David Keller - Take a look at your expenses. Compare your expenses against other 20 group members. Compare them to industry averages. If some are high compared to the industry guides, review the detail of the expense accounts to see if you can reduce...
David Keller - One of the things you should do before signing the buy-sell is consider what floorplan source you will use for financing the vehicle inventories...
David Keller - There are a lot of prior customers we don't think about until they walk through the door again to see us. We have to contact them first. We have to make an effort to be in front of them...
David Keller - Well, it is 2008. Yes, you probably know that by now. But are you really living in the year 2008? Is your business? The only way to know is to ask a few simple questions...
Dave Keller - If you are a typical dealer, you probably check your cash balance daily. Some dealers run their business by their checkbook balance, while others use the actual bank account balance and release checks accordingly. Which is better?...
David Keller - You know it is going to cost something to get it going, staff it, find the right software, make room in your dealership for the people staffing it, monitor the results, create advertising, update your Web site and phone numbers, etc. ...
David Keller - New car dealerships rely almost entirely on trade-ins to round out the mix of vehicles on their lot. What happensif your more expensive vehicle sales slow down and stop generating these trade-ins?...
David Keller - Under the act, small businesses will be able to write off up to $250,000 of qualifying expenses in 2008. In addition, businesses will be able to deduct an additional 50 percent of the cost of certain investments in 2008...
David Keller - The inventory account that reflects the dollar amount of technician’s labor on open repair orders is work in process inventory. This account should be shown on your balance sheet after the parts inventory account along with...
Dave Keller - One of the problems I see in many dealerships is the lack of motivation from the sales staff, both sales managers and salespeople, to actively and accurately determine what brought the customer into your dealership...