Ever felt the need to customize vehicles and search dealer inventory, right from the comfort of your smartphone? Us neither, but here's the General with another app to whet our appetites. While certainly not the first of its kind, the GMC showroom app for iOS (coming soon to Android), allows you to specify drive-type, trim, and both exterior / interior colors. Once content with your selections, you're shown nearby dealers carrying exact replicas of your magnificent taste. Unfortunately for us, the app makes no mention of the closest EN-V. If SUVs are you're thing, however, have a peep at the free app at the source link below.
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GMC Launches Shopping App for Smart Phones
Users can compare, configure and search for vehicle on the go
2011-06-30
DETROIT – One of two smart phone owners use their devices as a shopping tool. Now they can shop, research and configure a GMC vehicle via the GMC Showroom Mobile App whenever the urge strikes.
The free app allows shoppers to perform research activities such as exploring vehicle photos or videos, configuring a GMC vehicle to their specifications or reviewing competitive comparisons. Popular shopping tools like a locating a vehicle within local dealer inventories, requesting a quote, scheduling a dealer test drive or viewing current offers are also available.
More than 100 million smart phones were sold globally in the first quarter of 2011 – an 85 percent year-over-year increase, according to the Gartner Mobile Marketing Watch. Smart phone sales are expected to grow 55 percent this year over last, and are predicted to nearly double by the end of 2015, according to analysis firm IDC.
"We recognize that smart phones play an important role in our customers' lives, including purchase decisions," said John Schwegman, U.S. vice president of GMC marketing. "The new GMC Showroom App provides our customers with the advanced technology they have come to expect of the GMC brand and the convenience to easily engage with their GMC dealer."
According to a survey conducted by Chadwick Martin Bailey and iModerate Research Technologies, more than 50 percent of consumers polled said they use their smart phones to assist them with shopping.
The GMC Showroom App is available from the Apple® App Store and scheduled for release on the Android Market by the end of July. It is designed to be compatible with the iPhone® ions 3.1 or better, and any Android phone 1.6 OS or better (excluding Honeycomb). Additional details about device compatibility can be found inside the user's guide, along with step-by-step instructions for downloading, installing and operating the app's features.
About GMC
GMC has manufactured trucks since 1902, and is one of the industry's healthiest brands. Innovation and engineering excellence is built into all GMC vehicles and the brand is evolving to offer more fuel-efficient trucks and crossovers, including the Terrain smaller SUV and Acadia crossover. GMC is the only manufacturer to offer three full-size hybrid trucks with the Yukon, Yukon Denali SUVs and the Sierra pickup. The new Sierra Heavy Duty pickups are the most capable and powerful trucks in the market. Details on all GMC models are available at www.gmc.com, on Twitter at @thisisgmc or at http://www.facebook.com/gmc.
