How Old Is Your Customer’s Battery
Check the age of the battery using one of these methods:
1. Vehicle Manufacture Date
Original-equipment batteries will be the age of the vehicle (month and year manufactured).
2. Shipping Date Code
A code stamped into the cover or printed on a sticker indicates the month and year the battery was shipped (the first two characters of a four-character code).
B = February
3 = 2003
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US
U.
S. PATENT
MONTH = A -- M
A – January
B – February
C – March
D – April
E – May
F – June
G – July
H – August
I or J – September
J or K – October
K or L – November
L or M – December
.
NO
YEAR = NUMBERS
8 – 1998
9 – 1999
0 – 2000
1 – 2001
3. manufacture Date Code
2/03
B-3
2-3
MAY
3BCM
B3CM
5,
298
,350
Instead of using a Shipping Date Code, some batteries have a
Manufacture Date Code heat-stamped into the case or cover,
usually along the top edge of the battery. 2 – 2002
3 – 2003
4 – 2004
5 – 2005
8 = 1998
294 = day of year
(Oct. 20)
6 – 2006
7 – 2007
8 – 2008
9 – 2009
8 294CB
What Is Your Battery Sale Potential?
How many of your customers’ batteries are more than 4 years old?
On average, 2 out of 10 are!
potential sales
Average number of vehicles per month
______________
Percentage of batteries 4 years old or older
x
20%
______________
Potential monthly Sales
=
______________
Potential monthly sales
______________
Average profit per battery
x
______________ Potential monthly profit
=
______________
potential PROFIT
potential Annual PROFIT
Potential monthly profit
______________
Over 12 months
x
12
______________
Potential annual profit
=
______________
Before you hand the keys over to
your customer . . .
Did you check the battery?
Will the car start tomorrow?
©2006 Interstate Battery System of America, Inc. BL 9/06 800460