TSLA445.27011.82%
GM75.810-0.63%
F13.5851.595%
RIVN14.2700.32%
CYD51.0202.5%
HMC24.3700.26%
TM186.8905.22%
CVNA69.900-3.82%
PAG166.580-2.45%
LAD273.220-2.08%
AN191.110-4.25%
GPI327.780-8.36%
ABG192.850-0.83%
SAH76.120-2.46%
TSLA445.27011.82%
GM75.810-0.63%
F13.5851.595%
RIVN14.2700.32%
CYD51.0202.5%
HMC24.3700.26%
TM186.8905.22%
CVNA69.900-3.82%
PAG166.580-2.45%
LAD273.220-2.08%
AN191.110-4.25%
GPI327.780-8.36%
ABG192.850-0.83%
SAH76.120-2.46%
TSLA445.27011.82%
GM75.810-0.63%
F13.5851.595%
RIVN14.2700.32%
CYD51.0202.5%
HMC24.3700.26%
TM186.8905.22%
CVNA69.900-3.82%
PAG166.580-2.45%
LAD273.220-2.08%
AN191.110-4.25%
GPI327.780-8.36%
ABG192.850-0.83%
SAH76.120-2.46%

Service Drive on CBT News is your go-to source for all things fixed-ops. From exclusive interviews with service managers and fixed-ops directors to expert insights on profitability, technician retention, and shop efficiency, this section covers the full spectrum of the service lane. Whether it's part of our original Service Drive series or breaking trends in the back end of the dealership, you'll find valuable strategies to drive revenue and enhance the customer experience.

Service Drive on CBT News is your go-to source for all things fixed-ops. From exclusive interviews with service managers and fixed-ops directors to expert insights on profitability, technician retention, and shop efficiency, this section covers the full spectrum of the service lane. Whether it's part of our original Service Drive series or breaking trends in the back end of the dealership, you'll find valuable strategies to drive revenue and enhance the customer experience.

Service Drive

Cox Automotive’s Skyler Chadwick reveals the biggest opportunities in fixed ops

Fixed ops departments hold untapped potential for revenue, retention, and customer loyalty. On today's episode of Service Drive, Cox Automotive Director of Product Consulting, Skyler Chadwick, breaks down key insights from the 2025 Service Industry Study and offers strategies dealerships can implement now to capture these opportunities. Fixed operations remain a stabilizing force for dealerships when sales fluctuate. Chadwick highlights three trends reshaping the service lane landscape in 2025: intensifying competition,...

Digital leaderboards simplify reporting and drive accountability — Todd Katcher | Digital Dealership System

- November 17, 2025
Dealerships spend hours every week generating reports that show what already happened, leaving little time to improve performance today. Todd Katcher, chief product officer at Digital Dealership System, joins Jim...

How Jeremy Stephens scaled Bozard Ford Lincoln’s mobile service to 2,000 monthly jobs

- November 17, 2025
Mobile service is one of the fastest-growing opportunities in fixed ops. On today's episode of  Service Drive, Bozard Ford Lincoln's Remote Operations Director, Jeremy Stephens, shares how his team completed more...

How dealers can optimize service, technicians, and customer experience – Dave Rogers | Piazza Auto Group 

- November 10, 2025
On this episode of Service Drive, Dave Rogers, Fixed Operations Director at Piazza Auto Group, shares strategies for dealerships to succeed amid a technician shortage. Rogers details how tactics such...

Preparing future auto technicians starts in the classroom — Brion Stapp & Joe McBreen

- November 6, 2025
Finding and keeping skilled technicians has been a persistent challenge for dealers nationwide. One Colorado school district is tackling the problem by giving students a hands-on, paid opportunity to work...

How Parkway Toyota dealers leverage aging cars to strengthen fixed ops – Nick Latino

- November 3, 2025
With drivers keeping their vehicles longer than ever, Parkway Toyota’s service department is finding new ways to meet the needs of high-mileage customers. Fixed Operations Director at Parkway Toyota, Nick...

Tully Williams’ playbook for driving high customer retention in service

- October 27, 2025
The Niello Company retains more than 70% of its service customers returning. On today's episode of Service Drive, Niello's Fixed Ops Director, Tully Williams, details how culture, process, and pricing...

Peter Cooper on winning customer loyalty in the service drive

- October 23, 2025
Maximizing customer loyalty starts the moment a car pulls into the service bay. On today's episode of Service Drive, Peter Cooper, president and CEO of Lexus of Lehigh Valley, shares...

John Frazier on the real issues behind the service technician shortage

- October 20, 2025
As automakers and dealers grapple with a growing shortage of service technicians, John Frazier, fixed operations director at Louisville CDJR, BMW, and Volvo, argues that the real issue isn’t a...

How service advisors can turn upset customers into lifetime clients – John Fairchild | Fairchild Automotive Solutions

- October 13, 2025
Upset customers are a fact of life, especially in automotive. For some customers, every dealership visit is an "inconvenience," vehicles aren’t “fixed right,” prices aren’t fully disclosed, or expectations aren’t...

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