2023 DealerRater Awards

Bellingham Ford Lincoln Earns 2023 DealerRater Consumer Satisfaction Award for Outstanding Customer Experience

 Recognized for Top-tier Reviews from Car Shoppers across the U.S., Bellingham Ford Lincoln Consistently Exceeds Customer Expectations in Seattle area

Bellingham, WA - 3/7/2023 -  Bellingham Ford Lincoln was awarded a 2023 Consumer Satisfaction Award by DealerRater, a leading car dealer review and reputation management platform and company of Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS). Consumer Satisfaction Awards recognize the top 10% of auto dealerships delivering exceptional customer service as rated by online reviews.  See the full list of winners U.S. and Canada.

"DealerRater.com, which collected more than 1.1 million customer reviews in 2022, provides a dealership with real-time feedback on their customers' experiences. The dealers and their teams that excel are ones who adapt quickly to evolving shopping expectations and step up to meet consumer needs with outstanding service. This past year, Bellingham Ford Lincoln stood out among its peers for providing a top-notch experience," said DealerRater General Manager Jamie Oldershaw. "Car shoppers' interactions with dealerships begin and end online, which is why it is imperative for dealers to think about how they provide exceptional service at every stage of the car shopping journey.  The most successful dealers like Bellingham Ford Lincoln understand the value of a quality virtual showroom that carries over into the in-store experience and then concludes with the shopper sharing their feedback with others through an online review. This approach is what differentiates our award-winners from their competition."  

DealerRater helps dealers build their online reputation and connect shoppers with their top salespeople virtually to ensure that the experience is established before the shopper walks through the doors. Award-winning dealers encourage their car shoppers to leave reviews that will help build a dealer's online reputation and ultimately generate new customers.

"We feel so grateful to serve our customers and provide the type of experience consumers are looking for. We strive for excellence for every customer across all departments, no matter what brings them through the front doors. We want every customer that visits our store to feel comfortable, and that they were treated with the care they deserve."

Visit DealerRater.com for a full list of winners, U.S. and Canada.

ABOUT DEALERRATER
DealerRater, a Cars.com company, is a leading car dealer review and reputation management platform that empowers dealerships to efficiently grow their brands by accelerating, automating and amplifying positive review generation across digital channels. By offering a product suite that allows qualified dealerships to manage their digital presence and build and maintain their online reputation, DealerRater helps dealers drive new customer connections every day, achieve higher SEO rankings and, ultimately, generate higher-quality leads that close, faster.

Founded in 2002, DealerRater reviews cover 44,000 U.S. and Canadian dealerships, including a network of more than 5,000 Certified Dealers, that reaches an audience of more than 34 million consumers each month.