TSLA357.450-14.66%
GM80.640-1.99%
F12.381-0.329%
RIVN14.790-0.68%
CYD32.440-0.59%
HMC32.490-0.44%
TM188.300-2.04%
CVNA60.500-4.5601%
PAG207.220-2.4%
LAD303.070-13.35%
AN161.360-5.62%
GPI242.230-9.95%
ABG179.680-5.47%
SAH62.450-2.5%
TSLA357.450-14.66%
GM80.640-1.99%
F12.381-0.329%
RIVN14.790-0.68%
CYD32.440-0.59%
HMC32.490-0.44%
TM188.300-2.04%
CVNA60.500-4.5601%
PAG207.220-2.4%
LAD303.070-13.35%
AN161.360-5.62%
GPI242.230-9.95%
ABG179.680-5.47%
SAH62.450-2.5%
TSLA357.450-14.66%
GM80.640-1.99%
F12.381-0.329%
RIVN14.790-0.68%
CYD32.440-0.59%
HMC32.490-0.44%
TM188.300-2.04%
CVNA60.500-4.5601%
PAG207.220-2.4%
LAD303.070-13.35%
AN161.360-5.62%
GPI242.230-9.95%
ABG179.680-5.47%
SAH62.450-2.5%


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

expanding

Are You Thinking About Expanding Your Franchise?

- July 13, 2018
If you’re thinking about expanding your franchise dealership, there are a lot of aspects to keep in mind when taking this giant ‘leap of faith’. Below, you’ll find a few...
managers

Have Your Managers Been Taught to Teach? – Paul Cummings

- July 13, 2018
Who’s teaching the managers and trainers at your dealerships in order to make sure that employee training is effective? In part three of our interview series with Paul Cummings, we...
Time

Making the Most of Your Time

- July 12, 2018
Right next to your employees, your most valuable resource as a manager is time. However many squander this asset. This usually happens when management gets stuck in institutional ruts, following...
boss

What to do if Your Boss is a “Bad Leader”

- July 11, 2018
Not every boss will be your favorite, but that doesn’t make them terrible leaders. However, every so often you may find yourself working under someone who fits that bill. What...
employee retention

How Employee Turnover Is More Costly Than You Think – Chase Abbott

- July 10, 2018
The high cost of employee turnovers continues to plague the retail automotive industry as employee retention rates are now in the low twenties. Chase Abbott joins the CBT Automotive Network...
Setting Goals

Paul Cummings: Setting Goals For Each Department of Your Dealership

- July 9, 2018
The CBT Automotive Network welcomes Paul Cummings, who is President and CEO of Paul Cummings Enterprises. He tells our Jim Fitzpatrick about his new book and how important practice, preparation,...
Paul Cummings

Paul Cummings on how to recruit the right people for your dealership

- July 4, 2018
We've all heard the phrase "Hire for personality, train for skill," but we all know people with great personalities. Does that mean they would make great salespeople? Especially if they're...
Auto Group

How Tom Wood Auto Group is Driving 17 Franchise Stores Towards Success

- July 3, 2018
From our CBT Automotive Studios, Brian Finkelmeyer, Director of Conquest at vAuto, is joined by Chad Kirchhoff, Director of Operations with Tom Wood Auto Group. They discuss a variety of...
dress code

Dress Code – Can Your Employees’ Appearance Give off the Wrong Vibe?

- June 27, 2018
Is the dress code for auto salespeople becoming too relaxed? 30 years ago, it seemed that everybody wore a suit and tie to work. This was true across many industries....
culture car dealership employees

Tips On How To Get Employees to Stick With You for the Long Haul

- June 26, 2018
Though clients give you business, employees are the ones that keep you in business. A happy, positively motivated employee base has been proven to increase sales and promote customer loyalty....


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