Now that the green and orange zones have been declared, the restrictions have been eased and dealerships have started opening up.
Manufacturers have officially started opening up dealerships across the country. As of now, the dealerships are fully functional only in Green and Orange zones while the Red zones still have them closed. Many manufacturers have also commenced the dealerships a week ago itself.
Manufacturers like Honda, Tata Motors, Maruti, Renault, Skoda, Volkswagen and Hyundai have successfully opened up their showrooms. People living in Green and Orange zone can come to visit these dealerships too. For the safety of buyers, these manufacturers have also commenced online sales, booking and servicing platform.
All manufacturers are ensuring that their dealerships are completely sanitized. Social distancing will be practiced at showrooms as well. New standard of procedures are being followed which avoids the buyer to visit the dealerships many times. All the discussions are also done through digital tools.
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Further, the dealerships will try their best to keep all the process through virtual means. Dealership visits will be done after getting an appointment and by verification of documents. Many brands have already commenced deliveries and they have made sure that the car is completely sanitized and covered before handing it over to the brands.
Online purchasing is done through their official websites where in you can select the car, variants, colours and every other detail. You can also pay the booking amount as well as purchase the car online. For purchasing, the sales executive will call you and discuss the financing options and quotations.
Even if you have booked your car online, you will get it delivered at your doorstep. For the servicing part, Maruti, Honda and other manufacturers and their dealerships have commenced the booking system. The car will be collected from your home, completely sanitized and then put through servicing. Before the car is delivered to you, same sanitization process will be carried.
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In the longer run, this online sales will start seeing a gradual increase. Now that WHO has declared that we might have to live with coronavirus, it is better to follow all these norms while going to dealerships. We are yet to get an update on how the test drives are happening.
