Consumers' perceptions on the service quality in the motor vehicle repair and service industry: an exploratory study in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Motor vehicle repair and service are common and regular services used by consumers in Malaysia. The high demand for the these services is contributed by the continued increase in the number of registered vehicles and the number of driving licence issued annually. There are also many compliants repor...

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Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Elistina, Amin, Naemah
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2011
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spelling iium-59672011-11-21T22:08:41Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5967/ Consumers' perceptions on the service quality in the motor vehicle repair and service industry: an exploratory study in Klang Valley, Malaysia Abu Bakar, Elistina Amin, Naemah H Social Sciences (General) K Law (General) Motor vehicle repair and service are common and regular services used by consumers in Malaysia. The high demand for the these services is contributed by the continued increase in the number of registered vehicles and the number of driving licence issued annually. There are also many compliants reported in the Tribunal for Consumer Claims (TCC) in relation to this industry. Thus, this study aimed to identify the perceptions of consumers towards the quality of the services provided by motor vehicle garages. A total of 400 respondents participated in the study through simple random sampling and data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire.The result of this study indicated that most of the respondents generally had low and moderate perceptions of the service quality. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5967/1/Pertanika_Jurnal.pdf Abu Bakar, Elistina and Amin, Naemah (2011) Consumers' perceptions on the service quality in the motor vehicle repair and service industry: an exploratory study in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Social Science & Humanities, 19 (2). pp. 409-422. ISSN 0128-7702 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/index%20-%20JSSH.htm
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Abu Bakar, Elistina
Amin, Naemah
Consumers' perceptions on the service quality in the motor vehicle repair and service industry: an exploratory study in Klang Valley, Malaysia
description Motor vehicle repair and service are common and regular services used by consumers in Malaysia. The high demand for the these services is contributed by the continued increase in the number of registered vehicles and the number of driving licence issued annually. There are also many compliants reported in the Tribunal for Consumer Claims (TCC) in relation to this industry. Thus, this study aimed to identify the perceptions of consumers towards the quality of the services provided by motor vehicle garages. A total of 400 respondents participated in the study through simple random sampling and data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire.The result of this study indicated that most of the respondents generally had low and moderate perceptions of the service quality.
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author Abu Bakar, Elistina
Amin, Naemah
author_facet Abu Bakar, Elistina
Amin, Naemah
author_sort Abu Bakar, Elistina
title Consumers' perceptions on the service quality in the motor vehicle repair and service industry: an exploratory study in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_short Consumers' perceptions on the service quality in the motor vehicle repair and service industry: an exploratory study in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full Consumers' perceptions on the service quality in the motor vehicle repair and service industry: an exploratory study in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_fullStr Consumers' perceptions on the service quality in the motor vehicle repair and service industry: an exploratory study in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Consumers' perceptions on the service quality in the motor vehicle repair and service industry: an exploratory study in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_sort consumers' perceptions on the service quality in the motor vehicle repair and service industry: an exploratory study in klang valley, malaysia
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate 2011
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