1m Read AssessmentsQuiz Dealership Service Department Assessment Find out if your dealership is among the most advanced in our industry. You can feel the winds of change when it comes to customer expectations in the service lane. Are you ready to face them head on and get your service department moving in the right direction? Take this quick assessment to find out Read More
4m Read Press Releases Auto/Mate Integrates with Xtime’s Inspect, Offering Digital Tools for Higher Customer Retention, Loyalty Auto/Mate Integrates with Xtime’s Inspect, Offering Digital Tools for Higher Customer Retention, Loyalty REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 15, 2019 – To help dealers build stronger customer relationships and drive lasting customer retention in the service department, Xtime today announces a new integration of its Inspect product with Auto/Mate, a national dealer management system (DMS) provider. Read More
3m Read Case StudyVideo Honda of Downtown Chicago Captures Declined Services, Grows Profits Honda of Downtown Chicago is one of the busiest service centers around. Every day—from daybreak to nightfall—cars stream in and out of the service bays. And Service Manager, Joel Adames, counts on us to keep business flowing. Prior to Xtime, Honda of Downtown Chicago performed well, with a healthy client base and substantial revenue. But Read More
4m Read ArticleBlog Fight the Fear of Change with Accessible Data Written by, Tracy Noonan Fred Vice President & General Manager Fear is a funny thing. In humans, it generally evokes one of two well-known responses—fight or flight. In a split second, our instincts kick in and we decide whether to confront the source of fear or simply run away. In recent interactions with dealerships, I’ve Read More
7m Read Case Study Ferman Volvo Cars Uses Xtime to “Treat Customers Like Family” Ferman Volvo Cars of Tarpon Springs, Florida, is widely known for its dedication to customer experience—one of many reasons that they were voted Xtime’s very first recipient of the Customer Experience Excellence award at this year’s Digital Dealer 24 conference in Orlando. Service Manager Matt Ketchum attributes this award and Ferman Volvo’s reputation for customer Read More
7m Read Case Study Kelowna Infiniti Nissan With Spectrum With Spectrum, Kelowna Infiniti Nissan manages shop load and offers customers a premium service experience John Hughes, Service Manager at Kelowna Infiniti Nissan in Kelowna, British Columbia, understands what consistent and honest communication with customers does for retention and brand loyalty. Having been familiar with Xtime’s solutions since 2005, John implemented Xtime products—starting with Schedule, Read More
5m Read Case Study Sunridge Nissan Streamlines Its Solution Platforms with Xtime A few years ago, Sunridge Nissan in Calgary, Alberta, was using multiple solutions for all of its customer needs. The dealership quickly implemented Schedule to accommodate its customers online scheduling needs, and Xtime’s other solutions—Engage, Invite and Inspect—soon followed. Service Manager Annica Larsson said that introducing Xtime allowed the dealership to streamline its operations instead Read More
5m Read Case Study Vaden of Beaufort Brings Technology to the Service Drive A short time ago, Vaden of Beaufort in South Carolina managed its service drive the “old-fashioned way,” according to Corporate Fixed Operations Director Dawn Newsome. Realizing that the service advisors made more eye contact with their clipboards than with customers, Dawn knew that the service department needed to make some improvements. “The age-old way of Read More
5m Read Case Study Manly Honda goes all in with Spectrum Just a few years ago, Manly Honda in Santa Rosa, California, was using the dealer management system (DMS) for service appointments. While appointments were being made, Service Manager Luke Ammann noticed that processes were inefficient and that the service department could bolster its customer service experience. “We needed a better appointment process,” said Luke. “Our Read More
5m Read Case Study Del Grande Dealer Group Uses Xtime’s Integrated Solutions Shaun Del Grande, President of Del Grande Dealer Group (DGDG) in San Jose, California, knows how to take care of customers. In his 17 years of business, he and his team have built DGDG into one of the largest privately held dealerships in the San Francisco Bay Area, comprised of 14 locations. The key to their success, Read More