GMC ranked among the top-five brands in the recent J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index Study, placing ahead of Jeep and just behind Chevy in the Mass Market segment.
For those readers who may be unaware, the J.D. Power U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index Study ranks automotive brands on buyer satisfaction through an extensive customer survey process. Now in its 37th year, the latest 2022 study was based on survey responses from 36,879 customers who purchased or leased a new vehicle between March and May of 2022. The latest study was fielded between July and September of 2022.
J.D. Power leveraged these customer survey responses to gather information on buyer satisfaction based on six factors. These six factors were weighted with a percentage based on importance, and included the delivery process (26 percent), dealer personnel (24 percent), working out the deal (19 percent), paperwork completion (18 percent), dealership facility (10 percent), and dealership website (4 percent). J.D. power also looked at the rejector experience, or those customers that shopped at a particular dealership but chose to buy somewhere else, with the rejector experience based on factors that included the salesperson (40 percent), price (23 percent), facility (14 percent), variety of inventory (11 percent), and negotiation (11 percent).
J.D. Power then used these factors to calculate an overall customer satisfaction score for each brand studied. Scores were based on a 1,000-point scale, with a higher score indicating higher overall customer satisfaction. Among mass market brands, GMC ranked fifth with a score of 802 points, placing ahead of Jeep with 797 points, and behind Chevy with 803 points.
The top spot in the Mass Market segment was awarded to Buick, which scored 825 points, while Dodge was second with 816 points and Subaru was third with 804 points. The average score for the segment was 782 points.
J.D. Power notes that those customers who paid above MSRP were far less satisfied with their purchase than those customers who paid under MSRP, while special orders typically resulted in higher satisfaction. Additionally, EV buyers who were given instructions on how to charge their new vehicle showed higher overall satisfaction, while finally, customers are trending towards digital retail and away from physical dealers.
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I’ve asked this before here – does the average person really pay attention to these surveys?
There are so many of these yearly rankings that seem to be contradicting. Reportedly GMC ranks well here in the JD Powers Sales Satisfaction Index survey yet just released Consumer Reports Most Reliable Cars rankings put GMC near the bottom 21 out of 24. Confusing – yes.
Yeah, they’re all over the place which leads me to not put a lot of faith in them.
Besides, all new cars typically feel like “quality”. The better test is how they’ve held up at the 3 and 5-year marks.
exactly, CR says GM sucks… JD says GM good… hmmm… it’s all BS.