In 1872, the Potgieter family set up a smithy in Stadskanaal. From this initial venture, they grew alongside the rise of motoring. First as a DAF dealer, then a Volvo dealer, and for the past 15 years as an independent garage affiliated with Bosch Car Service.
Marcel Groenestein is the manager at Autobedrijf Potgieter. The company, based in Stadskanaal in Groningen, believes in quality: “Bosch is the leading supplier of parts in the automotive industry and also provides training for our mechanics.”
As a Bosch Car Centre, they naturally also use Bosch quality parts. Marcel: “I’ve always worked at dealerships. Five years ago, I made the switch. Here, we provide support for all makes and have one specialist mechanic per make or group (Volkswagen/Audi, Toyota, PSA and Volvo). We also carry out a lot of gearbox reconditioning work.”
Fleets and journey logging
In 2017, William Potgieter, the owner, launched TrackJack. “It was a very good deal price-wise. We offer it to our business customers, and have a number of regular fleets that are fully equipped with the journey logging system,” says Marcel.
“Because we sell cars and provide maintenance, we have a good, long-standing relationship with our customers. When it comes to a business car, journey tracking is always the perfect solution to mention. We then, of course, install it properly.”
As there is a 10-year warranty on a PRO Tax, the journey recording systems are often transferred to other vehicles. “If a car is replaced, we naturally take care of the transfer as well.”
Service and experience
All the mechanics employed by Autobedrijf Potgieter have around 15 years’ experience or even more. They know exactly how to carry out an installation. “Whether it’s a built-in or over-the-top installation, I’ve never had a complaint about it. It just works,” says Marcel.
“We had one instance where the unique TrackJack card couldn’t be found. We sorted that out with customer service in a matter of minutes.”
“A customer knows they’re getting quality when they come to us.”
Bosch Car Service
Bosch has nationwide agreements with leasing companies. That always generates a good amount of work.
It’s also great to work with good equipment. “A customer doesn’t notice the high-quality diagnostic equipment from Bosch, but they do know they’re getting quality when they come to us.”
Potgieter’s team knows exactly what to do
In 2017, William Potgieter, the owner, launched TrackJack. “It was a very good deal price-wise. We offer it to our business customers, and have a number of regular fleets that are fully equipped with the journey logging system,” says Marcel.
“Because we sell cars and provide maintenance, we have a good, long-standing relationship with our customers. When it comes to a business car, journey recording is always the perfect solution to mention. We then, of course, install it properly.”
As there is a 10-year warranty on a PRO Tax, the journey recording systems are often transferred to other vehicles. “If a car is replaced, we naturally take care of the transfer as well.”
Service and experience
All the mechanics employed by Autobedrijf Potgieter have around 15 years’ experience or even more. They know exactly how to carry out an installation. “Whether it’s a built-in or over-the-top installation, I’ve never had a complaint about it. It just works,” says Marcel.
“We had one instance where the unique TrackJack card couldn’t be found. We sorted that out with customer service in a matter of minutes.”
“A customer knows they’re getting quality when they come to us.”
Bosch Car Service
Bosch has nationwide agreements with leasing companies. That always generates a good amount of work.
It’s also great to work with good equipment. “A customer doesn’t notice the high-quality diagnostic equipment from Bosch, but they do know they’re getting quality when they come to us.”