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Survey Says Mercedes Dealerships Treat Customers Best
July 2010
Mercedes-Benz dealerships rank highest and Mitsubishi stores lowest in a new auto-retailing survey that used people posing as car shoppers to gauge and compare customer treatment. Domestic brands improved the most, with Ford, Lincoln and Chevrolet dealerships scoring for the first time above the industry average in the fourth-annual Prospect Satisfaction Index by Pied Piper Management Co. LLC, an auto-retailing consultancy. Meanwhile, the ... Read More >
Ward’s Dealer Business
Dealers Treat Shoppers Better
July 2008
Most car dealerships are treating their customers better, according to an annual satisfaction study using mystery shoppers. Acura, Jaguar, Lexus and Saturn dealerships rank highest in the 2008 Pied Piper Management Co. review in which people were hired to pose as shoppers, visit auto dealerships, then calculate and report their findings on how they were treated. Read More >
Ward's Dealer Business
Dealership Myth Is Debunked
August 2007
Pushy car salespeople are more fiction than fact, according to a study that challenges many of the negative stereotypes in the auto industry. Pied Piper Management Co.'s Prospect Satisfaction Index measures how well shoppers are treated at the dealership. Read More >
American International Auto Dealers Association
Acura Dealerships Rank Highest in Prospect Satisfaction
August 2007
Acura dealerships ranked highest in the newly released 2007 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index℠ Auto Industry Study, an industry-first study that measures how consumers are treated when shopping for a new car, SUV or truck. The independent study evaluated and benchmarked shopping experiences at 1,592 dealerships nationwide, representing all major brands. Read More >
New Jersey Star Ledger
Ann M. Job - Wheel Woman: The customer satisfaction guessing game
August 2007
Last week a new survey debuted attempting to gauge how satisfied car-shopping consumers are when they visit various dealerships. The report by Pied Piper Management is new and surveyed shoppers, not necessarily buyers, at some 1,600 dealerships. Pied Piper dug up some intriguing tidbits. Read More >
Ward’s Dealer Business
Pushy Car Salespeople? Guess Again.
July 2007
Pushy car salespeople are more fiction than fact, according to a study released this week that refutes many of the negative stereotypes typical of the industry. Read More >
