Automotive aftermarket

Automated data collection, complete tickets and intelligent routing for workshop and spare parts.

Incomplete Requests

-70%

The chatbot automatically collects licence plate, chassis number, make/model and photos before opening the ticket.

Quote Speed

+45%

With complete data from the very first contact, the team prepares quotes in significantly less time.

Lost Requests

0

All requests from WhatsApp, phone and email flow into a single tracked and assigned queue.

Context

Automotive aftermarket

A mechanical workshop and spare parts centre with 5-15 staff was receiving between 50 and 150 daily requests regarding parts availability, quotes, workshop appointments and job status updates.

Requests arrived via phone, WhatsApp, email and the sales counter, often without essential information — licence plate, chassis number, make/model, photos or a description of the problem — forcing the team to contact the customer again to collect missing data before being able to prepare a quote.

Virtual Contact transformed this process: the chatbot automatically collects all necessary information at first contact, opens a complete ticket and assigns it to the correct department — parts, workshop or administration — without any manual intervention.

The team receives pre-qualified requests and can focus on operational response and commercial closure, reducing manual steps and increasing response speed.

“With Virtual Contact, requests arrive already complete and assigned to the right department — this allows us to respond faster and with fewer errors.”
— Parts Manager / Workshop Manager

CHALLENGE
SOLUTION
RESULTS
CHALLENGE

Incomplete requests and excessively long quote times

The team needed to:
· collect licence plate, chassis number, make/model and part photos at the very first contact,
· eliminate incomplete tickets that required calling the customer back,
· automatically route requests between parts, workshop and administration,
· manage an orderly flow of 50-150 daily requests across multiple channels.

SOLUTION

A chatbot that collects the right data before opening the ticket

Virtual Contact configured a chatbot that guides the customer through collecting essential information — licence plate, chassis number, make/model, photos of the part or fault, problem description and urgency level — and automatically opens a complete ticket assigned to the correct department. The team receives pre-qualified requests and can focus on operational response and quote closure.

RESULTS

Fewer incomplete requests, more closed quotes

One system for workshop and spare parts:
· Chatbot for structured data collection at first contact
· Automatic opening of complete ticket with all data
· Routing by department: parts, workshop, administration
· Customer and vehicle history integrated in the CRM
· Phone IVR with routing by area of expertise

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