TSLA391.95027.75%
GM77.780-1.68%
F12.700-0.01%
RIVN16.4100.42%
CYD42.2900.13%
HMC24.2600.1%
TM213.1801.63%
CVNA371.115-3.09499%
PAG155.130-2.14%
LAD274.480-7.3%
AN195.810-4.19%
GPI332.730-5.25%
ABG202.540-4.03%
SAH65.820-2.41%
TSLA391.95027.75%
GM77.780-1.68%
F12.700-0.01%
RIVN16.4100.42%
CYD42.2900.13%
HMC24.2600.1%
TM213.1801.63%
CVNA371.115-3.09499%
PAG155.130-2.14%
LAD274.480-7.3%
AN195.810-4.19%
GPI332.730-5.25%
ABG202.540-4.03%
SAH65.820-2.41%
TSLA391.95027.75%
GM77.780-1.68%
F12.700-0.01%
RIVN16.4100.42%
CYD42.2900.13%
HMC24.2600.1%
TM213.1801.63%
CVNA371.115-3.09499%
PAG155.130-2.14%
LAD274.480-7.3%
AN195.810-4.19%
GPI332.730-5.25%
ABG202.540-4.03%
SAH65.820-2.41%


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fixed-operations - John Fairchild

What should car dealers look for when hiring fixed-operations employees? – John Fairchild

- April 8, 2021
Today on CBT News, host Jim Fitzpatrick is joined by John Fairchild, President of Fairchild Automotive Solutions. Fairchild specializes in retail automotive training and improving every area of dealership fixed-operations. Fairchild...
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Understanding the key differences between service advisors and service writers

- March 4, 2021
What are service advisors worth to dealers and general managers? This is the question Don Reed tackles on the latest episode of Service Drive. Reed has helped thousands of dealers...
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Lee Harkins Fixed-Ops

How your fixed-ops department can turn service patrons into life-long customers

- February 26, 2021
On today’s show, Lee Harkins joins host Jim Fitzpatrick to discuss the latest trends in fixed-ops. Harkins is the President and CEO of M5 Management Services, a company committed to...
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Why your dealership should double-down on fixed-operations – Jim Roche

- December 10, 2020
2020 has posed many challenges for the automotive industry. However, car dealers have been extraordinarily resilient. We have seen the majority of dealers implement digital toolsets and adapt their operations...
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Planning Is Good, Actions Are Better: How to Increase Profits and Customer Satisfaction

- January 3, 2020
Remember our 2018 New Year Resolution on how make your dealership more profitable by increasing customer satisfaction and creating more profit retention while lowing the cost of doing business? Good!...
Management & Leadership Auto News
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How to Become More Customer Centric at Your Dealership – Jim Roche, Xtime

- January 4, 2019
The quality of your customer’s overall experience in the service department can have lasting consequences on your dealership; good or bad. In anticipation for this year’s changes in the automotive...
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Keeping Talent Is Key To Success

- September 19, 2018
Keeping Talent Is Key To SuccessFor many years, dealership fixed operations departments have fought to attract and retain qualified talent. I don’t have to tell you that you can’t just...
Fixed-Ops Auto News
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Service Department Now Makes Up 49% of Your dealership’s Gross Profit

- September 10, 2018
The automotive industry is always varying, especially as consumer behaviors and the status of the economy continue to shift. The retail market of vehicles is hurting at the moment, so...
Daily Automotive News Auto News

Why Are You Still Charging Diagnostic Fees?

- November 10, 2016
Staying Competitive in the Service Drive By: David Lewis With the growing number of secondary repair shops competing for dealership customers these days it is hard to understand why so many service...
Fixed-Ops Auto News
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Facebook Ads Target Service Customers

- March 27, 2016
Unlocking Digital Gold Mine in the Service Department By Glenn Pasch Think of the Gold Rush of the early 1900’s. People crossed the country because they heard there was a way to find...
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