Business phone system for new car dealers in Myrtle Beach, SC

The new car dealership market in Myrtle Beach, SC

County Business Patterns counts 24 new car dealers (NAICS 441110, New Car Dealers) in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area for 2023. They employed 1,545 people in mid-March and paid $124.0 million in annual payroll. By establishment count the area is 168th out of 800 areas with published figures for new car dealers.

Measured against its 413,000 residents (2024 estimate), the area has 5.8 new car dealers per 100,000 people; the U.S. rate is 6.4, so Myrtle Beach, SC is 9.9% below the national figure. The average establishment here has 64.4 employees, compared with 51.6 nationally. Payroll per employee comes to $80,276, in line with the national $79,300.

Calls a new car dealership in Myrtle Beach, SC has to catch

Dealerships route calls between sales, service and parts, and each department has different peak times. Fast follow-up on sales inquiries is critical. That holds for new car dealers in Myrtle Beach, SC as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to new car dealers in Myrtle Beach, SC:

• A shopper calls about a vehicle in stock.
• A service customer calls to book maintenance.
• A customer calls about a recall.

Texting customers

Dealers text service updates and appointment reminders.

Team texting on Callata runs from your business number, so replies come from the practice or shop rather than someone's personal phone. It turns on after the one-time $49 carrier registration (10DLC) is approved.

What a phone system costs a new car dealership in Myrtle Beach, SC

The average new car dealership in Myrtle Beach, SC has 64.4 employees, so a 64-person team is a reasonable benchmark. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 64 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $1,920.00 a month and 64 on Ooma Office Pro cost $1,596.80. Callata comes to $1,279.00 a month for 64 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $7,692 less than RingCentral for a new car dealership in Myrtle Beach, SC of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Local area codes for new car dealers in Myrtle Beach, SC

NANPA records place the exchanges of the area's named cities and towns in 2 area codes. 843 has the most, with 84 of 97 exchanges (87%). A local number lets customers in Myrtle Beach, SC call without dialing out of area. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, and which numbers are open in an area code depends on carrier inventory when you choose.

What new car dealers in Myrtle Beach, SC get with Callata

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in Myrtle Beach, SC is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.

Sales calls and texts to leads require appropriate consent under telemarketing rules.