From lead to repurchase
How you close the loop — without losing the customer.
Most car dealers use four systems to capture a lead — and zero systems to keep the customer after delivery. CARRUSLiNK ties lead, sale, service and repurchase together in one closed loop, so every customer you deliver to becomes your next car sale.
The four steps
The loop consists of four steps that connect.
No new process. No new role. Just the same four steps your business already runs — connected so data flows, and the next step happens on its own.
01 — Lead
Every lead lands in the same place
Bilbasen, Finn, the website, chat, calls, email. Into CARRUSLiNK with source, car and timestamp — not buried in an Outlook folder.
02 — Sale
The salesperson gets a next step, not a to-do list
Pipeline with fixed follow-up times. Auto-SMS when the test drive is booked. Offer, trade-in and contract on the phone — without logging into four systems.
03 — Service
The customer stays in the loop after delivery
Service contract, tyre hotel, MOT and next service live on the customer card. The workshop logs visits, and CARRUSLiNK knows when the car is ready for repurchase.
04 — Repurchase
The next car is sold to a customer you already have
When the customer is 80% through the lease period, or the car hits a certain mileage, CARRUSLiNK triggers a trade-in conversation automatically. The salesperson who spoke to the customer earliest gets the lead.
Why the loop leaks today
Three places the customer drops out.
Lead forgotten
44% of leads to car dealers are never followed up. Not because the salesperson is lazy — because there is no single place to see them.
The customer disappears after delivery
Once the car is delivered, the customer slips out of the sales system and into the workshop — with no bridge back. The next car becomes a cold lead.
Service and sales do not talk to each other
The workshop knows the car is due to be replaced. The salesperson does not know the customer was just in. The repurchase happens at a competitor.
Concrete example
36 months with one customer.
Here is what it looks like in practice from delivery to repurchase. Every step happens automatically — the salesperson is only pulled in when the customer is ready.
- Day 0Delivery
The car is delivered. CARRUSLiNK automatically creates a service contract, tyre hotel agreement and a calendar reminder for the first service.
- Day 7Onboarding SMS
The customer gets a short SMS: 'Thanks for the deal. Here is your contact + link to your service contract.' Open rate ~95%.
- Month 11Service reminder
Auto-SMS and email about service. The workshop books it. The visit is logged on the customer card — the salesperson can see it.
- Month 30Trade-in trigger
The car hits 80% of the lease or a mileage you define. CARRUSLiNK creates a lead on the original salesperson with the trade-in valuation ready.
- Month 36New deal
The customer buys car number two from you instead of going to Bilbasen and comparing with three other dealers.
+15-20%
higher repurchase rate over 18 months
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manual reminders per week
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FAQ
Questions we often receive.
Ready to close the loop?
30 minutes. We walk through your own numbers: how many leads you get, what repurchase rate you hit today — and how big the gap is.