To our valued
customers:
Carter
Myers Automotive (CMA) is committed to ensuring the safety and
well-being of our customers and all of our employee-owners. We are
carefully monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and all communications from
the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), government agencies, local health
officials, and our internal team to keep tabs on this ever-changing
situation.Â
Auto
dealerships have been designated across the country as essential
business. You still have places to go, whether it is to pick up
groceries or prescriptions, to check on loved ones, or to seek medical
care. We understand that you need reliable transportation. CMA is here
for you.
While we
have always had stringent cleaning and sanitation procedures in place
in our dealerships, we are taking additional precautions to keep
customers and associates safe.
In-Dealership Cleaning:
We
have enhanced our Dealership cleaning and disinfecting procedures in
all high-touch areas, including:
- Bathrooms
- Customer waiting areas and lounges
- Kiosks, credit card readers, counters and
service advisor stations
- All door handles and
counter tops are wiped down hourlyÂ
- We
have hand sanitation stations in our lounges and showroom
Interaction
with our Sales and Service Associates:
In-Dealership:
- Masks: Please
wear a mask when visiting our dealership. In order to continue
business, we must follow Executive Order 63 of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, which states "Face coverings by patrons in public, indoor
settings are a requirement."
- We will allow no more than 10 customers in the sales
or service department at a time and have reconfigured our waiting
lounge so everyone can remain at least 6 feet apart.
- We will not be offering shuttle rides at
this time, and we will not accompany customers on test drives in order
to maintain social distancing standards.
- Anyone
interacting with your car will wear gloves.
- We will
place a steering wheel cover and a driver's seat cover on every vehicle
before entering. This applies to your car if in for service or our car
for test drives.
- We will sanitize each key
fob and put in a plastic zipper bag when not in
use.
- All paperwork will be handled electronically
and signed on a sanitized tablet. Only you will handle your credit
card.
- We will wipe it down and disinfect
any areas we touched on a
vehicle.
From your
home: For those customers wishing
to conduct business with us remotely or online, we offer the following:
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- Service
pick-up and delivery at no additional charge. (There may be distance
limitations.)
- Virtual test drives through the use of
video.
- CMA's Easy Purchase online buying experience to
include:
- Trade
appraisals    Â
- Price confirmation Â
- Securing financing and protection
products
- Delivery of the vehicle to your
home
- 3-day return policy at no charge (max 300
miles)
If remote purchase or service
options are best for you, simply contact your CMA sales or service
professional and we will arrange these services for you in the simplest
way possible.
For our associates and our
community: Importantly, any of CMA's team
members who are experiencing any symptoms related to COVID-19 will
remain at home for the safety of our associates and our valued
customers.
Beyond transportation: We understand
that there are people in our communities who need additional help, and
many of our local non-profits do not have the same volunteer base
they've had in the past. We've opened a helpline and have people on
staff who are able to deliver groceries, pick up prescriptions, or run
other essential errands if you
cannot.
Please watch the above video for
details.
CMA's Helpline is 434-220-8885.
CMA's
mission is Moving Lives Forward for our customers,
our associates, and our communities. There's never been a time when this
was more
important.
Thank
you,
Liza
M. Borches
President
& CEO
Carter
Myers Automotive