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From Search Auto Parts: Want to grow your fixed ops department? Cook a potato first! If you have been in business more than 10 years, you are well aware of how hard it can be to keep growing your customer base. Our most successful clients spend a gre

Making a cold case for winter wheels, from The Detroit News. The recent cold snap was a reminder that the perils of winter driving are just around the corner. Even without snow or ice, a severe drop in temperature can cause various problems with vehi

AFSA aims to provide CFPB with thorough dealer participation analysis via new study, according to Subprime Auto Finance News.  In light of concerns expressed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about the “significant risk” dealer

November mid-month update from NADA. After diving by 3.5% on a prior month basis in October, used vehicle depreciation eased up substantially over the first half of November with prices falling by 1.2%, a figure in line with NADA’s full-month targe

Last month’s article generated such good feedback that I decided to devote another one to the same topic. The takeaway from my September article was that money doesn’t motivate everyone. Oh sure, money is important, but most people also want to k

As an overall view of Service, Parts, and Body Shops, many managers struggle with attaining the desired results as because they simply don’t have strong enough processes. Having been a Fixed Operations Director, I understand how this can happen. At

Automotive Compliance Consultants said today its exhibits at both the American Financial Services Association and the National Automobile Dealers Association conventions in New Orleans in January will provide attendees insight into its WICS methodolo

What you can learn from Google Analytics mobile reports, according to Search Engine Watch. When the Internet was first used in households it was accessed through a cumbersome piece of technology, a desktop computer, and probably viewed on a CRT scree

This is the 23-year-old entrepreneur who just turned down $3B from Facebook, according to Entrepreneur.  For many entrepreneurs, the dream is to launch a kickass startup, grow it into a powerhouse and then sell it off or go public. In other words, t