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Sales processHow an enquiry is handled from walk-in to quotationSector
Automotive Research in Oman
Dealers, aftermarket, workshops and parts retail measured on the things that decide a purchase and a service visit.
In short
Does Quantum Gulf Marketing run automotive research in Oman?
Yes. Quantum Gulf Marketing covers the automotive sector across Oman, from franchised dealers and their service departments through to independent workshops, parts retailers and the lubricants and tyre categories in trade. Our work in the sector has included retail audit coverage of automotive lubricants and tyres, lubricant outlet censuses, and mystery shopping programmes. The sector rewards precision on two things in particular: whether a service quotation is genuinely comparable between workshops, and whether parts are actually available when a customer asks.
The sector rewards precision on two things above all: whether a service quotation is genuinely comparable between workshops, and whether a part is actually in stock when a customer asks for it. In Oman the independent workshop network carries a large share of aftermarket work, so a study covering only franchised dealers produces a distorted picture. Work already delivered here includes retail audit coverage of automotive lubricants and tyres, and lubricant outlet censuses.
- Channels
- Franchised dealers, independent workshops, parts retail, forecourt
- Categories
- Vehicles, parts, lubricants, tyres, service and labour
- Methods
- Mystery shopping, price benchmarking, retail audit, census, B2B interviews
- Run in Oman
- Lubricant and tyre retail audit, lubricant outlet census
What we measure
The things that decide this category.
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Service receptionBooking, diagnosis, explanation and handover quality03
Labour ratesCompared on identical operations, not headline hourly rates04
Parts pricingMatched by part number, so the comparison actually holds05
Parts availabilityWhether the part is in stock when the customer needs it06
Lubricants and tyresDistribution, facings and price across trade channels07
Workshop universeHow many independents exist, where, and of what type08
Aftersales satisfactionWhether the customer returns, and why they do notTrack record
Done here, for names you know.
Automotive work already delivered in the Sultanate.
| Client | Programme | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| GfK | Retail audit covering automotive lubricants and tyres | 300 stores |
| Lubricants | Lubricant outlet census across the trade | Oman |
Client names published with permission. Sample sizes are per wave where a study ran in waves.
Questions
Common questions
Can you benchmark parts and labour pricing?
Yes, and matching is the critical part. We compare identical part numbers and identical labour operations with identical inclusions, because anything else measures specification differences and calls them price.
Do you cover independent workshops as well as dealers?
Yes. In most Omani categories the independent workshop network carries a large share of the aftermarket, and ignoring it produces a distorted picture.
Can you mystery shop a service department?
Yes. Service reception, diagnosis, quotation clarity, contact during the job and handover are all scoreable, and they are usually where satisfaction is won or lost.
Do you audit lubricants and tyres in trade?
Yes. Both categories are part of our retail audit coverage in Oman across the relevant trade channels.
Can a study run in Oman and the UAE together?
Yes, through our Dubai partner agencies, as one programme to one specification rather than two studies compared afterwards.
Can you build a workshop universe?
Yes. Outlet census work is one of our core services and the automotive aftermarket is a category where a current frame rarely exists.
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