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The owners of new passenger vehicles: Some empirical findings on post-purchase patronage regarding servicing and repairs

C. Boshoff, P. J. Du Plessis
South African Journal of Business Management | Vol 20, No 3 | a952 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v20i3.952 | © 2018 C. Boshoff, P. J. Du Plessis | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 19 October 2018 | Published: 30 September 1989

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C. Boshoff, Department of Business Economics, Vista University, South Africa
P. J. Du Plessis, School of Business Leadership, University of South Africa, South Africa

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Abstract

Despite concern among motor vehicle manufacturers about the relationship between their franchised dealers and new vehicle owners regarding servicing/repairs, very little empirical research has been done to investigate the post-purchase perceptions of new vehicle owners. Research studies conducted in America found that the expiry of the warranty on a new motor vehicle resulted in a major shift away from franchised dealers for servicing/repairs once the warranty had expired and that the older the vehicle became, the higher the probability that it would not be serviced by a franchised dealer. Information gathered from a random sample of new vehicle owners suggests that these conclusions also hold true for the South African situation, despite a high degree of satisfaction expressed with under-warranty servicing.

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