When it comes to turning around recommended work that customers decline, there are many factors to consider. One of the most important is the possibility that the vehicle owner was never informed in the first place. This can happen for several reasons. For example, someone other than the vehicle owner may have picked it up […]

Previously Declined Service Reminders Increase Service Dept Revenue by $6,643 on Average 12.65% of customers contacted about declined recommended repairs open a repair order (RO) within 30 days at dealerships that use TEXT2DRIVE™. This response amounts to an additional $6,643 on average from January 2019 to February 2019 due to automated declined service reminders.

Your service department could be making money on recommended work – if it was actually recommended to the customer. We said “IF.” One of the common reasons services show as being declined is, the customer did not know about it – either because the service advisor failed to tell them or because the wrong person […]