As consumers continue to embrace the critical importance of dealer reviews in the car shopping process, DealerRater reports continued impressive growth in its consumer user base and car dealer reviews, solidifying DealerRater’s position as the world’s largest single repository of car dealer reviews available on the Web.
WALTHAM, Mass. – DealerRater, the world’s premier car dealer review web site, today announced continued impressive growth having attained a significant milestone for the company; the 700,000th dealer review mark. The site currently receives an average of 870 new reviews per day, and on weekdays records a new review every 55 seconds.
The uptick in reviews posted on the web site is in direct response to the increasing number of auto consumers that are joining the DealerRater user base to share their car dealership experiences online. DealerRater welcomed over 168,000 new consumer members to its community in the first half of 2012.
“We’re excited to reach this milestone,” said Chip Grueter, president of DealerRater. “With a larger community of consumer members and the number of car dealer reviews spiking at more than 26,000 each month, it’s a win-win for both consumers and our Certified Dealer partners. Our Certified Dealers gain access to an ever expanding market of potential customers, while consumers can rely on a growing repository of third-party information when choosing a car dealership.”
With 2012 representing the company’s 10-year anniversary, DealerRater continues to be the first and largest third-party review web site dedicated solely to automotive dealerships. In addition to the growing volume of reviews, the DealerRater® site has demonstrated persistent growth over the past three years in both total web site visitors as well as the number of dealers that have embraced DealerRater’s popular Certified Dealer Program. Certified Dealers are able to connect with DealerRater’s 8 million web site visitors while demonstrating an utmost commitment to quality customer service.
“Every time we sell a car we want the customer to have all the information at hand to make a smart informed decision, said Jack Schneider, owner of Certified Benz and Beemer in Scottsdale, AZ. “With DealerRater, we now have our customers telling other customers what they have been through. It’s a real sales booster. Through managing our online reputation with DealerRater, our sales, which were already strong, have increased by about 20-25%.”
For more information, visit www.DealerRater.com or call 800-266-9455.
DealerRater was founded in 2002 as the first car dealer review website worldwide. DealerRater is the world’s #1 online resource for anyone seeking third-party information on automobile dealerships. DealerRater features more than 41,000 U.S. and Canadian car dealers, 700,000 user reviews and over 1,000,000 cars for sale. DealerRater attracts more than 8 million consumers every year who visit the site to search for car dealerships, read current reviews, write their own descriptive reviews, and find car deals – all for free. Car dealers are rated on the criteria of customer service, quality of work, friendliness, price and overall experience. In addition, DealerRater offers qualified car dealers a Certified Dealer Program as a reputation management tool to help them grow their online presence and achieve higher SEO rankings across the Web. Today, more than 4,300 dealers are members of DealerRater’s Certified Dealer Program. For more information, visit www.DealerRater.com or call 800-266-9455.
