TSLA435.790-6.31%
GM83.240-1.11%
F17.4400.79%
RIVN16.3001.1%
CYD56.7200.39%
HMC26.990-0.3%
TM189.950-1.89%
CVNA73.000-0.49%
PAG167.370-0.8%
LAD290.890-4.73%
AN187.720-6.02%
GPI316.340-10.09999%
ABG187.710-7.04%
SAH82.620-1.12%
TSLA435.790-6.31%
GM83.240-1.11%
F17.4400.79%
RIVN16.3001.1%
CYD56.7200.39%
HMC26.990-0.3%
TM189.950-1.89%
CVNA73.000-0.49%
PAG167.370-0.8%
LAD290.890-4.73%
AN187.720-6.02%
GPI316.340-10.09999%
ABG187.710-7.04%
SAH82.620-1.12%
TSLA435.790-6.31%
GM83.240-1.11%
F17.4400.79%
RIVN16.3001.1%
CYD56.7200.39%
HMC26.990-0.3%
TM189.950-1.89%
CVNA73.000-0.49%
PAG167.370-0.8%
LAD290.890-4.73%
AN187.720-6.02%
GPI316.340-10.09999%
ABG187.710-7.04%
SAH82.620-1.12%


fixed ops

service department

Should Your Service Department be Open on Sundays?

- April 19, 2018
It is no secret that dealership personnel work long hours. The car business is demanding of employees’ time, but it can be equally demanding on relationships and personal life. Because...
body shop

Optimizing Profit in the Body Shop

- April 12, 2018
The body shop or collision repair industry has slightly diminished, however there are still new shops entering the fray to get their share of the revenue that is out there....
service

Why are You Losing Service Business?

- April 2, 2018
If you think back 20-30 years ago, almost every dealership had a body shop. Customers brought their cars to the dealer’s body shop because of the perceived quality of service,...
preventative maintenance

How to Upsell Preventative Maintenance

- March 23, 2018
A dealership must pursue a course to help their customers sustain their vehicles to the utmost degree of maintenance. This is a service that is expected to benefit the customers...
fixed-ops

The Benefits of Employee Recruitment and Development in the World of Fixed-Ops

- March 15, 2018
Today’s hiring market is rough. Attracting and retaining good employees is more difficult than ever. We live in a world of entitlement and fluid change. Employees who aren’t getting exactly...
fixed first visit

Keys to Improving Fixed-First-Visit

- March 9, 2018
When a customer comes to your service department with a problem, they expect you to fix it. It is your job. Unfortunately, fixing it right the first time does not...
customer satisfaction

How to Increase Profits & Customer Satisfaction

- March 9, 2018
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!...
fixed-ops

Should Fixed-Ops have its own Marketing Budget?

- February 14, 2018
If your fixed-ops doesn’t have its own marketing budget, then shame on you! Far too many dealers treat fixed-ops as an afterthought, content to spend unconscionable amounts of money on...
BDC

To BDC, or Not to BDC

- February 13, 2018
On this week's edition of the Weekly Tune-Up, join Becky Nixon as she answers the question that everyone wants the answer to: To BDC, or not to BDC.
F&I

Look Back in The Rear View to Illuminate What’s Ahead

- February 8, 2018
This past year has been a rollercoaster for the auto retail industry. We saw an end to the U.S. auto industry’s unprecedented seven-year sales streak, and entered a new post-sales...