Are Automotive Technicians Ready for a Self-Driving, Electrified Future?
In the past, all someone needed was a set of wrenches and a little aptitude to become a mechanic. With zero formal education, backyard tinkerers were able to turn their...
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GM78.9211.7113%
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CYD57.3201.66%
HMC26.5650.305%
TM189.7900.13%
CVNA67.3152.925%
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Fixed-Ops
Winter Preparedness: What Should Your Dealership Offer?
Winter is coming. It may have already started to hit in some parts of the country. Where I come from, we often joke (at the first sight of snow) about...
How ReconVelocity is Helping Dealers Get Their Vehicles Retail-Ready Faster – Hugh Hathcock & Chris Slaydon
On today's show, we pleased to welcome back Hugh Hathcock, owner of ReconVelocity and one of his most successful clients, Chris Slaydon of Vernon Auto Group.
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:
Jim Fitzpatrick: Hi everyone....
Where Performance is Measured and Reported, Performance Improves!
In any arena, business or sport, top performers are identified through constant, ongoing performance evaluations. If you can’t evaluate their performance, then how can you identify their status as a...
The Importance of Modernizing the Reconditioning Process at Your Dealership – Mike Boyd, Cox Automotive
With used cars expected to play a big part in the 2020 auto market, a modern approach to vehicle reconditioning can shave off days worth of holding costs and get...
5 Fixed-Ops Trends to Pay Attention to in Q4 of 2019
As 2019 winds to a close, it is important to recognize trends that are occurring in the world of Fixed-Ops. 2019 has brought many changes and evolutions in the automotive...
How Manheim’s New Apprentice Program is Helping to Tackle the Technician Shortage – Tony Markese, VP of Reconditioning
The challenge for service managers isn’t just finding warm bodies, it’s finding qualified and skilled technicians who are willing to step into open positions. However, some auto industry players are...
How to Turn Recalls Into Positive Customer Experiences
Recalls are never good news for customers. At best, it means the added inconvenience of scheduling an appointment, waiting for the repair, and/or leaving their vehicle with the dealership. At...
5 Tips and Strategies for an Effective Service Department Mentoring Program
Apprenticeship is a concept as old as time. It used to be that the ONLY way to learn a trade was to serve an apprenticeship to a master of the...
Three Options to Recruit Techs During the Shortage
The automotive industry’s well-documented technician shortage is a serious concern. For the 76,000 technician positions that are vacated annually, whether technicians changing industries or to retire, only 39,000 new techs...
