Chinese drivers booking a car service are increasingly price-aware. With comparison apps and online platforms making it easy to check rates across multiple workshops before calling, garages that display transparent pricing on Car Spot attract more enquiries than those who ask customers to 'call for a quote'. This guide explains how to list your services on Car Spot effectively and how to approach pricing display for the Chinese market.
Accessing Your Services List on Car Spot
From your Car Spot garage dashboard, navigate to Profile > Services. Car Spot provides a structured checklist of common automotive services grouped by category. Work through every category methodically — do not rely on memory. Many garages miss services they offer simply because they did not scroll through the full list.
Services to Always List in the Chinese Market
- Oil and filter change: The highest-volume routine service. Include whether you offer synthetic, semi-synthetic, and mineral oil options.
- Brake inspection and replacement: Front and rear pads and discs.
- Tyre fitting, rotation, and balancing: High demand in Chinese cities due to road conditions.
- Air conditioning service: Essential in China given summer temperatures in most regions.
- Battery check and replacement: Both 12V starter batteries and EV/hybrid traction batteries where applicable.
- New energy vehicle (NEV) inspection: Increasingly important as EV ownership grows across China.
- Annual inspection (年检) preparation: Helping customers prepare their vehicle for the mandatory annual roadworthiness check.
- ADAS calibration: Growing demand as more Chinese vehicles include advanced driver assistance systems.
Displaying Prices in CNY
Car Spot allows you to display prices for your services in the local currency. For China, prices should be entered in Chinese yuan (CNY / ￥). Where your price varies by vehicle type (e.g., oil change differs between domestic sedans and imported SUVs), use the 'from' pricing format — for example, 'Oil change from ￥168'. This gives drivers a realistic expectation while acknowledging that exact pricing depends on the specific vehicle.
Writing Service Descriptions That Convert
For your most popular services, add a brief description to your Car Spot profile. Chinese drivers respond well to descriptions that answer key concerns: what is included in the service, how long it takes, and whether they can wait on-site or need to leave the vehicle. A tyre fitting description that says 'Fitting, balancing, and TPMS reset included — typically 45 minutes — wait on-site welcome' will outperform a plain 'Tyre fitting' entry.
Keeping Prices Current
Parts and oil prices in China fluctuate with global supply chain conditions. Review your Car Spot service pricing quarterly to ensure displayed prices are accurate. A customer who books based on a Car Spot price and is then charged significantly more will leave a negative review — which damages your Car Spot search ranking and deters future customers. Accurate pricing is a trust-building exercise as much as it is a marketing one.
