TSLA360.590-20.67001%
GM72.540-2.5%
F11.590-0.09%
RIVN15.4000.46%
CYD39.410-0.08%
HMC24.150-0.16%
TM207.010-2.66%
CVNA313.5481.45799%
PAG149.3400.18%
LAD251.8201%
AN197.680-0.29%
GPI329.450-1.34%
ABG194.7600.73%
SAH64.870-0.38%
TSLA360.590-20.67001%
GM72.540-2.5%
F11.590-0.09%
RIVN15.4000.46%
CYD39.410-0.08%
HMC24.150-0.16%
TM207.010-2.66%
CVNA313.5481.45799%
PAG149.3400.18%
LAD251.8201%
AN197.680-0.29%
GPI329.450-1.34%
ABG194.7600.73%
SAH64.870-0.38%
TSLA360.590-20.67001%
GM72.540-2.5%
F11.590-0.09%
RIVN15.4000.46%
CYD39.410-0.08%
HMC24.150-0.16%
TM207.010-2.66%
CVNA313.5481.45799%
PAG149.3400.18%
LAD251.8201%
AN197.680-0.29%
GPI329.450-1.34%
ABG194.7600.73%
SAH64.870-0.38%

Fixed-Ops

service drive

Spot Check Processes in the Service Drive Benefit Everyone

- August 14, 2017
Everyday customers come into your Service Drive, we perform routine maintenance for them and/or repair their cars. We may get them in and out in a timely manner and everyone...
fixed-ops

Fixing Fixed Operations: Here’s a Growth Revenue Optimization Plan

- August 7, 2017
Fixed and Variable operations are located under the same roof! Yet, they are often worlds apart. It is time to bridge those two worlds once and for all! As industry...
service

Pros and Cons of Keeping Your Service Department Open 7 Days a Week

- August 4, 2017
Much of what we accomplish in life is determined by what we think is possible. If we think something is possible then we feel we have a fighting chance to...
longevity

Study: car buyers want aftermarket products for longevity of vehicles

- August 4, 2017
It's no secret, people love to keep their cars longer these days. In fact, one study suggests the average age of vehicles in the U.S. is a record 11.6 years....
small dealers

Can Small Dealers Offer High-Quality Valet Service Too?

- August 1, 2017
Franchised or not, customer vehicle pick-up and delivery is a growing service. But can small dealers keep up with large dealer groups in convenience? The 2016 Maintenance & Repair Study by...
fixed-ops

10 ways to grow your Service Drive

- July 26, 2017
Joe sits down with Michael Roppo, Director of Fixed-Ops with Withum, Smith & Brown. Michael and Joe go over how you can improve your fixed-ops department as well as Michael's...
Auto Technicians

How and Where to Recruit the Best Auto Technicians

- July 25, 2017
Recruiting technicians is never a hard job. The real difficulty is recruiting technicians worth your money and time. Too often in my career as a technician was I forced to...
Employee Training

How training new hires impacts your bottom line

- July 18, 2017
We all know service revenue is important to a dealership's bottom line, especially now in what some are calling a "plateau" in new car sales. The stats that show the...
factory maintenance

Is Factory Maintenance Affecting Hours Per RO?

- July 17, 2017
With all the technical innovations now available in the modern automobile, it stands to reason there would be a corresponding effect on the maintenance requirements that would help reduce costs...
Takata bankruptcy

Why Takata’s bankruptcy benefits your service department

- June 29, 2017
Takata, the Japanese company behind the faulty airbag inflators, filed for bankruptcy protection. Despite the spiraling debt the company has incurred (which is estimated to be around $9 Billion), Karl...

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