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Is a Reasonable Consumer Expectation Too Much to Ask?

Imagine feeling ill enough to visit the local hospital. Most of us identify the hospital as the one place that has the combination of diagnostic technology, patient history, the knowledge
Apr 10, 2017

Yes Virginia, Analyzing the Problem Is Your Job

Susan Schmoe (Joe’s wife) wakes up early on Tuesday so that she can drive to her dealership, Service First Ford, first thing. The noise in her three-year-old Fusion is driving her batty and getting it fixed
Apr 1, 2017

If They’d Have Asked Me to Buy, I’d Have Said Yes!

“If they’d have asked me to buy, I’d have said yes!” These are the words of a single mom who had just left a dealership service center. She had the time, she had the money, but most of all,
Apr 1, 2017

Driver Liability May Soon Steer Uber/Lyft Drivers Away from Recalled Vehicles

The popularity of transportation networks such as Uber and Lyft has increased vehicle purchase demand by their contracted drivers. These services come with strict vehicle ownership
Mar 23, 2017

Putting Some Fun into the Service Customer Experience

Sitting in the service department waiting room staring at the clock waiting for your vehicle to be repaired isn’t the most fun thing in the universe. It’s not quite like going to the dentist
Mar 17, 2017

Unconventional Idea [VIDEO]

myKaarma CEO/Chairman Ujj Nath shares an unconventional idea on how to increase customer pay ROs in your service drive.
Mar 16, 2017

What Happens When Recalls Start Influencing Buyers?

With the massive onslaught of vehicle recalls it is pretty much guaranteed that all parties involved are paying attention. Today that ranges from consumers to OEMs to dealers to insurance companies;
Mar 10, 2017

Service Customer: Building the First Steps to a Lasting Relationship

I have spent a lot of time in the service department of car dealerships, listened to more service phone calls than any one human should, and have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly
Mar 8, 2017

The Proactive Service Manager

A few months into my new role as the service manager at a large metro-area dealership, it became obvious to me, that having the title, didn’t necessarily mean I was the one in charge
Mar 8, 2017