Ward's Auto
Survey Says Mercedes Dealerships Treat Customers Best
July 2010
Mercedes-Benz dealerships rank highest and Mitsubishi stores lowest in a new auto-retailing survey that used people posing as car shoppers to gauge and compare customer treatment.
Domestic brands improved the most, with Ford, Lincoln and Chevrolet dealerships scoring for the first time above the industry average in the fourth-annual Prospect Satisfaction Index by Pied Piper Management Co. LLC, an auto-retailing consultancy.
Meanwhile, the stereotypical pushy car salesman appears headed for extinction, survey findings seem to indicate.
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