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Press Release: INFINITI DEALERS RANKED HIGHEST BY 2017 PIED PIPER PROSPECT SATISFACTION INDEX(R) (PSI(R))
July 2017
Monterey, California – July 10, 2017 – For the second year, Nissan’s Infiniti brand dealerships ranked highest in the newly released 2017 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking Study. The study measured treatment of car-shoppers who visited 5,289 dealerships throughout the country. Study rankings by brand were determined by the Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to ... Read More >
Automotive News
How dealerships can fix 'underselling' right away
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July 2016
Changes in auto retailing can take effort and time. Lots of time. Think of changing consumer attitudes towards a brand, increasing foot traffic or moving a dealership to a new location. But on the sales floor, change can occur immediately. There are numerous things dealerships can do fairly quickly to improve their sales processes and boost the satisfaction of potential buyers, says Fran O’Hagan, CEO of Pied Piper, a company that deploys mystery ... Read More >
Automotive News
Infiniti impresses mystery shoppers
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July 2016
Infiniti stores outperformed all brands in a study on prospect satisfaction, while Tesla lagged all brands. The 2016 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index is based on the treatment of mystery shoppers who visited 6,157 stores in the U.S. between July 2015 and June 2016. Lexus and Mercedes-Benz stores tied for second behind Infiniti, followed by Toyota, Audi and BMW. Porsche, Land Rover and Mitsubishi had the biggest year-over-year ... Read More >
Autoweek
New survey names Infiniti best shopping experience, Tesla worst
July 2016
As per the Pied Piper (no, not that Pied Piper) Prospect satisfaction index, Infiniti offers the best vehicle sales experience, while far at the other end of the spectrum is Tesla, rated as the worst of all manufacturers. So how did Tesla, a brand that touts its next-generation way of selling cars, end up at the bottom of this list? Well, much of it has to do with how the study was designed, but Tesla could still learn a few things from the top ... Read More >
Auto Blog
Mystery shoppers love Infiniti, hate Tesla; The study shows "huge variation" in the Tesla purchasing experience.
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July 2016
Infiniti, followed by Lexus tied with Mercedes-Benz took the top two spots for best sales experience according to mystery shoppers from the latest Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index, while EV manufacturer Tesla recorded the lowest overall score. Not surprisingly, premium brands dominated the top ranks. Including the three already mentioned, luxury brands occupied seven of the top ten spots and included Audi, BMW, Porsche, and the only ... Read More >
Automotive News First Shift
Infiniti Dealerships Ranked Highest
July 2016
For the first time, Nissan’s Infiniti brand dealerships ranked highest in the newly released 2016 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking Study. Pied Piper's annual study sends thousands of mystery shoppers to dealerships nationwide to see how effectively salespeople sell. Read More >
Automotive News
Infiniti tops survey on satisfaction among sales prospects
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July 2016
Infiniti stores outperformed all brands in a new study on prospect satisfaction. The 2016 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index is based on the treatment of mystery shoppers who visited 6,157 stores in the U.S. The study was conducted between July 2015 and June 2016. Foreign brands dominated the upper echelon of the index -- now in its 10th year -- taking nine of the top 10 spots. Lexus and Mercedes-Benz stores tied for second; Toyota ranked ... Read More >
Press Release: INFINITI DEALERS RANKED HIGHEST BY 2016 PIED PIPER PROSPECT SATISFACTION INDEX(R) (PSI(R))
July 2016
Monterey, California – July 11, 2016 – For the first time, Nissan’s Infiniti brand dealerships ranked highest in the newly released 2016 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking Study. Now in its tenth year, the study measured treatment of car-shoppers who visited 6,157 dealerships throughout the country. Study rankings by brand were determined by the Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” ... Read More >
Truth About Cars
Tesla Dead Last in Dealer Experience, First in PR
July 2015
We have opined in these pages before about how for every Tesla sold in America, there are two or three glowing stories written about the electric automaker. There are days when over 50 percent of the pieces on auto industry news feeds are about Tesla, which is not bad for a company capturing 0.1 percent of the U.S. automobile market. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is truly a marketing and public relations genius. Given that, it is fascinating when a ... Read More >
Automotive News First Shift
Benz dealerships score with mystery shoppers
July 2015
For the seventh straight year, Mercedes-Benz dealerships ranked first in Pied Piper's annual survey which rates how car dealers treat car-shoppers in person. Pied Piper's annual study sends thousands of mystery shoppers to dealerships nationwide to see how effectively salespeople sell. Read More >
