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Articlesby John CarrollAugust 25, 2006

Service Commitment At McBride Cheverolet

John Carroll - Brian McBride always thought he could figure out a way to make the service department at Bill McBride Chevrolet Subaru in Plattsburgh, N.Y. run better...

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Articlesby Greg GoebelAugust 25, 2006

The Sixth Essential Element: Advertising and Marketing - Getting Them in the Door

Greg Goebel - With the benchmark front-end gross being $2597, that would mean approximately $260 per SF unit sold...

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Articlesby Greg GoebelAugust 25, 2006

The Fifth Essential Element: Structuring the Deal

Greg Goebel - ...step in the Special Finance sales process is to be able to identify the SF customer at the onset of the sale...

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Articlesby Greg GoebelAugust 25, 2006

The Fourth Essential Element: Lenders - Your Partners In Special Finance

Greg Goebel - Are you a franchise store or an independent?...In any case, you have to have the lenders...

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Articlesby Greg GoebelAugust 25, 2006

The Third Essential Element: Special Finance Department Personnel You Can't Do It Without Good People

Greg Goebel - First, let’s look at sourcing new Special Finance sales people. Where do we look for them?...

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Articlesby Greg GoebelAugust 25, 2006

The Second Essential Element: The Importance Of Inventory

Greg Goebel - I will address the fact that people often bristle when I state that I believe that inventory is more important than personnel...

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Articlesby Greg GoebelAugust 25, 2006

The First Essential Element: Commitment The Foundation Of The Special Finance Department

Greg Goebel - It is also something that is identified as a component for success in virtually every other department in the dealership...

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Articlesby John CarrollAugust 25, 2006

Marketing Campaigns

Another successful incentive includes a three-day, 300-mile money back guarantee, with no questions asked on returned vehicles.

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Articlesby John CarrollAugust 25, 2006

The Debate Continues: Separate Versus Blended Special Finance

John Carroll - Sub prime credit customers wind up in the wrong sales process, being shown vehicles they can’t possibly afford...

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Articlesby John CarrollAugust 25, 2006

Changing With The Times

Today, Stepanek carries about 75 to 80 vehicles and sells about 40 cars a month...

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