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Fixed Ops•by Jim Roche•April 13, 2018

3 Elements of Service Customer Satisfaction

Reaching the next level of fixed ops requires dealers to consider and value their service customers’ implicit, explicit, and latent expectations.

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Dealer Ops•by Richard Frunzi•April 12, 2018

Leasing Automation Is the Answer

MUSA Auto Finance’s Richard Frunzi encourages dealers to automate the leasing process to their own benefit and that of their customers.

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Digital•by Patrick McMullen•April 11, 2018

6 Ways to Win Tech-Savvy Used-Car Buyers

Get more demos and close more deals with these six simple ideas for adapting your sales process to reward the efforts of online used-car customers.

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Dealer Ops•by Tariq Kamal•April 3, 2018

Q&A: Service Does Not Equal Sales

Assuming every service customer will remain blindly loyal to the dealership is a mistake that costs unwitting dealers countless sales.

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Fixed Ops•by Christian Scali•April 2, 2018

Service Advisors Are Exempt From Overtime Rules

Auto dealers finally have an answer to a critical compensation question thanks to a 5-4 Supreme Court decision in the Navarro v. Encino Motorcars case.

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Dealer Ops•by Tariq Kamal•March 30, 2018

One-On-One With Future Automotive's Steve Pleau

Newly minted Ford Dealership Hall of Fame member Steve Pleau reflects on his nearly 50-year career and describes his surprise induction.

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Dealer Ops•by Leonard Buchholz•March 29, 2018

4 Action Steps for Bold Dealers

Managers, staff, and customers all benefit from true leadership. Follow these four action steps to uncover and correct the broken processes that are holding you back.

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Dealer Ops•by Leonard Buchholz•March 28, 2018

The Problem Child: Rein in Your Service Staff

Whether underperforming service advisors don’t know how to hit their goals or simply refuse, dealers must be prepared to take forceful action.

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Dealer Ops•by Kynzie Sims•March 19, 2018

Sexual Harassment: 4 Pillars of Effective Training

Make anti-harassment training stick by creating a program that addresses leadership and accountability, clear policies, compliance training, and reporting and investigation.

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Dealer Ops•by Mark Holenstein•March 15, 2018

It’s a Process: How BPM Benefits Dealers

Omnichannel systems are backed by business process management, which works behind the scenes to manage the components of online and instore sales.

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