Posts Tagged ‘car service’

Skoda Service is Bad but you still love it. Why? Check out

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Recently came in contact with some customers, everybody have similar complaints and negative reviews about Skoda after-sales service. Dealerships are good to sell Skoda but after-sales service is not good. Some still like to buy this because of its quality and security features.

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According to Skoda buyer “When I decided to take Skoda Fabia , there was a lot of negative reports of Skoda but now I feel things are changing after the parent company also has come into India, the Volkswagen. I planned to take the risk of taking Skoda keeping in mind its quality and Safety features which I didn’t find in many other cars, the quality is what keeps Skoda apart from rest of the lot.” Says Yeswant ( yeshwanthlive.com)

Skoda is known to be good in luxry interior and popular for its sporty look, it always attracts car owners.

Some believes Skoda is certainly not a car which has low cost of ownership. Though the car is great, there are significant cost attached to it in owning, so they do not mind having costly after-sales service.

Even it is a fine product, but after sales servicing is not good, here are some of the reasons:

1. Lack of trained mechanics at some Skoda dealers workshop.
2. Skoda servicing and spare parts are costlier and not easily available.
3. Lack in standard processes and customers expect quick solutions to their servicing issues.

Skoda is cosly vehicle and car owners find servicing cost very high after warranty and search for another car workshops. Few multibrand workshops can make them satisfy because of skilled mechanics and non-availability of spares.

Search for authorized and multibrand workshops at: http://mericar.com/skoda/

Source: Public Forum.
http://www.team-bhp.com
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Your car has broken down on the road. Check out what you can do

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Imagine you are going on a trip with your family and your car has a breakdown on the road. Everybody wants to avoid this situation. This is always recommended to have your car properly checked from car service station when you go for any trip. Not only trip, but regular check up at service station saves you from any problem on the road.

There are following possible options available to get out of on-road breakdown situations.

1. Enroll with Car Breakdown Helpline company

There are many companies which help customers for on-road emergency service. They charge for one year membership. Their 24×7 call center receive calls for these enquires. For non-members, they agree to help in case of their Emergency Van is just nearby. They avoid serving to non-members who can manage other mechanics without informing them and they had to waste their time reaching to them.

2. Keep Your Mechanic’s Number

Small garages owners are aggressive to serve customer at anytime. If you trust some mechanics who serve you on regular basis. You can keep their contact number. Sometime your mechanic may be busy and he cannot see your car, so you must have alternatives.

3. Calling Workshops at Night

Mostly car workshops are closed after working hours but some good workshops have car mechanics at night for serving their existing customer. You can find those workshops and keep their owners contacts.

4. Manufacturer’s 24×7 Call Centres.

All new cars come along with 24×7 helpline service access from Manufacturer. Mostly these companies are the same who enroll their own memberships, but work on Manufacturer’s behalf. You can look for stickers when you buy new car and keep them handy.

For any on-road emergency in New Delhi and NCR, you can call PROMPT SERVICE. And can enroll for membership at: http://www.mericar.com/car_breakdown_services.php

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Car servicing facility for every 25 km across India

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

Affordability and convenience of buying a car in every city has increased demand. A recent estimate says the total number of vehicles in India are 60-70 million and 14% are cars and taxis (wiki).

After-Sales service would become a major criteria while selection of any car for buying. Maruti announce to add 1500 car servicing outlets by 2015 and plans to open car servicing facility for every 25 kms across India.

Maruti has a large network of MASS (maruti authorized service station) apart from servicing outlet at dealerships. Presently Maruti has 2992 maruti service stations in 1,406 cities in India.

In small town, customers need to get their servicing done from nearest major city. Opening service centers everywhere within 25 kms definitely would help customers to enjoy facilities. This approach definitely help increasing Maruti cars sales.

Last year Tata Motors focus on after sales service to increase sales of Nano in small towns. Now for every car manufacturer, building a network of car servicing outlets also is become important while opening sales outlets.

Source:
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Customer satisfaction is not rocket science at car service center

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Somebody said customer satisfaction is not rocket science. With globalization and increasing competitive environement, there is more customer awareness about latest technologies and practices at car service station.

As an estimate 10% to 15% revenue can be increased at any car service dealer by just tweaking their processes. Customer satisfaction is major part of the process. Large dealers are spending amount of money paying to consultants to make their process works better. Manufacturer audit their process. CSI is popular terms, which stands for Customer Satisfaction Index.

There is an organization like J.D. Power and Associates which conducts customer satisfaction research based on survey responses from consumers worldwide. Their survey reports are popular and used to improve businesses worldwide.

Hike in petrol prices and inflation, cost of car servicing and repair also become deciding factor to make customer happy. Cost of car servicing is high after warranty gets expired. According to survey, 60% of customer look for other car workshop after warranty. MeriCAR.com is providing platform to customers to search for the right car workshops.

According to JD Power Report, Maruti Suzuki India has topped again in customer satisfaction with dealer service for a 12th consecutive year. The reason is a large network of service center and strict guidelines for dealers to follow during audit process.

Source:

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com

http://indiatoday.intoday.in

Special auto zones, dealers demand

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

The automotive market is passing through a tough phase due to economic slowdown and high interest rates. Customers are confused and expectations are high while buying new auto.

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), at Hyderabad International Auto Show, said state should set up special auto zones to help customers. The idea is to provide all services at one place across automotive companies, including sales, car service and registration. (The Hindu)

FADA id the the apex body representing over 7,000 dealers across the country. This move is expected to decongest city dealerships and improve customer service, says FADA President, Mr Nikunj Sanghi.

Source:
The Hindu – Business Lines