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Service Appointment Setting

My Toyota dealer is tracking 20-25% of their appointments being schedule online.

We're using @utoscheduler Online Appointment Scheduling Solutions for Car Dealerships at AutoRevenue.com. I adpoted this program when I came onboard here and since then, I've taken it across the rest of my dealers. Very easy to use from the dealer and the customer side. I love their "add to calendar" feature!

It's only 1 piece of thier full @utorevenue suite. I love their email capture reports that I have set up receive weekly and monthly. They show me the capture rate from F&I and Service. Great report to hold your departments accountable for email capture.

So far I've been pleased with the tool and the customer support. Can't wait to see if my other dealers have the same success with their service that my Toyota dealer is having.
 

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Dealership service managers discuss adoption rates and methods for online appointment scheduling, with dealers reporting that 15-25% of service appointments are now set online—primarily for routine maintenance and recalls—rather than through phone calls or walk-ins. Key success factors identified include responsive follow-up to online submissions, dedicated appointment forms on websites, and live chat options, though implementation varies widely from basic email forms to dedicated CRM software solutions like Xtime and AutoRevenue. The thread reveals that while online scheduling adoption is growing, especially among luxury brands like Honda, many dealers still lack fully automated customer-facing booking systems and rely on staff to confirm appointments via phone or email after submission.

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