Test Drive & Appointment Booking

Customers book test drives online, get instant confirmations, and staff see a live schedule with no phone tag.

63 hrs
Time saved/month
6
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About This Automation

Test drive booking at used car dealerships involves manually coordinating customer requests, vehicle availability, and salesperson schedules across multiple tools. This fragmented process causes delays, missed confirmations, and no-shows that frustrate customers and waste sales time.

Automation captures incoming requests, checks real-time availability across calendars and inventory, books appointments instantly, and sends confirmations and reminders to all parties. The result is faster bookings, higher confirmation rates, and fewer scheduling conflicts.

Key features
Extract customer details and vehicle preferences from phone calls, texts, and web forms automatically
Check vehicle and salesperson availability in real time across all scheduling systems
Create calendar events and send instant confirmations to customers via email and text
Notify salespeople of their assigned appointments without manual outreach
Log all appointment data in your CRM for follow-up and reporting
Handle cancellations and reschedules by updating all systems at once

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Test Drive Request Receivedtrigger

Customer submits a test drive request via website form, phone call, or text message. The request is captured or forwarded to the automation platform.

2. Extract Request Details

The automation parses the customer name, vehicle preference, and requested date/time from the incoming message or form submission.

3. Check Vehicle & Salesperson Availability

The automation queries and to find an available vehicle and salesperson for the requested time slot.

4. Confirm Availability with Manager

If availability is found, a manager receives a Slack or email notification to approve the booking and confirm vehicle readiness. If no availability, the customer is offered alternative times.

5. Create Calendar Event

Once approved, the automation creates a event for the customer, salesperson, and manager with all appointment details.

6. Send Confirmation to Customer

The automation sends an SMS and an email to the customer with the confirmed appointment date, time, vehicle details, and location.

7. Notify Salesperson

The automation sends a Slack message or email to the assigned salesperson with customer name, vehicle, and appointment time.

8. Log Appointment

The automation creates a contact record and appointment activity for CRM tracking, follow-up, and reporting.

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Estimated Time Saving
63hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:6 Companies

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