Ever felt the necessity to customize vehicles and search dealer inventory, right from the relief of your smartphone? Us neither, but here’s the final with another app to whet our appetites. While in no way the 1st of its kind, the GMC showroom app for iOS (coming soon to Android), permits you to specify drive-type, trim, and both exterior / interior colors. Once content along with your selections, you’re shown nearby dealers carrying exact replicas of your magnificent taste. Unfortunately for us, the app makes no mention of the closest EN-V . If SUVs are you’re thing, however, have a peep on the free app on the source link below.
Users can compare, configure and look up vehicle at the go
2011-06-30
DETROIT – One in all two smart phone owners use their devices as a shopping tool. Now they may be able to shop, research and configure a GMC vehicle via the GMC Showroom Mobile App whenever the urge strikes.
The free app allows shoppers to accomplish research activities corresponding to exploring vehicle photos or videos, configuring a GMC vehicle to their specifications or reviewing competitive comparisons. Popular shopping tools like a locating a vehicle within local dealer inventories, requesting a quote, scheduling a dealer test drive or viewing current offers also are available.
Greater than 100 million smart phones were sold globally within the first quarter of 2011 – an 85 percent year-over-year increase, consistent with the Gartner Mobile Marketing Watch. Smart phone sales are expected to grow 55 percent this year over last, and are predicted to just about double by the tip of 2015, in accordance with analysis firm IDC.
“We recognize that smart phones play a vital role in our customers’ lives, including purchase decisions,” said John Schwegman, U.S. vice chairman of GMC marketing. “The hot GMC Showroom App provides our customers with the advanced technology they’ve come to expect of the GMC brand and the ease to simply engage with their GMC dealer.”
In response to a survey conducted by Chadwick Martin Bailey and iModerate Research Technologies, greater than 50 percent of customers polled said they use their smart phones to help them with shopping.
The GMC Showroom App is accessible from the Apple® App Store and scheduled for release at the Android Market by the top of July. It’s designed to be compatible with the iPhone® ions 3.1 or better, and any Android phone 1.6 OS or better (excluding Honeycomb). Additional information about device compatibility are available contained in the user’s guide, together with step-by-step instructions for downloading, installing and operating the app’s features.
About GMC
GMC has manufactured trucks since 1902, and is among the industry’s healthiest brands. Innovation and engineering excellence is built into all GMC vehicles and the logo is evolving to present more fuel-efficient trucks and crossovers, including the Terrain smaller SUV and Acadia crossover. GMC is the simplest manufacturer to supply three full-size hybrid trucks with the Yukon, Yukon Denali SUVs and the Sierra pickup. The hot Sierra Heavy Duty pickups are the foremost capable and strong trucks available in the market. Details on all GMC models can be found at www.gmc.com, on Twitter at @thisisgmc or at http://www.facebook.com/gmc.
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