Jennifer Murphy - With such high costs to dealers, it’s understandable that some dealers are evaluating their plans, weighing their options and even modifying coverages in the current economic climate.
Jennifer Murphy - The success of a BDC or call center is heavily dependent on having well-trained employees. The selection process of hiring the right employees coupled with a motivating compensation plan and intensive and ongoing training will yield the best results.
In 2001, Terry McCormick, the current general manager of Ray Laks Mitsubishi, was brought in to spearhead the implementation of a subprime department in Ray Laks Mitsubishi in West Seneca, N.Y. In the first six months of business, the department retailed an average of 15 to 20 subprime units per month.
Jennifer Murphy - While some consider reconditioning and detailing synonymous, they are very different. According to Ken Billado, assistant manager of the detail operation at The Automaster (a high-line and import dealership group out of Shelburne, Vt)...
Jennifer Murphy - The customer is taken to the private office of one of the four the service consultants/advisers who usually spend between seven and 10 minutes with each customer to understand the customer’s concerns.
Jennifer Murphy - Ghazal focuses heavily on each store’s numbers. He receives various reports from each store daily, weekly and monthly and analyzes them to determine how each store is performing, see if any of them need improvement and monitor his...
Jennifer Murphy - Bill Finocchiaro, president of Peruzzi Toyota in Hatfield, Pa., has been experiencing online success since he expanded his Internet department and adopted new processes for the department. “I knew there was more out there;
Jennifer Murphy - Recalling the first mass deployment his dealership survived through, Thomas said, “The sales numbers dried up literally overnight, and we weren’t prepared … We didn’t know what to expect; it was devastating.
Jennifer Muprhy - The first and perhaps the most striking difference is that the dealer maintains ownership of a rented vehicle until the end of the rental term. Then, and only then, does the renter acquire ownership.
Jennifer Murphy - Purchasing the proper equipment, a vital component of success for any service department, is an expensive investment for dealers...