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Top Car Brands by Women

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Women car buyers influence 85% of of all new car or truck buying decisions. Three out of 10 women are apprehensive about their car dealership visit when buying a car.  In fact, 20% feel overwhelmed.  Top rated dealerships get the critical importance of establishing trust with their female clients the moment they walk onto the showroom floor or reach out digitally.  If rapport and respect can’t be established, she will purchase a vehicle elsewhere.

Here are the top 20 brands based on the current Women Satisfaction Index (WSI) from January through June 2014.  Mercedes-Benz is a top of the list with a near perfect score.

  1. Mercedes-Benz – 4.98
  2. Volvo – 4.96
  3. Lincoln – 4.89
  4. Dodge – 4.88
  5. Mitsubishi – 4.87
  6. Chrysler & Jeep – 4.86
  7. Buick – 4.84
  8. Volkswagen – 4.83
  9. Lexus – 4.82
  10. Chevrolet – 4.80
  11. Ford – 4.79
  12. Audi – 4.78
  13. Toyota – 4.74
  14. Mazda – 4.72
  15. GMC – 4.71
  16. Honda – 4.70
  17. Hyundai & Nissan & Subaru – 4.68

Mercedes-Benz #1 Luxury Brand in sales in 2013

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Mercedes-Benz recaptures the luxury crown in 2013

The New Year brought great news to the Mercedes-Benz brand… For the first time since 1999, Mercedes-Benz USA became the #1 selling luxury automotive brand in the United States! Finishing 2013 with a record 312,534 new Mercedes-Benz vehicle sales and 98,981 Certified Pre-Owned sales.  MBUSA beat BMW in both categories.  Additionally, the annual growth of of 14% exceeded all of the direct competition including Audi, BMW and Lexus.  Comparing the numbers to 2009, MBUSA sold an additional 122,000 vehicles. Continue reading →

Mercedes-Benz SL JD Power APEAL Winner

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2013 SLJD Power recently released their 2013 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study which examines what consumers like about their new vehicles after 90 days of ownership.  The APEAL study is based on eight categories of vehicle performance and design: engine/transmission; ride, handling and braking; comfort/convenience; seats; cockpit/instrument panel; heating, ventilation and cooling; sound system; and styling/exterior.

The Mercedes-Benz SL was awarded the Midsize Premium Sporty Car beating out the Porsche 911 and the BMW 6 Series.  Also noteworthy, the Mercedes-Benz SLK, the SL’s little brother, placed third in the Compact Premium Sporty Cars category.  You can see the study results here.

 

Top 2012 Car Brands as Rated by Women Shoppers

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Mercedes-Benz Tops Purchasing Experience for Women

We know that women account for over 50% of all car purchases and initiate or influence up to 80% of them.  Each year, Women-Drivers.com tracks thousands of consumer reviews with regards to women’s purchasing and browsing experiences at new car dealerships.  These scores are compiled from thousands of reviews written in the 2012 calendar year. Continue reading →

2012 Best Fleet Value in America Awards

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2012 Best Fleet Value Award

Vincentric recently awarded the coveted 2012 Best Fleet Value in America Awards to three Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans.  The Sprinter 2500 Passenger Van won Full-Size Passenger Van.  The Sprinter 2500 Cargo Van placed at the top of the Full-Size Cargo Van category, and the Sprinter 3500 Cargo Van easily outdistanced the competition in the Full-Size Cargo Van, 1 ton category.  All the details can be found at www.vincentric.com.

Mercedes-Benz Top Safety Picks 2012 – IIHS

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Top Safety Pick AwardTOP SAFETY PICKs 2012

To determine crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — the Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high-speed front and side crash tests, a rollover test, plus evaluations of seat/head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts. To earn TOP SAFETY PICK for 2012 a vehicle must have good ratings in all four Institute tests.

Mercedes-Benz Top Safety Picks:

C-Class

2 Door E-Class

4 Door E-Class

GLK

M-Class

2012 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index

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MERCEDES-BENZ DEALERS TOP RANKED BY 2012 PIED PIPER PROSPECT SATISFACTION INDEX®

Pied Piper PSI Ranking

– Treatment of car shoppers improves industry-wide;
– New highest industry average PSI score

Mercedes-Benz dealerships ranked highest in the newly released 2012 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking Study, which measured dealership treatment of car-shoppers. Study rankings by brand were determined by the patent-pending Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to industry sales success.

Acura, Infiniti and Lexus dealerships, the luxury brands from Honda, Nissan and Toyota respectively, finished in a tie for second. Overall auto industry performance improvement was widespread, with twenty-four of thirty-four auto brands improving PSI performance from 2011 to 2012. Industry-wide improvement led to a new highest recorded industry average PSI score of 105.

For a copy of the complete press release, including 2012 Pied Piper PSI auto brand rankings, or for more information about the Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index, and the patent-pending PSI process, go to https://www.piedpiperpsi.com/press/

Top 10 Best Car Brands for 2012

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Total Car Score Ranks the Top 10 Best Car Brands for 2012

Total Car Score, the most comprehensive automotive ranking and comparison website, announced today the Top Scoring Manufacturers of 2012.

Total Car Score’s list of the Top 10 Best Car Brands for 2012 is based on numerical ratings for 2012 model year vehicles currently on the market. The list provides a data-driven assessment of which automakers are producing the most desirable, highest quality cars, crossovers, SUVs and pickup trucks. Continue reading →