Walk into any dealership on a busy weekday morning, and you'll find your service lane buzzing with work. Advisors are making assessments and writing up tickets, techs are wrenching, and customers are scrolling through their phones in your lounge area while waiting for oil changes and brake jobs. ...

Auto dealers across the nation are grappling with a significant challenge—shrinking used car inventories. Several factors have led to this situation, including the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the auto market, where fewer leases were signed over the last several years. Many people are also holding ...

Consumer enthusiasm for electric vehicles (EVs) is high, but actual adoption rates are telling a different story. Dealers are finding themselves at a crossroads, grappling with various challenges that impede the full-scale adoption of selling electric vehicles. As the auto industry stands on the ...

Dealer Recruitment Strategy for the Long Term Hiring employees today is distinctly different than in previous years. Unemployment is at remarkable low levels. It’s oftentimes difficult to find qualified new employees. There are new expectations from prospective applicants as to flexibility, ...

Improving employee engagement has a direct impact on employee performance. There is a clear, direct link between engagement and contribution that has a real effect on a business’ bottom line. To deliver outstanding business results we need engaged employees now more than ever. Engaged employees are ...

These are fast, changing times for dealerships. Profit margins in recent years have evolved from a model that generates a profit from selling cars to profitability from financing, incentives, F&I sales, and customer retention through the service drive. An industry that once roared with only ...