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Dealerships need a radical approach to address a common problem in a new way. The future is in virtual service powered by a valet operation. Having a valet & shuttle service gives you an advantage over dealerships that do not offer this service and will definitely make you stand out.

Your shuttle service is a major contributor to your CSI score. The higher the CSI score, the more happy customers you have, which means additional returning lifetime customers, better online reviews about your dealership for others to see, and more referrals. Now it is time to proactively work on achieving a better CSI score for your service department with HopDrop.

We surveyed 500 car dealership customers with a simple question. How would you rate your service experience with your car dealership across 3 touchpoints a) scheduling a service appointment, b) convenience of shuttle rides. c) understanding the bill. The results were surprising.

Because dealerships typically don’t track the overall cost of their shuttle operation separately, it would be easy to make the mistake of thinking using Uber or other taxi services such as Lyft instead of an internal shuttle service would be cheaper.

Some dealerships may well have some sort of formal system in place that at least puts some focus on managing the pick-ups and drop-offs of customers, vehicles and drivers, but far too many still use a system which is essentially sheets of paper on clipboards.