[Irish]

Just wanted to confirm if anybody on the forum has any idea if the TATAs are updating their CRM software on ALL their car dealerships?

Actually, one of the TATA FIAT car dealership in Delhi has told us that he is NOT able to do the billing of my car. Earlier i.e. till yesterday he was very keen on getting the FULL payment so the full payment (without any loans) has been made to the dealer and now the sales person says that TATA is updating its Siebel based software (CRM-DMS) so they are not able to connect to the server. Therefore, no billing can be done. Once they get a connectivity with the server, anytime during the day, they do the billings (only a few) and this problem is there since 1st April. And this problem is being faced by the TATA dealerships ALL OVER THE INDIA. He was supposed to get our car registered but because of this server problem, it seems it won't be possible.

It seems to be a LAME excuse to me. Because they were very eager to get the full payment so that they can arrange the papers for registration and deliver the car. Now when full payment has been done and we are ready to take the car delivery (with specific auspicious timings), they are giving such reasons.

• Anybody has got any idea on this?
• If they are making excuses then why TATAs have such (sarkari types) dealerships?
• Why are they so UNPROFESSIONAL in dealing with customers?
• TATA FIAT is NOT billing any car since 1st April 2012? A news to share.
• Is this also one of the reason for low sales of TATA FIAT cars?
• Do we have any option if the dealership delays the car delivery?

Did not want to open a thread for this issue but I really got frustrated with their behavior since the time of booking.



Cheers!
Irish

[speedmiester]

Something doesn't feel right. Since you have made full payment, ask the dealer to give a written letter/bill if their CRM Software is not working.

Alternatively speak to the TATA customer care about this and lodge a complaint against the dealer.
Check with other TATA dealers in the region as well.

[vinod332002]

Originally Posted by Irish

Just wanted to confirm if anybody on the forum has any idea if the TATAs are updating their CRM software on ALL their car dealerships?

Actually, one of the TATA FIAT car dealership in Delhi has told us that he is NOT able to do the billing of my car. Earlier i.e. till yesterday he was very keen on getting the FULL payment so the full payment (without any loans) has been made to the dealer and now the sales person says that TATA is updating its Siebel based software (CRM-DMS) so they are not able to connect to the server. Therefore, no billing can be done. Once they get a connectivity with the server, anytime during the day, they do the billings (only a few) and this problem is there since 1st April. And this problem is being faced by the TATA dealerships ALL OVER THE INDIA. He was supposed to get our car registered but because of this server problem, it seems it won't be possible.

It seems to be a LAME excuse to me. Because they were very eager to get the full payment so that they can arrange the papers for registration and deliver the car. Now when full payment has been done and we are ready to take the car delivery (with specific auspicious timings), they are giving such reasons.

• Anybody has got any idea on this?
• If they are making excuses then why TATAs have such (sarkari types) dealerships?
• Why are they so UNPROFESSIONAL in dealing with customers?
• TATA FIAT is NOT billing any car since 1st April 2012? A news to share.
• Is this also one of the reason for low sales of TATA FIAT cars?
• Do we have any option if the dealership delays the car delivery?

Did not want to open a thread for this issue but I really got frustrated with their behavior since the time of booking.



Cheers!
Irish

I find it very hard to believe that a system that is Live would be taken down for more than 2 weeks to perform an upgrade. It is a very very very unlikely event. There would be procedures in place if the update to their systems fails to roll back to the previous state, which would mean a downtime of some hours, not 2 weeks. Any updates that did go to the system would have been tested extensively, and no stakeholder would allow a system to remain dysfunctional for 2 weeks.

I feel that there is something very fishy here. See if the dealer will give you this explanation in writing on his letterhead and if he does, shoot it across to Tata asking for an explanation.

Why not call some other dealership from the same/ different town and ask if you can get a car ASAP? Tell him that your friends have told you of a system flaw that prevents billing.

PS: All the best! and which car is it you are buying?

[Irish]

Thanks for your replies.

Originally Posted by speedmiester

Something doesn't feel right. Since you have made full payment, ask the dealer to give a written letter/bill if their CRM Software is not working.

Alternatively speak to the TATA customer care about this and lodge a complaint against the dealer.
Check with other TATA dealers in the region as well.

Originally Posted by vinod332002

I feel that there is something very fishy here. See if the dealer will give you this explanation in writing on his letterhead and if he does, shoot it across to Tata asking for an explanation.

Will do so if they still repeat the same excuse tomorrow or if they FAIL to deliver me the car on Wednesday.

Shall I get the delivery without registration? But I dont want to take any risks as in this case we have to transfer the existing reg. no. form our another vehcile on this vehicle. Although we need to take our old vehicle to the RTO and get it's number transferred to the new buy and the old one gets the new reg. no. In this process the dealer needs to provide all the relevant papers. If I take the delivery without getting the registration done then this dealer might delay this process.

Originally Posted by vinod332002

I find it very hard to believe that a system that is Live would be taken down for more than 2 weeks to perform an upgrade. It is a very very very unlikely event. There would be procedures in place if the update to their systems fails to roll back to the previous state, which would mean a downtime of some hours, not 2 weeks. Any updates that did go to the system would have been tested extensively, and no stakeholder would allow a system to remain dysfunctional for 2 weeks.

I am also from the software world and I was also surprised at such a reply.

