St. Petersburg, FL (Prudent Press Agency.com) -- 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