“Customer satisfaction with automakers in the Philippines is increasing, and they are working together with their dealer networks toward delivering a better service experience to their customers,” said Mohit Arora, executive director at JD Power Asia Pacific, Singapore. “This materializes in a growing proportion of customers who are ‘delighted’ and ‘pleased’ with the after-sales service experience at authorized vehicle service centers, 83 percent combined. In parallel, overall satisfaction with vehicle quality has improved, which is supported by several new product launches in recent years.”
He added: “Service customers are particularly sensitive about the transparency of the service, notably through receiving accurate cost estimates and how well dealerships are meeting their initial commitments before service begins. In 2012, 82 percent of customers received cost estimates, which is the lowest rate in the past five years, making this a critical-to-satisfaction area in which dealers may need to pay greater attention going forward.”













