When your sales team is with a customer on the floor, inbound calls go to voicemail — and that lead goes to your competitor. Anchor Co AI fires an instant text-back so you capture every buyer before they dial someone else.
Internet leads go cold in under 5 minutes — auto dealers who respond within 60 seconds are 8× more likely to book the appointment than those who wait an hour.
Why dealerships lose leads they already paid to generate
A buyer calling about a specific vehicle has already made up their mind to buy. If they get voicemail, they hang up and call the next dealership. That unit sits on your lot another week.
After-hours web leads are some of your hottest. A customer pricing out a trade-in at night is ready to come in tomorrow morning — but only if someone captures them before they move on.
Shoppers spend 15–30 minutes on your inventory pages comparing trims and prices, then leave without asking a question. A chatbot that can answer 'is the black Silverado still available?' keeps them on-site and converts the visit.
Studies show the odds of reaching an internet lead drop by 80% if you wait more than 5 minutes to respond. Your CRM gets the form submission but the follow-up call happens hours later — by then they've already test-driven somewhere else.
How it works
The call goes unanswered. Without text-back, that lead calls the next dealership. With Anchor Co AI, an instant message fires in under 60 seconds.
"Hi, this is [Dealership Name]. Sorry we missed you — looking for something specific? Reply with the vehicle you're interested in and we'll get right back to you." The lead is captured before they dial a competitor.
Their vehicle interest, trade-in situation, and timeline are captured in the conversation. Your team sees a qualified lead thread — not a cold callback list — when they're free.
Founding-client pricing
Foundation: website + hosting + AI chatbot trained on your inventory + Google Business Profile + missed-call text-back. Growth adds local SEO, lead workflows, and CRM sync at $997/mo. Full Office adds a 24/7 AI phone receptionist at $1,497/mo.
Yes. We train the chatbot on your current inventory pages, VIN listings, and FAQs. It can answer questions about availability, trims, features, financing basics, and trade-in process. When a question needs a salesperson, it captures their info and routes to your team.
Yes. The chatbot handles questions across new inventory, used/certified pre-owned, service scheduling, parts inquiries, and F&I basics. We configure it around your specific departments and hours.
The chatbot handles them in real time — answers questions, captures contact info, and logs the conversation. Your sales team opens to a list of warm leads with full context each morning.
Website, enterprise hosting, 24/7 AI chatbot trained on your inventory and services, Google Business Profile management, and missed-call text-back. All for $497/mo, no setup fee.
Month-to-month on every tier. No contract, no cancellation fee. You keep the website and your data if you leave.
Text-back fires the day you sign on. No setup fee. No contract. 30-day refund guarantee.
Matt Henry · Anchor Co AI · Pacific, MO