By Dave Anderson, President, LearnToLead As a leader, you should never let a focus and commitment to improve yourself get old or become forgotten. In fact, little will improve measurably or sustainably in your organization until you do. While leaders

By Kendall Rawls, Director of Development, The Rawls Group The new year brings change, and with change comes uncertainties – often leading to fear, anxiety, and worry of the unknown. As we enter this new year, we face an upcoming presidential elec

By Chase Abbott, VP of Sales, VinSolutions, Dealer.com & Digital Retailing Cox Automotive Inc. It has been more than a hundred years since cars first became available to the masses, and a lot has changed in automotive since then. In 2019, the v

By Ed Kovalchick, CEO & Founder, Net Profit Inc. First off, if you haven’t calculated the worth in labor and parts sales of just one minute of your service or body shop technician time, do it. Dispatchmania Regarding vehicle job management, be

Pictured above: Derek DeBoer; Image by Cornelius Matteo TC Chevy, locally-owned and operated since 1985, is part of a small auto group in Southern Oregon. It’s a full-service dealership that offers a no-pressure, hassle-free shopping experience, sel

Erik Nachbahr shares the two major causes of outages that can disrupt a dealership’s operations and how to avoid them.

By Majd Saboura, Senior Director of Offsite Solutions, Manheim Franchise dealers are taking in more off-brand trades than ever before — and that trend is likely to continue. In the past, a franchise dealer’s used vehicle mix would typically be ar

By Dan Beres, Managing Partner, Recall Masters When people think of recalls, at least in our industry, most think about vehicles. For many consumers, merely contemplating spending their time at a dealership waiting for recall-related repairs or not h

Mike Trasatti shares how every person has a role in a business’s success but harmony is only achieved if everyone works together.