SERVICE LANE CASE STUDY

Metro Honda
Service Drive.

How AutoScope re-captured 14,000 lost service customers and drove a +312% increase in showroom traffic using targeted conquest email campaigns.

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+312%
Showroom Traffic Increase
14KTargeted
187Visits
89RO Conv.

THE OVERVIEW

Campaign Snapshot.

Metro Honda's fixed operations department was losing service customers to independent shops and competing dealerships. Their service lane traffic had declined 23% year-over-year, and traditional marketing wasn't bringing customers back through the door.

⚠️ The Challenge

  • 23% year-over-year decline in service appointments
  • 14,000+ customers hadn't returned in 12+ months
  • Generic mailers producing under 0.5% response rate
  • No way to track which marketing drove actual RO conversions
  • Competitive independent shops undercutting on price

✅ Our Solution

  • Built a hyper-targeted list of 14,000 service defectors from DMS data
  • Segmented by last service date, vehicle age, and mileage intervals
  • Deployed personalized email sequences with VIN-specific service offers
  • Honda OEM-compliant creative with co-op pre-approval
  • Full DMS matchback to track every single RO conversion
VERIFIED RESULTS

The Numbers.

Every metric below is DMS-verified. No estimations, no projections — just hard matchback data pulled directly from Metro Honda's dealer management system.

+312%

Showroom Traffic

Compared to the previous quarter's baseline average.

187

Showroom Visits

Unique walk-ins directly attributed to the email campaign.

89

RO Conversions

Repair orders opened from campaign recipients within 30 days.

$147K

Revenue Generated

Total service revenue from campaign-attributed repair orders.

HOW WE DID IT

Campaign Execution.

Our team executed a 4-phase deployment strategy over 60 days, combining data engineering with OEM-compliant creative design and rigorous matchback verification.

1

Data Extraction & Segmentation

Pulled 14,000 service-defector records from Metro Honda's DMS. Segmented by last visit date (12–36 months), vehicle mileage, and recommended service intervals to create priority tiers.

2

Email Validation & Compliance

Ran every email through real-time bounce verification, CAN-SPAM suppression checks, and Honda's OEM brand compliance review. Achieved 96.4% deliverability.

3

Personalized Campaign Deployment

Sent 3 waves of vehicle-specific emails with dynamic service offers. Each email was personalized with the customer's name, vehicle year/make/model, and overdue service items.

4

DMS Matchback & Reporting

Cross-referenced campaign delivery data against Metro Honda's RO log. Verified 89 repair orders directly attributable to the campaign within 30 days of send.

"We had tried everything — direct mail, radio, even door-to-door. AutoScope's email campaign brought back customers we had completely written off. 89 repair orders in one month from people we hadn't seen in over a year. The ROI was undeniable."

MH

Service Director

Metro Honda

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