Automotive & Mobility Retail

Growth here is measured in test drives and service bookings.

The three places growth usually leaks in automotive

  1. Manufacturer leads arrive late and unqualified.
  2. The service customer base has never been marketed to.
  3. Each outlet runs its own social pages with no shared plan.

These are the first things we test, not findings about your business.

One real example, with its source

Our most recent verified result (hospitality practice, one client's result)

271 WhatsApp inquiries

Client
A Bengaluru hospitality venue · Hospitality, delivered as Fork & Profit, a Tessmont company
Campaign
Corporate-event campaign, August to September 2026
Stage
Conversations started, as the platform counts them, reconciled in Command. Later stages not verified.
Source
Meta Ads Manager export and Command

See the results ledger

No verified result in automotive yet. When there is one it will appear here with its source. See the ledger.

What Command would report for you

  • Test-drive requests by outlet
  • Service bookings
  • Cost per booking

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  • CA Mohammed Baaqar Shariff
    Founder and Director, Chartered Accountant
  • Tasneem Taksali
    Director and Brand Director, MBA, IIM Bangalore
  • Sourabha Sachin
    Director
  • Sachin Hethur
    Director

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An automotive marketing agency helps a car or two-wheeler dealership, service center, parts retailer or used-vehicle business win test drives and service bookings from its own local market, including the customers it has already sold to. Tessmont builds that system and reports it in Command as test-drive requests and service bookings, outlet by outlet.

How do I get more service bookings from customers who already bought from us?

Every vehicle sold is a service customer for years, yet many dealerships have never marketed to that list. Owners drift to independent garages once the free services end, often because nobody reminded them or made booking easy.

The approach organizes the sales and service records by vehicle age and last service date, then sends timely, consented reminders on WhatsApp and SMS with a one-step booking link. The hypothesis the first review tests is whether owners past their free-service period return for paid service when they are reminded at the right time.

Why are the leads from the manufacturer so hard to convert?

Leads passed down from a manufacturer or a central campaign often arrive a day or more after the buyer's inquiry, with little detail, and the same buyer may already have visited another dealer. The sales team calls a cold number.

The work does not replace those leads. It adds the dealership's own local route: its Google profile for each outlet, model and offer pages for its city, and a fast reply on WhatsApp, so buyers searching locally reach the outlet directly. Command reports manufacturer leads and the outlet's own inquiries side by side.

Each outlet runs its own social pages. Is that a problem?

Local pages are useful, but without a shared plan they post inconsistently, repeat offers that have ended and sometimes contradict each other. Some go quiet for months.

The plan sets one calendar across outlets with room for local events, deliveries and offers, keeps the Google profiles consistent and current, and reports each outlet's inquiries separately so the group can see which outlets need support.

Does this apply to used vehicles, parts and accessories?

Yes, with different units. Used-vehicle businesses are measured on inquiries per listed vehicle and visits booked; parts, tires and accessories retailers on orders and store visits; customization and detailing businesses on booked jobs. The same principles hold: own the local route, reply fast, and market to past customers.

What the first ten days produce

  1. Organize the sales and service records by vehicle age and last service date, and confirm which contacts have consented to messages.
  2. Check each outlet's Google profile and correct hours, services, phone numbers and photos.
  3. Set Command to report test-drive requests and service bookings by outlet, with manufacturer leads shown separately.

Do you work within the manufacturer's brand guidelines?

Yes. Dealer marketing follows the manufacturer's brand and offer rules, and anything that needs the manufacturer's approval goes to them before it runs.

Can you help an independent garage?

Yes. For an independent service center the unit is booked jobs, and the plan leans on local search, reviews and reminders to past customers.

What about EV dealers?

EV buyers ask more questions before a test drive, about range, charging and running costs, so the plan adds clear answers and a guided test-drive booking.

How do you price?

How we price is set out on one page, at /pricing/.

How do I start?

Book the free 30-minute call with the Director, CA Mohammed Baaqar Shariff. He reviews your service customer base and inquiry routes, and gives you three practical actions.


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