PRNews Now Picks up Release: Crown Dealership Group Becomes AskPatty Certified
Published Feb 16th 2007, 12:53am by Jody DeVere in Pressroom ArticlesCrown Dealership Group Becomes AskPatty Certified
The Crown Dealership Group of St. Petersburg, in recognition of the
value of the female consumer, is the first large dealer organization to
embrace the Ask Patty program. The Crown Dealership Group consists of
13 separate dealerships located in Florida and Ohio.
The Crown Dealership Group is a premier dealer in Florida, and one of
the largest privately held dealership groups in the US, covering
markets in the Tampa Bay area, Tallahassee, and Columbus OH. Crown
dealerships sold more than 16,200 new and used vehicles in 2005. Taking
the step to become certified as AskPatty Female Friendly as an entire
auto group will open the door for even more sales and satisfied
customers in 2007.
The Crown Dealership Group in St. Petersburg/Clearwater includes Acura,
Audi, Buick, Jaguar, Maybach, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, Honda, Nissan,
Pontiac-GMC, Hyundai, Suzuki, and Kia; in Tallahassee BMW, VW, Porsche,
Mercedes Benz, Volvo, and Isuzu and also Ford in Wauchula, FL. Crown
Dealership Group includes two dealerships in Dublin, Ohio: Crown Euro
Cars (Mercedes Benz) and Crown Chrysler-Jeep-Kia.
AskPatty.com, Inc.(http://www.askpatty.com) recently launched a new and
informative web site, designed to provide women with automotive advice.
The site has grown in popularity and is the #1 automotive advice site
for women on the internet.
AskPatty.com is a great resource for those who would like detailed
automotive advice we are proud to support AskPatty and appreciate their
endorsement of the Crown Group. We are driven to provide all of our
customers with the best sales and service experience possible, and are
excited about the opportunity to work with Ask Patty to be sure that we
provide the absolute top level of service for our female customers,
stated Jim Myers, COO of Crown Dealership Group.
Crown&#s decision to partner with Ask Patty reflects the kind
of forward thinking needed to deliver consistent outstanding results in
customer satisfaction and sales growth to this important consumer
segment. Ask Patty applauds the commitment of the Crown Dealership
Group to address the needs of the female consumer, stated Jody DeVere,
President of AskPatty.
Peter Martin, CEO of Ask Patty agrees: Crown&#s dealerships, both
in Ohio and Florida, proves there is a growing awareness of the buying
power of the woman consumer. Crown Dealership Group is setting a prime
example of customer service.
Women represent over half of all vehicles sold annually in the United
States with revenues topping $80 billion every year. Until Ask Patty,
there hasn&#t really been a website exclusively devoted to their
needs and concerns.
Ask Patty and the Female Friendly certification program has been
featured in the New York Times, Motor Trend, CBS Radio, Oprah and
Friends XM Radio Network as well as the Philadelphia Inquirer and The
Macomb Daily newspaper. The response from the media and the public has
been overwhelmingly positive toward the site and the information
provided by it.
About AskPatty.com, Inc.:
Ask Patty provides women consumers an opportunity to send questions
about car buying, selling, repair and maintenance to a panel of expert
automotive women and is a safe online place to share and discuss their
car buying experiences. Women can submit posts directly to the Ask
Patty website. The Ask Patty advisory panel of automotive expert women
is headed up by Deborah Renshaw -- professional NASCAR driver, and is
comprised of women who hold various leadership positions in the
automotive industry.
Women purchase over 50 percent of all vehicles sold in the United
States each year and influence 85 percent of the buying decisions,
spending over $80 billion. Yet, shopping for and buying a car can be a
challenge for women who are first time car buyers or for women who had
a bad experience in the past with a car salesman or dealership.
Properly armed with the right tools and training your dealerships can
increase its share of the largest and fastest growing demographic of
new vehicle buyers in the U.S. -- Women Consumers. The Ask Patty
Certified Dealer program was designed specifically for car dealerships
to attract, sell, retain and keep loyal women consumers.
AskPatty.com is a member and 2006 corporate sponsor of the Women&#s
Automotive Association International based in Detroit, MI, on the
Women&#s Board of the Car Care Council, a SEMA member and a member
of the SEMA Business Women&#s Networking Group.
Ask Patty Certified Dealer Program:
Properly armed with the right tools and training your dealerships can
increase its share of the largest and fastest growing demographic of
new vehicle buyers in the US -- Women Consumers. The Ask Patty
Certified Dealer program was designed specifically for car dealerships
to attract, sell, retain and keep loyal women consumers.
Visit any of the Crown Dealerships at http://www.askpatty.net or contact the dealerships at their individual pages below.
Florida Dealerships
Crown Acura: (800) 967-9141 - askpatty.net/crownacura
Crown Audi: (800) 967-4383 - askpatty.net/crownaudi
Crown Jaguar/Euro Cars: (800) 967-4585 - askpatty.net/crowneurocars
Crown Mitsubishi: (800) 967-6188 - askpatty.net/crownmitsubishi
Crown Honda: (800) 967-6190 - askpatty.net/crownhonda
Crown Nissan: (800) 967-9605 - askpatty.net/crownnissan
Crown Pontiac-GMC: (800) 967-9637 - askpatty.net/crowngmc
Crown Hyundai-Suzuki: (800) 968-9206 - askpatty.net/crownhyundai
Crown Kia: (800) 967-9838 - askpatty.net/crownkia
Crown Capital Volvo/Euro Cars: (800) 967-6213 - askpatty.net/capitaleurocars
Crown Ford: (800) 968-2531 - askpatty.net/crownfordwauchula
Ohio Dealerships
Crown Euro Cars: (800) 967-6670 - askpatty.net/crowneurocar.mercedescenter
Crown Chrysler-Jeep-Kia: (800) 967-6890 - askpatty.net/crownchryslerjeep
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