Originally Posted by vinod332002

Why not call some other dealership from the same/ different town and ask if you can get a car ASAP? Tell him that your friends have told you of a system flaw that prevents billing.

Trying the same. But how to trust another guy as well? This sales person was also confident for the Billing till Yesterday.

Originally Posted by vinod332002

PS: All the best! and which car is it you are buying?

Now that's CONFIDENTIAL! Please wait and watch!



Cheers!
Irish

[nozzlering]

Last Thursday, I went for servicing my Manza at the Tata dealership. He told me same thing. He was unable to generate my bill and gate pass. He said that Tata is upgrading from current software to a superior one. He told me exactly what, I forgot. I feel its true. Till saturday, they couldn't generate bill. thanks

[greenhorn]

the tata siebel CRM is notoriously unstable, at least as far as TASC's claim. If i had a nickel for every time it was down I would have made a fortune on my services

but an upgrade is something else altogether. contact tata customer support if you need help
Tata Motors Customer Support :: Complaint

[v&v]

Originally Posted by Irish

Just wanted to confirm if anybody on the forum has any idea if the TATAs are updating their CRM software on ALL their car dealerships?


Cheers!
Irish

Even if they are upgrading, it will not be down fully. Call Tata customer care and also send an email from their website. you will get immediate response for the same.

By the way which dealer ?

[mayuresh]

Same experience at Phoenix, Pune today.

Systems weren't working, though they did the billing manually.

[tud]

I serviced my Fiat GP on 5th April 2012 in Chennai. It was all working fine. Bills generated. SMS generated to inform completion of service.

The service centre was also able to retrieve owner details based on regn number (some guy was checking various regn numbers to trace someone). So their database is fine.

[Irish]

Thanks guys. From your replies, it seems that there is some problem with TATA's servers. There is a problem in generating bills. I think I will also see, if they can generate it by tomorrow otherwise escalate it to the management.

I went to this dealer as I have a couple of known people working at senior positions at showroom as well as workshop.

Originally Posted by greenhorn

the tata siebel CRM is notoriously unstable, at least as far as TASC's claim. If i had a nickel for every time it was down I would have made a fortune on my services

but an upgrade is something else altogether. contact tata customer support if you need help
Tata Motors Customer Support :: Complaint

Thanks for the link. But it seems TATA needs to improve this page as well. I am choosing complaint area / sub-area as "Pre-Sales" and it is still asking me to enter a Registration Number. Now what the registration no. in this world for a pre-sales query?

See the snapshot of this page:



BTW, it can be done using a dummy registration number. But still TATAs need to learn on this as well.

Originally Posted by v&v

By the way which dealer ?

You have a PM.

Cheers!
Irish

[NetfreakBombay]

Originally Posted by Irish

Thanks guys. From your replies, it seems that there is some problem with TATA's servers. There is a problem in generating bills. I think I will also see, if they can generate it by tomorrow otherwise escalate it to the management.

Even if there is some problem in generating bills, that should not stop from a customer from purchasing or registering the car.

They can generate manual bill for now and update DMS before first service.

[greenhorn]

Originally Posted by Irish

Thanks for the link. But it seems TATA needs to improve this page as well. I am choosing complaint area / sub-area as "Pre-Sales" and it is still asking me to enter a Registration Number. Now what the registration no. in this world for a pre-sales query?

trust me, there are far bigger bugs with that page - It gets even more interesting when you actually enter a reg no

[mayankjha1806]

Don't they give a receipt at the same time when you handover the cheque? Either manual of computerized, i always insist on immediate receipt of the cheque given.

Hardly had any instances when folks have refused to give a receipt for any reason, but on the few occasions that i have had, my response have bee, No Receipt then No Cheque. Push them for getting a manual receipt to move things forward, the world does not (and should not) stop because of this software upgrade.

[Irish]

Thanks Guys for your suggestions and all replies.

I have just come back from the showroom and everything seems (still can't trust until they deliver the vehicle) to be sorted out. I reached the showroom by 10 AM sharp and sat there to wait for the GM Sales. The person who was making excuses yesterday came to me. I told him that manual receipts can also be made but he said Delhi RTOs do not accept manual receipts anyhow he will get the billing done today in any case. Anyways the conversation took the turn and I refused to talk to him any further as he was again saying that he never promised me anything earlier. Then I called to one of my contact, who in turn contacted the GM Sales of the showroom, who was taking the morning meeting with his sales staff. I was immediately called by the GM in his room and I told him about the sarkari attitude of his staff. Then I had to narrate him my experiences. He called all the responsible people in front of me and warned them about their behavior.

He immediately told me that you can take the vehicle today itself and he is ready to send a person to the RTO tomorrow but I insisted to take the delivery only after the registration process i.e. tomorrow. So after a discussion of 30 minutes, I came out of his room as a happy man.

Went straight to the car and did a detailed PDI, the 12 pages list which I had taken from this encyclopedia i.e. TeamBHP. Everything has been checked apart from driving the car. Only two problems were noticed - Dirty interiors and loose fuel tank lid. They have assured me to get them fixed by today. The car will be sent to RTO tomorrow morning and hopefully, we will be able to take the delivery at the showroom.

Thanks all for your advices. Will start the ownership thread accordingly.

Cheers!
Irish