With the UK’s 5G rollout now delayed following the government announcement on Huawei equipment, autonomous driving now seems even further away.
Topics: technology, dealerships, interaction, communication, online, digital, automotive, consumers, dealer, convenience, service, digitisation, retail, 5G
If sectors like fast-food can provide customers with a digital system that delivers convenience and enhances the customer experience, there’s no reason why automotive aftersales can’t do the same.
Topics: customer experience, technology, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, communication, online, digital, Aftersales, Customerlounge, automotive, consumers, dealer, convenience, service, digitisation, retail, lockdown, covid-19, pizza
What aftersales can learn from other sectors post-covid
Post-lockdown means embracing a new way of working to accommodate customers who are looking to minimise contact outside their immediate household, and there’s much dealers can learn from other sectors.
Topics: customer experience, technology, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, communication, online, digital, Aftersales, Customerlounge, automotive, consumers, dealer, convenience, service, digitisation, retail, lockdown, covid-19, positivity
The unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 crisis makes for a worrying future for all sectors. But with change comes opportunity, and in our latest whitepaper we explore some of the positive aspects of the emerging new world...
Topics: customer experience, technology, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, digital, Aftersales, Customerlounge, automotive, consumers, dealer, service, digitisation, covid-19, positivity, robotics
Post-lockdown, dealers which implement the ‘invisible’ service could well find themselves ahead of the curve in a world where customers will be wary and reluctant to venture into places which could increase their risk of infection.
Topics: customer experience, technology, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, digital, Aftersales, Customerlounge, automotive, consumers, dealer, service, digitisation, covid-19
With the UK government giving the green light for showrooms to reopen, many dealer groups have been putting plans in place that redefine how their business runs in order to operate during COVID-19.
Topics: customer experience, technology, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, digital, Aftersales, Customerlounge, automotive, consumers, dealer, service, digitisation, covid-19
Workshops are likely to be faced with the challenge of managing pent up demand once businesses reopen following the lockdown.
Topics: retention, customer experience, technology, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, digital, Aftersales, Customerlounge, automotive, consumers, dealer, service, digitisation
Classed as essential businesses, garages and workshops can stay open during the coronavirus pandemic although they are not obliged to do so.
Topics: retention, customer experience, technology, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, digital, Aftersales, Customerlounge, automotive, consumers, dealer, service, digitisation, coronavirus, lockdown
As technology in cars becomes ever more sophisticated and more connected cars are driven on our roads, the amount of data they produce is immense. Driving behaviours which can inform offers, highly accurate service alerts and the car ‘diagnosing’ its own faults and communicating directly with the dealer or manufacturer, the possibilities are endless...
Topics: retention, customer experience, technology, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, digital, Aftersales, Customerlounge, automotive, consumers, dealer, service, digitisation
Getting in touch with customers prior to their visit is fairly common for car dealers, but communicating with a customer when their car is in the workshop can often be a different story...
Topics: retention, customer experience, technology, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, digital, Aftersales, Customerlounge, automotive, consumers, dealer, service, digitisation