Press Release: KUBOTA RANKED HIGHEST IN 2026 WEB LEAD RESPONSE STUDY; HALF OF TRACTOR INQUIRIES GO UNANSWERED INDUSTRYWIDE
January 2026
AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA – January 12th, 2026 – Kubota dealerships were ranked highest in the 2026 Pied Piper PSI® Internet Lead Effectiveness® (ILE®) Compact Tractor Industry Study, which measured dealership responsiveness to internet sales leads. Pied Piper submitted customer inquiries through 772 compact tractor dealership websites representing all major brands. Kubota dealerships achieved an average ILE score of 37 out of 100, while the total ...
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Press Release: CHEVROLET RANKED #1 FOR DEALERSHIP CONSISTENCY IN PIED PIPER'S “LOOK-ALIKE INDEX™” AI COMPUTER VISION STUDY
November 2025
Groundbreaking national Dealership Facility Consistency Study™ used AI computer vision to analyze the exterior facilities of 18,662 automobile dealerships Auto brands were ranked by Pied Piper’s new Look-Alike Index™ measuring the consistency of more than 70 data points observed throughout each brand’s dealer network MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, USA – November 17, 2025 – Chevrolet was found to have the most consistent dealership facilities in Pied ...
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MINI USA Tops Service Scheduling Rankings
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September 2025
MINI USA ranked highest in Pied Piper's new 2025 PSI Service Scheduling Effectiveness (SSE) Auto Industry Study. For the first time, the study combined both Service Telephone Effectiveness (STE) and new Service Website Effectiveness (SWE) to measure how well dealerships schedule service appointments. Following MINI in overall SSE score were Lexus, BMW, Mazda, and Honda. While MINI had the highest overall SSE score in the 2025 study, Porsche ...
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