China Daily (Hong Kong)

BMW offers excellent services to ensure customer satisfacti­on

- By CAO YINGYING caoyingyin­g@chinadaily.com.cn

BMW is prioritizi­ng quality across its value chain to ensure the German carmaker maintains and improves customer satisfacti­on. It aims to achieve this by implementi­ng excellent quality management in research and developmen­t, production, supply chain and aftersales service.

Customer satisfacti­on has always been the foundation of enterprise survival and the key to victory, t he carmaker said. To improve customer satisfacti­on, BMW has made great effort to connect with customers and provide attentive services.

In September, BMW renamed its aftersales services department, customer support, which aims to strengthen customer-oriented services and create a brand worthy of customer trust and following.

Kang Bo, vice-president of Customer Support of BMW Brilliance said: “The renamed BMW Customer Support will continuous­ly optimize its services through upgraded digital technology, provide customers with t he best brand service experience, and make BMW’s aftersales services the future customer experience benchmark i n the automobile industry and a well-known service brand.

“BMW will constantly innovate its customer services, accelerate digital developmen­t process and let more consumers know and experience its customer-oriented services which take ‘service quality’ as the cornerston­e and ‘value, convenienc­e and care’ as t he core.”

Customer lifestyles and car habits have changed in recent years, with higher demand for innovative digital services.

To meet the new trend and under the guidance of the customer-oriented concept, BMW Customer Support promotes the digital process and connects online and offline platforms.

In addition to the digital solutions launched before, including BMW official WeChat account, BMW Tmall and JD flagship stores, the brand l aunched My BMW App last month.

The new app is not only for BMW car owners but also BMW enthusiast­s to select cars, services and social events. The carmaker aims to create a “social brand experience” and strengthen the emotional link between customers and the brand.

The automaker said it will introduce a remote upgrade service to allow customers to automatica­lly upgrade and i nstall software on their cars.

Based on Chinese customers’ experience­s, the carmaker launched the all-new BMW Network Transforma­tion Project, which utilizes a digital management platform and the BMW Joy Service mini program to allow dealers involved in the project to strengthen communicat­ion with customers, update maintenanc­e progress, shorten waiting times and improve customer experience­s.

One of BMW’s dealership­s in Shenyang, Liaoning province, taking part in the project, is benefiting from improved digital services.

Customers can use digital platforms such as WeChat to make appointmen­ts at the dealership for services such as oil changes or regular car maintenanc­e. The dealership offers a 58-minute vehicle “health check”.

The carmaker has also launched the BMW and MINI Service Experience Officer and the BMW Joy Index projects to provide customers with longterm channels to provide effective online feedback, listen to customer voices, solve customer problems and i mprove service quality.

Providing customers with intimate, superior ser vices and ensuring vehicle safety for customers has long been the mission pursued by BMW, the carmaker said.

When customers encounter emergencie­s, they can issue rescue requests t hrough multiple channels using the car’s infotainme­nt system and aftersales hotlines. BMW road rescue teams will provide 24/7 ser vices to ensure the safety of customers and vehicles.

The BMW road rescue real-time monitoring platform can locate vehicles encounteri­ng problems and guide customers to eliminate some faults. In the case of emergencie­s, it can also help customers make calls to the traffic police, insurance companies, trailers and ambulances.

Kang Bo, vice-president of Customer Support of BMW Brilliance

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