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Dealer group SMS triage: AI intent and sentiment auto-closed 18,000 messages

Source-checked Case study

Stellantis &You UK built two-way SMS with ClickSend and Knack in Make, then added OpenAI to classify intent and sentiment. Messages that need no reply get auto-closed. Subtle unhappiness gets flagged for a person.

Source: Make, Make case study, 2025

1What it does

Stellantis &You UK built two-way SMS with ClickSend and Knack in Make, then added OpenAI to classify intent and sentiment. Messages that need no reply get auto-closed. Subtle unhappiness gets flagged for a person.

2Who it is for

Industry
Automotive dealership
Platform
Make
Category
Support triage
Tools used
MakeClickSendKnackOpenAI

3How it works

Every step, in order, is in Workflow at a glance, pinned on the right as you scroll.

Workflow at a glanceMake scenario
  1. 01 Trigger

    Inbound customer SMS.

  2. 02 Action

    ClickSend receives the SMS.

  3. 03 AI / action

    OpenAI classifies intent and sentiment.

  4. 04 Action

    No action needed: mark closed.

  5. 05 Action

    Signs of dissatisfaction: flag for human follow-up.

  6. 06 Action

    Booking confirmations and reminders run in the same system.

Trigger
Inbound customer SMS.
AI step
Unknown. Intent and sentiment classification.

4How it went

Per Make's case study: 47,000+ messages analyzed and 18,000+ auto-closed over 12 months, 151 hours saved (based on 30 seconds per review), and 'Communication' became a top reason for 9 to 10 NPS scores.

Only what the source reports. Numbers above come from the source.

5Worth knowing

  • They piloted with no real customer data first, then tested models for accuracy and cost.
  • They run 700+ Make scenarios.

6Recipe

Written by Builds That Work The source did not publish this. We wrote it as a starting point.

Starter classifier: "Classify this customer SMS. Return JSON {intent: booking|question|complaint|thanks|other, needs_reply: true|false, unhappy: true|false}.\nSMS: {{text}}"

7Source

Open the original Make case study by Make →

Source opened and read on 2026-10-11.

Dealer group SMS triage: AI intent and sentiment auto-closed 18,000 messages: workflow

  1. 01 Trigger

    Inbound customer SMS.

  2. 02 Action

    ClickSend receives the SMS.

  3. 03 AI / action

    OpenAI classifies intent and sentiment.

  4. 04 Action

    No action needed: mark closed.

  5. 05 Action

    Signs of dissatisfaction: flag for human follow-up.

  6. 06 Action

    Booking confirmations and reminders run in the same system.