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Articles•by Don Reed•March 9, 2007

2007 Brings Record Profits

Don Reed - Can your service department increase its customer pay labor and parts sales by 40 percent? YES! Can your service department increase its customer pay labor and parts gross profit by 40 percent?...

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Articles•by Karen Steckler•February 12, 2007

The Ultimate Service Experience Empowering Your Team to Exceed Expectations

Karen Steckler - Prestige Imports is one of seven dealerships, with seventeen franchises which is owned by Hansel Auto Group. Over the years Hansel has developed a robust business with excellent service centers...

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Articles•by Don Reed•February 9, 2007

Serious Numbers In Owner Retention

Don Reed - If the number of active customers in your database is going up each month, congratulations; you are doing a lot of things right toward building strong owner retention...

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Articles•by Mark O'Neil•January 15, 2007

Streamlining The Back End

Mark O'Neil - Increasingly important to dealerships are the back end profits from the sale of aftermarket products...

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Articles•by Don Reed•January 1, 2007

Increasing Service Absorption Rule #3

Don Reed - Let’s take a look at your most recent financial statement. Determine your average new and used vehicle unit sales per month...

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Articles•by Karen Steckler•December 26, 2006

Aftermarket Accessories: Where Stock Ends And Custom Begins

“It’s an ever changing industry, and the easiest way to describe it is that it’s a fashion business,” said Churchill.

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Articles•by Don Reed•December 14, 2006

Increased Service Absorption Rule #2 - Final

Don Reed - I supplied three rules to follow that would provide the basis for generating additional retail gross profit in your service and parts departments...

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Articles•by Tommy Webb•December 12, 2006

Do Customer's Need Training

Tommy Webb - Are dealers taking any course of action directed toward making their customers more aware of the features of their specific vehicles...

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Articles•by John Carroll•November 20, 2006

Off To The Races: Dealer Balances Dealership With Racing

John Carroll - His first big decision was to shut down the collision repair operations he had originally been given to run in order to expand the service group...

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Articles•by Don Reed•November 3, 2006

Increasing Service Absorption Rule #2 - Continued

Don Reed - So, whether the vehicle was a trade-in at your store, purchased at the auction or bought off the street or from a wholesaler, it belonged to a customer...

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