TSLA376.3002.58%
GM78.050-0.47%
F12.385-0.095%
RIVN16.520-0.43%
CYD42.2400.37%
HMC24.340-0.14%
TM192.320-3.76%
CVNA409.0506.03%
PAG160.4200.42%
LAD274.920-1.47%
AN203.0700.1%
GPI341.3901.61%
ABG203.0601.05%
SAH71.8400.62%
TSLA376.3002.58%
GM78.050-0.47%
F12.385-0.095%
RIVN16.520-0.43%
CYD42.2400.37%
HMC24.340-0.14%
TM192.320-3.76%
CVNA409.0506.03%
PAG160.4200.42%
LAD274.920-1.47%
AN203.0700.1%
GPI341.3901.61%
ABG203.0601.05%
SAH71.8400.62%
TSLA376.3002.58%
GM78.050-0.47%
F12.385-0.095%
RIVN16.520-0.43%
CYD42.2400.37%
HMC24.340-0.14%
TM192.320-3.76%
CVNA409.0506.03%
PAG160.4200.42%
LAD274.920-1.47%
AN203.0700.1%
GPI341.3901.61%
ABG203.0601.05%
SAH71.8400.62%


About: Becky Nixon

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service advisors

How to Help Service Advisors Handle Their Jobs — And Stress

- July 4, 2018
In 1965 Gordon Moore, co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel, projected that the processing power of integrated circuits doubles about every two years, thus advancing technology at a pace that...
Fixed-Ops Auto News
parts wholesale

The Cost of a Parts Wholesale Business

- July 3, 2018
On this week's episode of the Weekly Tune-Up, Becky Nixon talks about a topic discussed during expense conversations in your parts and service operation: the cost of a parts wholesale...
Daily Newscast
females

Explaining Vehicle Maintenance to Females

- June 28, 2018
Females make up over 65% of your daily service department customers, and their buying habits and decision making is vastly different from the average male customer's. Why use the same...
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parts inventory

Parts Inventory and Frozen Capital

- June 26, 2018
On this week's edition of the Weekly Tune-Up, Becky Nixon talks about keeping your capital liquid and your fixed-ops running smoothly while also making all the profit that you can...
Daily Newscast
service

Wasted Dollars in Your Service Lounge

- June 19, 2018
People live at a faster pace nowadays. How time feels to someone is relative to what their priorities are at any moment. On this week’s edition of the Weekly Tune-Up,...
Daily Newscast
maintenance

The Cost of Being Competitive with Maintenance

- June 12, 2018
  On today's episode of the Weekly Tune-Up, Becky Nixon discusses the costs of being competitive with maintenance products and services in your service department. Video Transcription: Hello again and welcome to this...
Daily Newscast
comprehensive customer service

What is Comprehensive Customer Service?

- June 5, 2018
We're all aware of how important customer service is. In this episode of the Weekly Tune-Up, Becky Nixon addresses what exactly it means to excel in comprehensive customer service.
Daily Newscast
fixed-ops

Building Trust in Fixed-Ops

- May 29, 2018
On this week's episode of the Weekly Tune-Up, Becky Nixon shares her insights on how trust in the fixed-ops department can affect the overall success of your dealership.
Daily Newscast
time management

Time Management in the Service Department

- May 22, 2018
On this week's episode of the Weekly Tune-Up, Becky Nixon talks about one of the most important things service advisors can do to increase their productivity and profits, time management.
Daily Newscast
technicians

How Should You Pay Your Technicians? (Part 3)

- May 15, 2018
On today's episode of the Weekly Tune-Up, Becky Nixon continues her series on how you should be paying your technicians. In part three, Becky answers the question: Do we retire...
Daily Newscast

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