Increasing revenue in the parts department is simple: sell more parts. One of the more constant streams of business comes from your wholesale customers, so optimizing the wholesale buying experience is a great place to start. Growing your wholesale parts business is a...
When You Need to Get a Part to Your Service Lane Faster… A customer is in your service lane with their car, and your guys need a part — they need it now. When you don’t have it in inventory, there needs to be a way that you can get that part to them fast. Local...
Like most businesses, dealerships aren’t immune to the effects of a suffering economy. If your parts department is hurting right now, it’s not because customers don’t need auto parts. As long as there are cars and auto enthusiasts in the world, there will always...
The automotive industry has been completely shaken by the recent economic downturn. According to a study conducted by Automotive News, almost 70% of dealers felt like they were not at all prepared to respond to the changes brought on by COVID-19. It’s time to prepare...
Since COVID-19 has forced states to order people to stay at home, dealerships are seeing a 40% decrease in their service lane traffic and an even larger drop on the sales floor. This means that dealerships will need to find new forms of revenue to protect dealership...
In a dealership, every penny counts. If you don’t bring this mentality to the Parts Department, you’re going to struggle with managing your overhead—especially during times of economic uncertainty. There are many ways to cut back: keeping window cleaning in-house,...
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