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Case study · TVJ Sons

9,500+ service appointments across all five TVJ Sons stores.

Booked, moved or cancelled by ShortLoop's AI in three months. It's the service BDC for the whole group.

Toyota San Luis Obispo
Toyota of Santa Maria
Honda of Santa Maria
Kia of Santa Maria
Toyota of Lompoc
See How It Works
Map of California's Central Coast with the five TVJ Sons stores, each running its own ShortLoop AI on the service line101San Luis ObispoToyota San Luis ObispoSanta MariaToyota of Santa MariaHonda of Santa MariaKia of Santa MariaLompocToyota of Lompoc
May to July 2026
Map of California's Central Coast with the five TVJ Sons stores, each running its own ShortLoop AI on the service line10172%of phone appointments booked by AI21,728service calls5stores, 3 brandsSan Luis ObispoToyota San Luis ObispoSanta MariaToyota of Santa MariaHonda of Santa MariaKia of Santa MariaLompocToyota of Lompoc
May to July 2026
72%
of phone appointments booked by AIbooked by AI
21,728
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5
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How It Works

When a customer calls a TVJ Sons store.

  1. The call is answered right away

    Including after hours and when several customers call at once.

  2. The customer books, moves or cancels

    Using that store's hours, service menu and daily caps.

  3. Some calls go to the service team

    Recalls, status checks and anyone who asks for a person.

Reynolds & Reynolds

Appointment goes into Reynolds

Captured on every appointment
  • Slot
  • Vehicle info
  • Concern remarks
Store By Store

Each store's own setup.

Set one store at a time, on the group's monthly review.

Toyota San Luis Obispo
Daily caps

Books each lane up to the cap the store sets for the day.

Toyota of Santa Maria
Shop hours

Books diagnostics only into slots the shop can finish.

Honda of Santa Maria
Call routing

Sends recall and status calls straight to service.

Kia of Santa Maria
Service menu

Offers Kia owners the Kia service menu.

Toyota of Lompoc
Voice

Answers in the voice the store chose.

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The Results

Three months across all five stores.

What the five setups booked, May to July 2026.

Service appointments handled by the AI
9,563
72%
Booked by the AI alone
28%
Staff, after a transfer
What callers asked for
New bookings
8,165
Reschedules
957
Cancellation requests
441
Across the group
Service calls
21,728

Answered at all five stores

Stores
5

Each on its own AI setup

Brands
3

Toyota, Honda and Kia, each on its own setup

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Straight Answers

What dealer groups ask about Phone AI and Reynolds.

Does it replace our advisors?

No. It takes the booking calls so advisors stay with the customers in front of them.

Do we set it up store by store?

Yes. Each store gets its own AI, on its own hours, menu, caps and voice.

Can one store change its rules on its own?

Yes. TVJ Sons changes caps, hours and menus one store at a time.

Does it work across different brands?

Yes. TVJ Sons runs it at Toyota, Honda and Kia stores.

What if a caller asks for a person?

It transfers to the store's team by name, role or department.

Do we change our numbers or our phone system?

No. Same numbers, same phone system, at every store.

Does it only work with Reynolds?

No. Also CDK, Xtime, Tekion, DealerFX, myKaarma, PBS and Auto/Mate.

What happens after hours and at the weekend?

It is always on, with no cap on how many calls it takes at once.

Can we see what happened on every call?

Yes. Every call is logged with what the caller wanted and what the AI did.

Something we did not cover? Ask on the call.

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