The ad opens an orphaned chat
Meta, Google, or TikTok delivers a number. The message lands on an advisor’s phone, a shared inbox, or a bot that does not know the campaign, the trim, or the store.
Automotive
The lead arrives. The model, the financing, and the appointment should not get lost along the way.
Brands and dealers already pay for the ad, the showroom floor, and the advisor. What breaks is the thread: a personal WhatsApp, a quote on another site, a CRM that never saw the conversation, a store that asks for the model again.
Brands Importers Dealers Dealer networks After-sales
What is worth orchestrating in automotive
Not a chatbot that asks “which model are you interested in?” A journey where advertising, the spec sheet, the conversation, the quote, the test drive, and the handoff to the floor are the same story — visible to the brand and to whoever closes.
Real friction
Where the customer is lost today
These are not “not enough leads” problems. They are experience problems: the customer already showed intent and the operation does not hold it.
Model and quote live on another island
The configurator is a microsite. The quote is a PDF. The customer retypes trim, color, and payment terms when they finally talk to someone.
The test drive is a game of telephone
A spreadsheet calendar, a verbal confirmation, a no-show with no reminder. The appointment is not a journey milestone: it is a favor.
Brand and network do not see the same journey
Marketing measures clicks. The store measures walk-ins. Nobody can say which ad produced which test drive at which dealer.
What to orchestrate first
Use cases that actually close
Start with the journey that leaves the most money on the table. The rest of the platform turns on once that thread already exists.
From ad to test drive with context
The click opens WhatsApp or a portal with the model already selected. They quote, pick a store, and book the drive. The advisor walks in with history, not to rebuild the file.
Why it works. It is the shortest journey between media spend and a measurable commercial milestone. Brand and dealer operate the same lead.
QR on the floor: continue on the phone
In the showroom the visitor keeps configuring on their phone. If they leave, the thread is not lost: reminder, quote, and appointment come from the same profile.
Why it works. Turns expensive, anonymous showroom traffic into a conversation the dealer can pick up again.
Assignment to the network, not to the salesperson’s chat
Rules for market, inventory, or ranking send the case to a store or an executive. If they do not respond, the journey escalates. WhatsApp stops being a personal asset.
Why it works. The brand stops depending on whether “Pedro has his phone on.”
After-sales on the same customer, not in another system
Delivery, first service, maintenance campaigns, and CSAT hang off the same profile as the sale. The shop does not ask for the VIN as if they were a stranger.
Why it works. After-sales margin and repurchase die when sales and service do not share a history.
Pieces that enter the journey
Portal and spec sheets
Models, trims, and brand content inside the experience.
Quoting
The proposal is born from the same thread, not from an advisor’s spreadsheet.
Scheduling
Test drive and shop as milestones, with reminder and no-show handling.
WhatsApp + human
Bot and AI for the repeatable; the floor when it is time to close.
Success case (format)
Brand + network: from ad to test drive
Illustrative journey. Not a named customer. A MEXA case is published with a name when there is a full journey and evidence that can be told honestly.
An automotive operation stops treating media, WhatsApp, quoting, and CRM as four companies. The customer stops telling the same model three times.
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Problem
Expensive leads, zero context
Ads generate contacts. Chat lives on a phone. The quote is another URL. On the floor they ask again for trim and financing. The network cannot read the funnel by store.
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Strategy
One journey, two teams
Marketing defines the entry. Sales defines the appointment and the handoff. Both operate the same profile: campaign, model, quote, store, SLA.
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Experience
The customer does not switch systems
They pick a model, quote, and book in the conversation or the portal. When a human joins, there is intent and a next step — not a “hi, how can I help you?”
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Implementation
Orchestrate what already exists
Portal, catalog, WhatsApp, quoting, calendar, automation, and network roles. MEXA does not replace the DMS or the dealership: it connects what the customer already lives.
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Result
Visibility of conversion, not of messages
Measurable response time, less rework across channels, and a funnel the brand reads by dealer. The result is looked at in test drives and closes, not in chat volume.
Frequently asked questions
Does MEXA replace the brand’s DMS or CRM?
No. The commercial system of record and inventory stay where they are. MEXA orchestrates the experience until that record is updated with context.
Does it work if the dealer network is heterogeneous?
Yes. The value is a brand journey with assignment rules and visibility. Each store operates the case; not every store has to use the same floor tools.
Do we have to start with the bot?
No. Start with capture + a test-drive appointment. The bot only makes sense when there is already a file, a store, and a next step.
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