BDC (Business Development Center)
Definition for canada automotive professionals.
A Business Development Center (BDC) is a dedicated team within a car dealership — or an outsourced service — that manages inbound customer contacts, follows up with leads, and sets appointments for the sales and service departments. BDC staff work from automotive CRM platforms to manage lead queues, respond to internet inquiries, make outbound follow-up calls, and track appointment show rates. The BDC is the funnel that feeds the sales floor — but does not influence the profitability of deals that close. BDC effectiveness is measured by appointment show rate and lead conversion, while deal profitability is tracked separately.
Canada Context
In the canada dealer market, bdc (business development center) operates within the context of Provincial dealer licensing (OMVIC, AMVIC, SAAQ, VSA) and Competition Act — transparent pricing. Dealerships running PBS Systems, Quorum DMS, CDK Canada encounter bdc (business development center) in their daily workflow. DealerInt captures the decision layer around bdc (business development center) that your DMS wasn't designed to track.
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