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How To Check Out Your Service Department

To formulate an action plan for improvement you must first realize that you can’t manage what you don’t measure.

Training Your Service Customers Pays Big Dividends

Did someone say “sell more cars?” Isn’t it about time you get serious about service and start training your service customers?

It’s Cheaper To Keep Those Customers!

Now is the time to evaluate your service and parts marketing strategy for your existing customers. They are waiting for you with open arms. Let them know how much you appreciate their business and give them reasons to come back. It’s cheaper to keep them!

Suggested Daily Tasks of Fixed Ops Managers

A lot of dealers and managers are asking, “What’s new in fixed operations?” When it comes to technology, the answer is “a lot.”

The Art of Selling

If you are willing to commit to training your entire fixed operations team how to effectively communicate with every customer on every phone call and at every visit you are well on your way toward creating a culture of salesmanship within your entire organization, including fixed operations.

How Do Your Service Advisors Measure Up?

Would you agree that you can’t “save your way to increased profitability?” If so, then why are so many dealers still missing out on earning the gross profits they deserve? The answer is … people!

Keep Those Customers Coming Back

Analyze your fixed operations marketing plan to see how you compare with these strategies. Make the commitment to support your service advisors so you can keep those customers coming back.

If It Ain’t Broke, Break It

Don’t let the good news happening in your sales department become bad news for your fixed operations by neglecting the back half of your store.

Are You Beating Last Year’s Fixed Ops Profit By 40 Percent or More?

To increase your sales per repair order you must give your advisors the time they need to “advise.” You must ensure that they are professionally trained on how to provide every one of your customers the highest level of service that they possibly can every time they visit your dealership.

Are You Making What You Should in Fixed Ops? Part 2

Implementing changes and the training process dealerships need to provide your fixed operations team with the skills they need to accomplish their goals.

How Many Alignments Does It Take to Get .3 HPRO?

“I am amazed at how many service advisors fail to properly advise all of their customers as to the maintenance and/or repair needs of their vehicles.”

Employee Retention Impacts Owner Retention

Something exciting is about to happen to your employee retention, which will result in ongoing owner retention.