TSLA308.85010.52999%
GM88.400-1%
F14.880-0.4%
RIVN16.8300.5%
CYD48.3203.2%
HMC30.7200.04%
TM191.450-1.385%
CVNA61.430-4.89%
PAG220.610-2.83%
LAD405.030-22.45%
AN214.650-15.33%
GPI296.710-61.26%
ABG233.140-15.12%
SAH100.340-12.32%
TSLA308.85010.52999%
GM88.400-1%
F14.880-0.4%
RIVN16.8300.5%
CYD48.3203.2%
HMC30.7200.04%
TM191.450-1.385%
CVNA61.430-4.89%
PAG220.610-2.83%
LAD405.030-22.45%
AN214.650-15.33%
GPI296.710-61.26%
ABG233.140-15.12%
SAH100.340-12.32%
TSLA308.85010.52999%
GM88.400-1%
F14.880-0.4%
RIVN16.8300.5%
CYD48.3203.2%
HMC30.7200.04%
TM191.450-1.385%
CVNA61.430-4.89%
PAG220.610-2.83%
LAD405.030-22.45%
AN214.650-15.33%
GPI296.710-61.26%
ABG233.140-15.12%
SAH100.340-12.32%

15 Tips to Improve your Fixed Ops

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By CBT News Editorial Team June 26, 2017
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Joe Gumm spoke to Jody Devere, CEO of AskPatty.com, about the customer experience in your service drive as well as what inspired her to write “15 Ways to Communicate Better in the Service Drive” for Car Biz Today.

Read 15 Ways to Communicate Better in the Service Drive on page 10 of Car Biz Today Magazine.

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