TSLA391.060-3.4%
GM77.7200.08%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.720-1.15%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.7602.84%
CVNA70.6400.05%
PAG204.7504.35%
LAD339.1607.79%
AN209.0005.46%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.6608.23%
SAH102.8103.08%
TSLA391.060-3.4%
GM77.7200.08%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.720-1.15%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.7602.84%
CVNA70.6400.05%
PAG204.7504.35%
LAD339.1607.79%
AN209.0005.46%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.6608.23%
SAH102.8103.08%
TSLA391.060-3.4%
GM77.7200.08%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.720-1.15%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.7602.84%
CVNA70.6400.05%
PAG204.7504.35%
LAD339.1607.79%
AN209.0005.46%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.6608.23%
SAH102.8103.08%


Dealership Management

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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staff

Does Your Staff Believe In Your Companies Purpose?

- June 25, 2018
Can you see yourself buying a higher end car from a folksy salesperson with a southern accent? Or purchasing a vehicle from a bargain automotive brands with the salesperson decked...
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Wes Lutz

Navigating the Industry Through the Tough Challenges Ahead

- June 25, 2018
Since Wes Lutz was named chairman of the National Automotive Dealers Association, he has been home only a few days in the past six weeks. But his dealership, Extreme Dodge...
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Joseph Michelli

Does Your Dealership Experience Meet Your Customer’s Expectations? – Joseph Michelli, NYTimes Best Selling Author

- June 22, 2018
Our guest today on the CBT Automotive Network is an expert when it comes to instilling the knowledge and power your business, managers, and employees need in order to deliver...
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dealership

Why Diversifying Your Dealership Is More Important Than Ever – Brian Finkelmeyer

- June 21, 2018
Brian Finkelmeyer, Senior Director at vAuto, joins Jim Fitzpatrick in the CBT Automotive studios to further the discussion concerning the future of the automotive industry, the importance of diversifying your dealership, and how...
Management & Leadership Auto News
staff meetings

Are You Operating your Staff Meetings In A Way That Actually Helps?

- June 20, 2018
Let’s be honest: no one likes meetings. Generally, we find meetings to be unproductive wastes of time, which we put up with because they’re mandatory, and because sometimes you get...
Management & Leadership Auto News
successful people

7 Choices Highly Successful People Make Daily

- June 18, 2018
Some consider success the luck of the draw, subject to fate and the constellation they were born under. However, the truth is that success is simply a pattern of behaviors...
Management & Leadership Auto News
interview

How to Interview a Job Candidate

- June 15, 2018
Have you ever hired someone only to be disappointed with their performance? If so, you may have only yourself to blame. Good talent is hard to find these days, which...
Management & Leadership Auto News
Rory Vaden

Is Your Team Choosing Success At Your Dealership Everyday? – Rory Vaden

- June 14, 2018
Rory Vaden, Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting, Joins the network to talk about overcoming procrastination and developing good discipline and how mastering a balance in the workspace can help you take...
Management & Leadership Auto News

The Importance of Checking In On Your Successes, Goals, and Training – Cory Mosley

- June 13, 2018
The host of Progressive Retail and frequent CBT Automotive Network contributor, Cory Mosley joins Jim Fitzpatrick to discuss the steps dealers and managers should be taking to ensure they are putting...
Management & Leadership Auto News

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