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%


Discover strategies and insights for building stronger dealership teams, improving operations, and leading with impact. This category highlights best practices from top-performing managers and executives in the automotive space—covering everything from organizational culture and employee retention to succession planning and executive decision-making.

Management & Leadership

inventory

How Dealers Can Trim Down Their New Vehicle Inventories this Fall

- October 11, 2019
As retail vehicle sales begin to slide, it is more important than ever to get lean headed into the slower-selling fall season. Coming off a few record years, trimming down...
pitch

Successful Ways To Pitch Your Next Big Idea To The Higher Ups

- October 3, 2019
We’ve all been there when you have a killer idea, the best that you have ever come up with, but when you bring it to management, it gets shot down...
auto

How Innovation is Expanding Entrepreneurial Opportunities in the Retail Auto Industry

- October 3, 2019
It’s an exciting time to be on the road. Not since the days when humans transitioned from equine transit to machine has there been so much rapid development in the...
sales staff

5 Ways Dealers Can Help Sales Staff Avoid Burnout

- October 2, 2019
Selling cars has got to be one of the most rewarding jobs on the planet. There’s nothing like the smile on a customer’s face when they drive off in their...
turnover rate

Perks and Policies that Drive Retention

- September 30, 2019
Cox Automotive’s Dealership Staffing study pointed out some worrying hiring trends in the auto industry. It found a 40% overall dealership staff turnover rate, with sales being the largest artery...
divas

Addressing the Divas at Your Dealership

- September 27, 2019
Are there two kings in your castle? If so, you may have a diva on your hands. A diva is a salesperson in it for themselves. This may come from...
Ron Marhofer Auto Family

How Ron Marhofer Auto Family Has Continued to Thrive for 100 Years – Chris Marhofer, COO

- September 24, 2019
After starting as an independent service garage in 1919 and adding its first Chevrolet franchise in the 1920s, Ron Marhofer Auto Family has built a century-long legacy and has no...
financial

The 3 Financial Tools Every Dealership Needs

- September 23, 2019
Operating a dealership is fraught with challenges and obstacles that are completely out of your control.  Because of that, it’s important to control those areas that we can control –...
succession

The Dealer’s Essential Guide to Succession Planning

- September 20, 2019
In a way, the need for succession planning mirrors gravity. Because, as certain as a ball thrown in the air is to fall, it is also inevitable that employees will...
employees

Five Ways to Develop Your Staff into the Automotive Industry’s Future Leaders

- September 16, 2019
Take a moment to think of the best manager or staff leader you have. Think of their work ethic, creativity, and attention to detail.  Now, imagine of life without them...


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