Coggin/Courtesy Automotive Group Becomes AskPatty Female Friendly Certified
AskPatty. com, Inc. certifies 25 Asbury Automotive Group across Florida.
Jacksonville, Fla. (PRWEB) April 12, 2007
AskPatty. com, Inc. recently certified 25 Asbury Automotive Group across Florida. The Coggin/Courtesy Automotive Group, in recognition of the value of the female consumer, is the largest-dealer organization to embrace the Ask Patty program.
Coggin/Courtesy Automotive Group merged with the Asbury Automotive Group in 1998. Asbury is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and is now the sixth largest automotive retailer in America. With 25 stores across the state of Florida, Coggin is the largest subsidiary of Asbury with dealerships from Jacksonville (10), St Augustine (1), Deland (3), Orlando/Kissimmee (3) and Ft. Pierce (4) to Tampa (7). The Coggin/Courtesy dealerships sold more than 58,000 new and used vehicles in 2006. Taking the step as an entire dealer group to become certified as AskPatty Female Friendly, will open the door for even more sales and satisfied customers in 2007.
The Coggin/Courtesy Automotive Group includes Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Toyota, Chrysler, Jeep, Kia, Hyundai, Ford, Infiniti, Mercedes-Benz, Lincoln, Mercury, BMW, Honda, Nissan and Acura.
AskPatty. com, Inc. (http://www. askpatty. com (http://www. askpatty. com)) recently launched a new and informative web site, designed to provide women with automotive advice. The site has grown in popularity and is the #1 automotive advice site for women on the internet.
"Women influence the majority of automotive purchase and service decisions, as well as customer satisfaction levels," affirms Charlie Tomm, President & CEO of Coggin/Courtesy Automotive Group. "Ask Patty provides an important part of training and education necessary for our team members to offer the best possible sales and service experience for our entire customer base."
"Ask Patty applauds the Coggin/Courtesy Automotive Group's commitment to address the needs of the female consumer," stated Jody DeVere, President of AskPatty. "They are a prime example of excellent customer satisfaction and taking the step to become Female Friendly certified just exemplifies that commitment."
"Ask Patty is proud to have the Asbury Group's Florida Region participating in the program," stated Peter Martin, CEO AskPatty. com, Inc. "Their commitment to improve the experience of women consumers speaks volumes about their organization and their progressive thinking."
The Coggin/Courtesy dealerships' effort to make a lasting change in their automotive markets will provide a large resource of Female Friendly dealer options for women. This type of forward thinking is essential to the success of dealerships today and proves that Coggin/Courtesy Automotive Group is the forerunner in this competitive business.
Ask Patty and the Female Friendly certification program has been featured in the New York Times, Motor Trend, CBS Radio, Fox News, Oprah and Friends XM Radio Network as well as the Detroit Free Press and Chicago Tribune newspapers. The response from the media and the public has been overwhelmingly positive toward the site and the information provided by it. View the entire Ask Patty pressroom here: http://www. askpatty. com/pressroom. php (http://www. askpatty. com/pressroom. php)
Visit any of the Coggin/Courtesy Automotive Group Dealerships at http://www. askpatty. net (http://www. askpatty. net) or contact the dealerships at their individual pages below.
Coggin Dealerships
Coggin Automart of Orlando: (800) 324-0492 - askpatty. net/cogginautomart
Coggin BMW Treasure Coast: (800) 324-0492 - askpatty. net/cogginbmw
Coggin Chevrolet at the Avenues: (800) 961-6032 - askpatty. net/chevyavenues. cogginauto
Coggin Chevrolet of Kissimmee: (888) 759-2261 - askpatty. net/chevycars
Coggin DeLand Ford Lincoln-Mercury: (800) 261-1210 - askpatty. net/delandford
Coggin DeLand Honda: (800) 583-3240 - askpatty. net/cogginhondadeland
Coggin Honda of Ft. Pierce: (800) 452-7994 - askpatty. net/cogginhondaftpierce
Coggin Honda of Orlando: (888) 319-2767 - askpatty. net/cogginhondaorlando
Coggin Honda of St. Augustine: (800) 806-4565 - askpatty. net/hondastaugustine. cogginauto
Coggin Honda on Atlantic: (800) 475-8361 - askpatty. net/cogginhondajacksonville
Coggin Kia at the Avenues: (800) 972-0527 - askpatty. net/cogginkiaavenues
Coggin Kia on Atlantic: (800) 782-0694 - askpatty. net/kiajax. cogginauto
Coggin Mercedes Ft. Pierce: (800) 861-0962 - askpatty. net/mercedesftpierce. cogginauto
Coggin Nissan at the Avenues: (800) 566-6316 - askpatty. net/nissanattheavenues
Coggin Nissan on Atlantic: (800) 655-6360 - askpatty. net/nissanatlantic. cogginauto
Coggin Pontiac GMC Buick of Kissimmee: (888) 670-3249 - askpatty. net/starlingpontiacbuickgmctruck. cogginauto
Coggin Pontiac GMC Buick of Orange Park: (888) 546-5653 - askpatty. net/orangepark. cogginauto
Coggin Pontiac GMC on Atlantic: (800) 566-6157 - askpatty. net/pontiacgmcjax. cogginauto
Coggin Toyota at the Avenues: (888) 409-9087 - askpatty. net/cogginstoyota
Courtesy Dealerships
Courtesy Chrysler Jeep: (800) 670-3909 - askpatty. net/brandonjeep
Courtesy Hyundai: (800) 579-1445 - askpatty. net/tampahyundai
Courtesy Kia of Brandon: (800) 675-3120 - askpatty. net/brandonkia
Courtesy Nissan: (800) 961-4879 - askpatty. net/courtesynissanoftampa
Courtesy Toyota/Scion of Brandon: (800) 675-1029 - askpatty. net/courtesytoyota
Mercedes Benz of Tampa: (813)870-0010 - askpatty. net/mboftampabay
Infiniti of Tampa: (813)879-3223 - askpatty. net/infinitioftampa
About AskPatty. com, Inc.:
Ask Patty provides women consumers an opportunity to send questions about car buying, selling, repair and maintenance to a panel of expert automotive women and is a safe online place to share and discuss their car buying experiences. Women can submit posts directly to the Ask Patty website. The Ask Patty advisory panel of automotive expert women is headed up by Deborah Renshaw -- professional NASCAR driver, and is comprised of women who hold various leadership positions in the automotive industry.
Women purchase over 50 percent of all vehicles sold in the United States each year and influence 85 percent of the buying decisions, spending over $80 billion. Yet, shopping for and buying a car can be a challenge for women who are first time car buyers or for women who had a bad experience in the past with a car salesman or dealership.
Properly armed with the right tools and training your dealerships can increase its share of the largest - and fastest-growing demographic of new vehicle buyers in the U. S. -- Women Consumers. The Ask Patty Certified Dealer program was designed specifically for car dealerships to attract, sell, retain and keep loyal women consumers.
AskPatty. com is a member and 2006 corporate sponsor of the Women's Automotive Association International based in Detroit, MI, on the Women's Board of the Car Care Council, a SEMA member and a member of the SEMA Business Women's Networking Group.
Ask Patty Certified Dealer Program:
Properly armed with the right tools and training your dealerships can increase its share of the largest and fastest growing demographic of new vehicle buyers in the US -- Women Consumers. The Ask Patty Certified Dealer program was designed specifically for car dealerships to attract, sell, retain and keep loyal women consumers.
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