Automotive PPC Services

Put Buyers in Your Showroom

  • New and used inventory campaigns built separately
  • Google Vehicle Ads connected to your live feed
  • Service department campaigns filling your appointment calendar
  • Conquest campaigns targeting competing brand shoppers nearby
  • Geo-targeting matched to your actual dealership drive radius
  • Test drive requests and calls tracked per campaign
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Automotive PPC Services

Today’s car buyer averages 24 digital touchpoints before visiting a showroom, and 88% of them research online before walking through your door. If your campaigns treat new vehicle shoppers and used car buyers the same way, or run sales campaigns and service campaigns under the same budget, you are paying for mismatch every single day.

CGColors builds automotive PPC campaigns structured around your actual inventory split, buyer intent stage, and the service revenue your sales campaigns too often ignore. We connect your live inventory feed to Google Vehicle Ads so shoppers see real vehicles before they click, and we separate new vehicle, used vehicle, and service department campaigns so every dollar tracks to a specific result. As a Google Partner and Meta Business Partner, we manage campaigns across Google Ads, Vehicle Listing Ads, Bing, and Meta to fill your showroom and your service bays.

Why Automotive Businesses Need Specialized PPC

Car buyers move through a long research funnel spanning weeks before making contact, and inventory changes daily, meaning campaigns built on static ad copy and fixed budgets fall behind the moment a popular trim sells out. New vehicle, used vehicle, and service campaigns all require different keywords, bidding strategies, and landing pages to convert at the right cost.

  • Google Vehicle Ads show real inventory before buyers click, generating significantly more qualified traffic than standard text ads
  • Service department keywords attract an entirely different buyer than sales keywords and need separate campaigns and landing pages
  • Conquest campaigns targeting competing brand searches require careful trademark navigation to avoid policy violations
  • Repair, recall, and parts searches drain sales campaign budgets without negative keyword separation from day one

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What We Do For Your Campaign

We manage new, used, and service campaigns separately with live inventory feed connection and conquest targeting built in.

  • New and Used Inventory Campaign Separation
    • We build separate campaigns for new vehicle sales, used vehicle sales, and certified pre-owned inventory
    • We write inventory-specific ad copy covering make, model, trim, and current promotional offers per campaign
    • We update ad copy when key models sell out to prevent clicks leading to unavailable vehicle pages
    • We track cost per test drive request and showroom visit inquiry separately by inventory type
  • Google Vehicle Listing Ads
    • We connect your dealership inventory feed to Google Merchant Center for Vehicle Listing Ad activation
    • We configure Performance Max campaigns with vehicle feed signals to surface your live inventory in search results
    • We apply negative keywords at the campaign level to block recall searches, repair queries, and parts-only traffic
    • We monitor VDP click volume and lead rate monthly to evaluate Vehicle Ad performance against search campaigns
  • Service Department Campaigns
    • We build dedicated campaigns for oil changes, tire rotations, brake service, and manufacturer-recommended maintenance
    • We apply bid scheduling around your service department hours and morning drop-off windows
    • We track appointment bookings and service call completions separately from vehicle sales conversions
    • We run Bing Ads for service searches to capture local repair traffic at a lower cost per click than Google
  • Conquest and Competitive Campaigns
    • We build conquest campaigns targeting in-market buyers searching competing brands in your geographic area
    • We write conquest ad copy focused on your advantages without directly using competitor trademark terms
    • We geo-fence conquest targeting to the drive radius where buyers could realistically choose your dealership instead
    • We review conquest search terms monthly to ensure compliance and remove non-converting competitor queries
  • Geo-Targeting and Negative Keyword Management
    • We restrict all campaigns to the actual drive radius your buyers travel to visit your showroom
    • We exclude recall searches, free car queries, parts-only traffic, and car repair searches from all sales campaigns
    • We separate service department negative keyword lists from vehicle sales lists to keep campaign data clean
    • We increase bids within the tightest radius around your dealership where conversion rates are consistently highest

What’s Included

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Campaign Setup and Strategy

  • Separate campaigns for new vehicles, used vehicles, certified pre-owned, and service department
  • Google Merchant Center inventory feed setup and Vehicle Listing Ad configuration
  • Conquest campaign structure with trademark-safe ad copy for competing brand searches
  • Negative keyword lists separating sales, service, parts, and recall traffic before launch
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Ad Creative and Extensions

  • Inventory-specific responsive search ads per vehicle category and current promotions
  • Vehicle Listing Ads pulling live inventory from your dealership feed
  • Service department ads with booking call-to-action and scheduling sitelinks
  • Ad extensions: call, location, sitelink, price, and promotion assets
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Bidding and Budget Management

  • Maximize Conversions bidding for new and used vehicle campaigns
  • Target CPA bidding for service department appointment campaigns
  • Separate budget allocation for sales, service, and conquest campaigns
  • Bid increases for searches within your highest-converting showroom drive radius
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Tracking and Reporting

  • Test drive requests, showroom inquiry calls, and form fills tracked per campaign
  • Service appointment bookings tracked separately from vehicle sales conversions
  • Vehicle Listing Ad performance: VDP clicks, lead rate, and cost per qualified visitor
  • Monthly report: cost per lead, cost per vehicle inquiry, and ROAS by campaign type
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Platform Coverage

  • Google Search Ads
  • Google Vehicle Listing Ads via Performance Max
  • Google Display and YouTube retargeting
  • Microsoft Bing Ads
  • Meta Ads: Facebook and Instagram

How We Work

Frequently Asked Questions

We build entirely separate campaigns because new vehicle buyers and used car shoppers use different search terms, respond to different messaging, and convert on different timelines. Combining them produces inflated average costs and unreliable conversion data for both inventory types.

Vehicle Listing Ads show your actual inventory including make, model, price, and photo before a buyer clicks, which sends significantly more qualified traffic to your VDP pages. We connect your inventory feed to Google Merchant Center and manage these alongside your standard search campaigns.

We build dedicated service campaigns because oil change and brake service searches come from existing owners, not car buyers, and require entirely different ad copy, landing pages, and bidding strategies. Mixing them raises cost per lead for both departments simultaneously.

We write conquest ad copy that highlights your dealership’s advantages without directly using competitor brand names in the ad text itself. We geo-fence conquest targeting to your realistic drive radius so spend goes toward buyers who could actually choose your dealership.

We build separate negative keyword lists for your sales and service campaigns before launch, blocking recall queries, parts searches, and repair-intent traffic from your vehicle sales budget. We review search term reports monthly to catch new non-converting patterns.

We separate your inventory campaigns, connect your live feed to Vehicle Listing Ads, and build your service department campaigns before your first ad runs. Our Google Partner and Meta Business Partner status gives us direct platform access and faster resolution when inventory or policy issues arise.

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