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Tips to Break into the RV and Powersports Market
As an F&I professional looking to break into the RV and powersports market, here are key tips that will help in your success:

How AI Will Affect the Automotive Industry
It’s no secret that AI development impacts the tech world, but how will it bleed into the automotive space?

Dealer Tech Revs Up: What to Expect in 2023
As the new year kicks off, so does new dealership technology. Since the pandemic began in 2020, dealers had to adjust to a new normal.

Educating Consumers on EVs
Though tech and car enthusiasts welcome EVs with open arms, some consumers are unsure of the long-term reliability and price tag of new, shiny EVs.

RVs and Powersports: Two Heavyweights in Outdoor Recreation Boom
With so much growth in the outdoor market, more RVs and powersport vehicles are being sold every day. Read on to explore the rise in outdoor recreation and what it means for RVs and powersports!

The Benefits of Pre-Owned Service Agreements
If you want to learn more the benefits of pre-owned service agreements, then keep on reading! We’re going to cover everything you need to know so you can confidently recommend them to your customers!

How Dealerships Can Prepare for the Rise in EVs
As EVs become more popular on the roads, dealerships will need to adapt their sales and service teams to a future-proof system.

What to Do Once You Get Promoted
After the grind, you get the reward. You’ve been promoted, but now what? As your career progresses, you may be stuck wondering what is next.

Supply and Demand of Automotive Technicians
With part shortages, a high demand for labor, and an increase in electric vehicles, the world of automotive technicians is getting smaller.

Automotive Year in Review
As Fixed Ops 5 celebrates its first anniversary, we lookback on the last year in the automotive industry.

The Electrifying Future of the Automotive Industry
Tony Wanderon, CEO of National Auto Care, recently spoke with Corey Smith regarding the future of the automotive industry and how dealerships can keep up.

Adapt and Build: How to Future-Proof a BDC
With the rise of digital car buying services, a Business Development Center (BDC) can be an attractive option for dealerships to help enhance the customer experience.
How to Build a Successful BDC
Some dealerships find themselves struggling with how to best utilize a Business Development Center (BDC). With digital retailing on the rise, a BDC can be a useful tool to attract and keep customers.
Compensation & Employee Retention
If the subject of how important compensation is to employee retention has you wondering if your pay plans are holding you back, consider implementing strategies like these to make your compensation.
Strategies for Employee Engagement and Retention
Employee engagement cannot be a once-a-year initiative: it is an ongoing practice that can build a stronger connection between your business and the people who help make it a success.
The Importance of Employee Engagement
The data is clear: engaging and retaining employees is a must for any successful business. But how can dealerships improve this part of their operations? Read our latest blog post to learn more.
Taking Service Advisors From Good to Great
If you could help your advisors go from good to great, why wouldn’t you? It will pay dividends for your team and your store.
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Maximizing Service Profitability
Your dealership’s sales department gets a lot of oxygen, but don’t neglect your parts and service departments: now is the time to set them up for long-term profits and stability!

Turning In-Store Competition into Cooperation, Driving Retention
Why do so many dealerships have disjointed departments that aren't effectively working together as a whole toward that goal? Read to learn more.
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Customer Retention - An Introduction
A successful sales climate can be the best time to focus on building customer loyalty and retention at your dealership.
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Used in 2021
In early 2020, analysts expected the used car business to lose little sales volume versus 2019. And then, well, you know. Read more to learn how COVID-19 changed the used vehicle sales landscape.

The Key to Long-Term Gains
Planning for and securing the future of your dealership is more important than ever, and leveraging today’s opportunities will ensure that your business enjoys success and security for years to come.
Shifting to Digital Sales
As the nation braces for a likely resurgence of the coronavirus, dealers who have made the shift to online vehicle purchase and home delivery are better positioned to meet their customers’ needs.

The New Normal: Digital Marketing
In a post-COVID landscape, many dealers are doing more with less, getting creative, and maximizing the return on time and money spent.

Revenue Streams Can Be Moved – and Maximized – Online
By utilizing digital platforms with accompanying apps or websites, dealers can put themselves in front of their customers even after the initial vehicle sale has been made. Learn more about how...

Profit Sharing – Know Your Options
The most common participation program types are Retro programs, Dealer-Owned Service Companies and Reinsurance. Choosing the best structure for your business is vital to ensure that you’re getting...

Just Add Videos
Studies are demonstrating that shoppers want more information about vehicles and F&I products, and they’d prefer to get it before they visit a dealership. Utilizing web videos to deliver this...

Connect to Greater Opportunity
By 2025, more than 300 million vehicles worldwide will be equipped with connectivity technology. Consumers and dealers alike can capitalize on the data these devices capture.

Train Profit Right
Why proper F&I training is crucial to help you drive change, profit and opportunity.

What’s Trendy in F&I?
Read up on the next big things in the aftermarket product sector.

The Benefits of Leasing
After a few years of record sales and rising prices, new vehicle sales are expected to drop in 2019. As dealers and consumers struggle to find opportunities in the new vehicle market, leasing...