News - January 27, 2012
Introducing: TeckLinks Symptoms for the Sonata Hybrid
Tecklinks Phase Two: Tecklinks Symptoms
The second phase of the Tecklinks diagnostic application for GDS is here. Tecklinks Phase Two, called Tecklinks Symptoms, will be launched January 30, 2012. This initial launch will cover the 2011-2012 Sonata Hybrids only. The increased functionality offers repair procedure information for model-specific symptoms. Added to the initial power of Tecklinks for Diagnostic Trouble Codes, Tecklinks Symptoms offers unparalleled diagnosis and repair help. Tecklinks gives you one more tool to “Fix It Right the First Time.”
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STAR Awards: PerformancePlus Award Card Now Available
Hyundai is pleased to announce that the PerformancePlus Award Card was reintroduced in the STAR Awards catalog effective January 12, 2012.
The PerformancePlus Card offers Hyundai Dealer Service employees even more flexibility and broadens the spending power of their STAR Power points.
PerformancePlus Award Card Highlights
- Allows participants to shop direct with over 190 select retail and travel merchants at their store locations, in their catalog or online.
- Works similar to a debit card, allowing participants to redeem for tangible awards that will provide a lasting reminder of their performance.
- Now available in the Hyundai STAR Awards catalog.
2012 Hyundai Fuel System Cleaner Promotion
Promotion Dates: February 1st 2012 thru March 30th 2012
For a limited time, order a minimum quantity of 30 bottles (5‐cases) of Fuel System Cleaner and receive a 5% Discount!
Bonus Item!
Receive a complimentary Point of Purchase Display designed to hold four (4) bottles of product, when you order a quantity of 30 bottles.
Click here for full details
Roadside Assistance Kit Promotion
Promotion Period: February 1st – March 31st
During the promotion period (February 1st – March 31st) buy 10 Roadside Assistance Kits and receive 10% off your total order.The Hyundai Roadside Assistance Kit is designed to handle minor emergencies and mechanical repairs or breakdowns. Contents of the Roadside Assistance Kit are secured in a small attractive nylon bag. The kit features over 70 items; including: 10 gauge jumper cables, first aid kit, emergency blanket, and much more! Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity while it lasts!!
Click here for details on the promotion, as well as a Sell Sheet that can be displayed on your parts counter!
Elantra Clear Film Hood Protector
Available for Immediate Order
Protect the smooth finish of your hood from road hazards with our see‐through hood deflector.
Click here for details
Verify Your Business in Google Places Today!
Take the first step in strengthening your online presence by verifying your business online through Google places. Based on Hyundai Owner Connect Marketing’s research, there are 32% of Hyundai dealerships that have not been verified in Google Places. And research shows that ratings increase, web traffic increase, and ultimate service drive traffic increase for dealers that are verified. Watch this short video on the benefits of verifying your business. Go to google.com/places to start your verification process.
Owner Connect Marketing is dedicated to helping you and your business grow through all marketing channels.
New Webinars Are Hot Tickets
This month Hyundai has introduced four new webinars -- our One Stop Shop series covering wiper blades, tires and batteries, plus a session entitled “Your New Digital Customers.” These have been so popular that all programs through February are full. However, we have plenty of space available in March. Please check in TACS for one that fits your schedule. We also have lots of space in both February and March for our other webinars.
“Welcome to Hyundai” Web-based Course is on TACS
Our new “Welcome to Hyundai” web-based course is now available on TACS. It replaces “Hyundai Service Orientation” as a Bronze-level certification requirement for both Service Managers and Service Consultants. If you’ve already completed the “Service Orientation” course, you do NOT have to take the new course to earn or maintain Bronze-level certification. If not, you DO need to take it in order to earn Bronze. That includes those of you who have partially completed the old course. TACS can’t accommodate both courses simultaneously. We apologize for any inconvenience if you have to start over.
The new course has up-to-date information on Hyundai’s history, U.S. operations and what makes us special, as well as a video introduction to the Alabama factory.
Reminder: Hyundai Battery Cores
Effective December 1, 2011, Hyundai Motor America removed the $12.00 battery core charge from current pricing to help dealers be more competitive when selling batteries. All the battery orders placed prior to December 01, 2011 were invoiced with cores regardless of delivery and processing date.
Your Interstate Battery Route Manager should provide you with a receipt for the quantity of batteries delivered and the quantity of cores picked up. Hyundai will reconcile core balances for each dealer based on the deliver/core pick-up receipts and any outstanding balances (credits or debits) will appear on the dealership’s Parts Statement the following month.
Please find below the Core change summary:
- Dealer NET price was reduced by $12.00.
- Dealers will no longer receive a core credit for batteries evacuated/returned.
- Dealers will be billed on their parts statement at a rate of $12.00 per core that is not returned. The parts statement amount will be a single transaction that is a net sum of all core transactions. This will appear as HMA-1056 Report.
- Dealers will continue to be responsible for returning a core on a one-for-one basis for each battery ordered.