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AI receptionist for auto repair shops
When every technician and advisor is busy, the shop phone rings out and the caller tries the next garage. Below are real repair shops that put AI on the phone, or behind the person answering it, plus the tools they named and what owners and the trade press reported.
7 real examples
Each links to its public source. Results are as the source reported them.
Let an AI voice agent catch the auto shop's missed and weekend calls
Self-reported: one weekend, 11 people called, 3 had real conversations with the AI and 1 became a new appointment.
Follow up missed calls and unfinished bookings with an AI receptionist, and switch to text if callers hang up
As reported by The Greek Herald (from The Daily Telegraph): text worked better than voice.
via The Greek Herald · 2026-07-07Use an AI intake prompt so every auto repair order is complete
As reported by Ratchet+Wrench: repair orders arrive with the who, what, when and how answered, so technicians can sta…
via Ratchet+Wrench · 2026-03-17Catch missed and after-hours auto shop calls and train advisors with the same AI
As reported by MOTOR: he stayed engaged because of the training side, describing it as a built-in checklist advisors …
Stop missing weekend calls at a busy auto garage
Per the vendor's write-up, missed calls fell from 40% to 2% and bookings rose 47% over 90 days.
Keep a paint-protection shop on the cars while an AI named Catherine answers the phone
As reported by Marlie: 1,180 calls in six months, 229 leads/bookings captured; Brian declined a $60k/year human hire …
Have an AI receptionist answer the repair shop's missed calls
As reported by Fullbay: Alejandro estimates it adds roughly one or two customers a week, about 5 to 10% more customer…
Our team sets it up in your tools and tests it with you. From $497.
Tools these businesses used
Also used in these examples: Voice Controller AI, Auto Shop Agents, Draig.AI, Marlie, Fullbay AI receptionist (Claudia). We haven't reviewed or price-checked these yet.
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How to choose and set it up
- Start with unanswered and after-hours calls only, so regulars still reach your advisors.
- Decide whether it should book appointments or just collect details. Many repairs can't be self-booked because nobody knows the job length yet.
- Make it say it's an AI and offer a person, as Carfix's owner recommends.
- List the details your technicians always need (vehicle, symptoms, when it happens) and have it collect them.
- Review the call log weekly for the first month.
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Will it book jobs straight into my shop software?
Some do. Fullbay's receptionist works inside Fullbay, and The Hive's owner says his AI books appointments such as oil changes. Otherwise it captures details for a callback.
What results have shops reported?
The Hive's owner says about $3,000 of revenue in one week came from missed or after-hours calls (self-reported). Rite Wrench estimates one or two extra customers a week (as reported by Fullbay).
What does it cost?
Prices vary; we show starting prices only where we've checked them. Done-for-you setup starts at $497.
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