{"id":581979,"date":"2010-05-27T18:04:28","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T22:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/?p=57731"},"modified":"2010-05-27T18:04:28","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T22:04:28","slug":"mercedes-benz-dealerships-to-start-using-apple-ipad-to-kick-of-sales-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/581979","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz dealerships to start using Apple iPad to kick of sales process"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 573px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"egmCarTech Videos on Apple iPad\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/egmcartech_videos_ipad_images_main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"408\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">egmCarTech Videos on Apple iPad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Apple iPad is taking over the world, okay we&#8217;re just kidding. However, soon it will be taking over Mercedes-Benz dealerships. The automaker will be putting iPads in 40 of its dealerships with the company&#8217;s MB Advantage application that will allow dealers to answer a customer&#8217;s financial questions and kick of the purchasing process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to bring the mobile revolution into the dealership,\u201d Andreas Hinrichs, vice president of marketing, told <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>. \u201cThe iPad is consumer centric but there is a business side to it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Using the MB Advantage app, the sales staff will be able to start the loan application right from the iPad. Mercedes-Benz says that employees may also use the iPad to help customers return a leased vehicle by entering the condition of the car.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, it beats sitting in a boring chair and desk.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; By: Kap Shah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748704026204575266350299079846.html\">WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/1soFxmvEL2K3AR2hUdTH1i-P920\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/1soFxmvEL2K3AR2hUdTH1i-P920\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/1soFxmvEL2K3AR2hUdTH1i-P920\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/1soFxmvEL2K3AR2hUdTH1i-P920\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=uXtjz_LCfRs:NfH2Sx6R0vY:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=uXtjz_LCfRs:NfH2Sx6R0vY:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=uXtjz_LCfRs:NfH2Sx6R0vY:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=uXtjz_LCfRs:NfH2Sx6R0vY:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=uXtjz_LCfRs:NfH2Sx6R0vY:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=uXtjz_LCfRs:NfH2Sx6R0vY:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=uXtjz_LCfRs:NfH2Sx6R0vY:TzevzKxY174\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=TzevzKxY174\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>egmCarTech Videos on Apple iPad The Apple iPad is taking over the world, okay we&#8217;re just kidding. 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