For franchise dealerships, independent dealers, and dealer groups

AI for dealerships — picks up every BDC, service, and parts call. Books, qualifies, follows up. 24/7.

Peak service calls, after-hours leads, and parts inquiries can create missed work across dealership teams. Claire can handle configured requests and converts what your team is dropping.

  • Picks up BDC, service, and parts calls — 24/7
  • Books test drives, service appointments, parts orders
  • Integrates with CDK, Reynolds, Dealertrack, VinSolutions, ELEAD
  • customer-approved scripting and policy rules
  • outbound workflows configured around customer consent and calling policies for service reminders + leads
  • English + Spanish native
CDK / Reynolds integrated customer-approved scripting and policy rules 24/7 BDC coverage Consent and calling-policy controlled

See Claire on your dealership workflow.

30 minutes. Real BDC / service / parts flow. Real numbers.

We respond within one business day. No sales pressure.

Dealerships are losing the calls that close

Your fixed ops are the highest-margin revenue. They're also where most calls get dropped.

40%
Service calls dropped during 8–10am peak

Service writers are with customers. Claire picks up every call.

$340
Avg fixed ops revenue per dropped call

Every dropped service call is a $340 RO lost to the dealer down the road. Claire books them.

$2,100
Avg back-end gross on a converted BDC lead

If you lose half your BDC leads to voicemail, you're losing fleet-level money. Claire converts.

Service adviser helping a vehicle owner while a technician works in the service lane

Keep advisers and technicians focused on the work only people can do.

A customer may say, “My check-engine light came on, I need the car for work, and I can only come in before eight.” Claire can capture the vehicle, concern, mileage, transportation need, timing, and contact preference; identify whether this is service, roadside, warranty, recall, parts, or sales; and prepare the permitted next step. The adviser still sets expectations and manages the relationship. The technician still diagnoses and repairs the vehicle.

Service scheduling

Collect the concern in the customer’s words, vehicle and mileage, preferred time, transportation needs, and whether warning lights, drivability, or safety language requires a person.

Repair-order status

Identify the customer and vehicle, retrieve only authorized status, communicate an approved update, and route questions about diagnosis, price, or completion promises to the adviser.

Parts requests

Capture VIN when available, requested part, vehicle configuration, urgency, and pickup or installation intent so the parts specialist begins with a complete request.

Human checkpoints

Escalate safety issues, angry customers, uncertain intent, warranty judgment, unavailable capacity, price questions, and any commitment outside configured rules.

A practical launch starts with one bounded department and a real call sample. Map how advisers classify requests, what information they need before opening a repair order, which appointment types can be offered, how transportation requests are handled, and what must never be promised automatically. Test duplicate customer records, unavailable slots, system downtime, unclear VINs, repeat callers, and failed transfers before expanding into additional departments or outbound campaigns.

How Claire works in a dealership

Built around service-lane, BDC, parts, and human-handoff workflows. System access is validated per deployment.

1

Picks up + routes

Identifies caller intent in 1 ring: BDC inquiry, service appointment, parts order, status check. Routes correctly.

2

Books + qualifies

BDC: qualifies on vehicle, timing, trade. Service: pulls customer record, books appointment, captures concern. Parts: takes order with VIN.

3

Hands off + follows up

Hot BDC leads to the sales floor with context. Service confirmations via SMS. Parts orders synced to the DMS.

What Claire handles for dealerships

BDC sales inquiries

Inventory questions, financing, trade-in. Qualifies on intent and timing. Hot leads to the floor.

Service appointment booking

Customer record, concern, mileage, loaner needs. Booking is enabled only where verified scheduler access and dealership rules allow it.

Parts orders

VIN-decoded part lookup, price, availability. Prepares the request for the parts team or an authorized system action.

RO status calls

"Is my car ready?" — Claire retrieves only permitted repair-order context and communicates approved status or routes the request to the owning adviser.

After-hours coverage

Capture after-hours inquiries, set a clear next step, and route safety or customer-care exceptions to the configured human path.

Outbound campaigns

Service due reminders, recall outreach, lease maturity, declined recommendation follow-up. with configured consent, timing, opt-out, and human-review controls.

Governed around dealership policy and verified system access.

Dealer systems, OEM requirements, consent rules, and permissions vary. Claire does not claim a native DMS or CRM integration unless that connection has been separately confirmed.

outbound workflows configured around customer consent and calling policies
Dealer-approved scripts and disclosures
DMS access evaluated per deployment
VinSolutions / ELEAD / DealerSocket
security controls reviewed during deployment
Encryption requirements reviewed

Frequently asked questions

Does it integrate with my DMS?
Integration depends on the system, dealership edition, API or partner access, permissions, and required read/write actions. We validate the exact connection before describing it as available.
Is the BDC outbound Consent and calling-policy controlled?
Yes. Consent verification, calling-window restrictions, DNC scrub, opt-out handling. Audit trail captured.
Can it handle Spanish?
Language coverage, automotive vocabulary, disclosures, transfer paths, and quality testing are validated for each deployed language.
Does it work for service departments specifically?
Yes — service is where most dealerships see the fastest ROI. Service appointment booking, RO status, recall outreach, declined-rec follow-up.
What about OEM scripting requirements?
The dealership supplies applicable OEM and dealer-group requirements. Scripts, disclosures, routing, and approval points are reviewed and configured rather than assumed.
What does it cost?
Per rooftop + call volume tier. Pricing depends on departments covered (BDC / service / parts), DMS integration, outbound volume. Quote within 24h.

See Claire coordinate a dealership service request.

Bring one real call type, your scheduling rules, and the systems your advisers use.