantis CEO Says Leapmotor EVs Aren’t Hurting Sales

Stellantis’ push into the global electric vehicle (EV) space has taken an…
#Europe #EU #AntonioFilosa #AutoBusiness #AutoGrowth #AutoIndustry #AutomotiveNews #CarDealers #carsales #China #Citroën #Dealers #Dealerships #electricvehicles #Europeanmarket #EV #EVAdoption #EVMarket #EVStrategy #Fiat #Globalexpansion #IndustryTrends #jointventure #Leapmotor #marketshare #mobility #Opel #Peugeot #Stellantis
https://www.europesays.com/europe/28338/

Santander agrees to pay compensation on mis-sold car loans

Santander has agreed to pay compensation for its portion of unfair motor finance deals. Payouts are due on…
#Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #BancoSantander #cardealers #carfinance #compensation #FinancialConductAuthority #motorfinance #Santander
https://www.europesays.com/spain/13148/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/?p=157471 Car dealers frustrated over delays in issuance of #CarDealers #CarDealersFrustratedOverDelaysInIssuanceOfDigitalNumberPlates #Importers #NumberPlates #Uganda

Say what you will about corporate-backed voter initiatives, but I’m glad that #Rivian is supporting a ballot initiative in Washington to allow for direct sales by car manufacturers to consumers. #Tesla is the only company allowed to do this in #WA; Rivian and #Lucid can’t sell an #EV directly from their showrooms or offer test drives.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/23/rivian-pledges-4-6m-for-ballot-initiative-to-allow-direct-ev-sales-in-wa/

#wapol #WApolitics #carDealers

My wife was advised to start looking for her next #motability car much earlier than usual - so we've been to visit 4 car dealers in #leicester today.

Three of the four had no disabled parking places available for their customers.
Vauxhall & MG had cones preventing access to the disabled spaces.
Renault had no parking spaces for anyone - the only obvious disabled space had a demonstrator car parked in it.
Hyundai passed the test (and were extremely welcoming & helpful).

I think this shows how they view not only their disabled customers, but all customers.
It's a disgrace.

More next week.

#disablility #pip #cars #carDealers #Vauxhall #Renault #MG #Hyundai #disabledDriving #disabled

Bloody car dealers! I'm watching a few different cars online. At 13:26, I get an email - a 3k increase on one of my watched cars. Dammit!

TWO MINUTES LATER, at 13:28, I get an email proudly announcing a 3k price cut. Yeah nah. The reduced price is the same price they were asking at 13:25... Yep, it only went up for 2 mins, purely so they can BS that they've cut the price.

I quite like their salesdroid, but their sales manager makes me question their trustworthiness.
#CarDealers
#DodgyBros

Car dealerships use psychological torture techniques to soften you up. Right? It can't be the apparent level of incompetence. Right?

#cars #carbuying #dealers #cardealers #psychologicalmanipulation #fuckme

Single point of software failure has hamstrung car dealerships for a second day - Enlarge / Ford Mustang Mach E electric vehicles are offered for sale at... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2032502 #cardealerships #venturecapital #cardealers #ransomware #cdkglobal #security #biz⁢ #cars #saas #crm #vpn

Car serviced. Driving home and...

PING!

Dealer: Please leave a #review.

GAH! Last time I left an honest (and very positive) review (different company), the owner pissed & moaned about negatives I clearly stated were only minor. If you don't want honest reviews, don't ask!

🤔 What do they want me to say? "Car apparently serviced"?

"Car ran when left, ran when collected. As expected, no discernible difference. Staff friendly." 🤷

[shakes fist at clouds]

#CarDealers

#Cardealers say they can’t sell #EVs, tell #Biden to slow their rollout

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11/car-dealers-say-they-cant-sell-evs-tell-biden-to-slow-their-rollout/

Ars Technica: Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout https://arstechnica.com/?p=1986891 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #cardealers #EVadoption #Biden #Cars

Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout - Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images)

Pity the poor c... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1986891 #cardealers #evadoption #biden #cars

#Treasury Department laid out how #CarDealers can give #customers immediate access to #FederalTaxCredits for #electricvehicles #EVs a move Biden admin hopes will persuade more people to buy the #battery based cars. New guidance lays out how dealers can effectively reduce price for an electric vehicle for consumers by as much as $7,500 at the time of the #purchase, rather than requiring the buyers to wait until they file their annual #federal #taxes to claim the #credit. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1783

Potential UAW <b>strike</b> will impact auto shops, dealerships - WNEM

The expiration date on the current United Auto Workers (UAW) contracts is quickly approaching.#uaw #strike #autoworkers #cardealers #autobodyshop
Potential UAW strike will impact auto shops, dealerships

Car dealerships are reluctant to sell electric vehicles, a new study finds. The study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that car dealers often lack knowledge, training, and incentives to promote electric vehicles to customers. The study also found that dealers steer customers toward gas-powered cars, citing concerns about battery range, charging infrastructure, and cost.

#electricvehicles #cardealers #study

https://www.popsci.com/technology/car-dealership-electric-vehicle/

#cars, #cardealers. Thinking about the relation between these two articles. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/07/new-car-market-high-interest-rates/ . https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/05/rich-republicans-party-car-dealers-2024-desantis.html?cx_testId=6&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=1&cx_experienceId=EX7KGHGYKIJY#cxrecs_s