Apr 17, 2019 at 8:14PM | Fixed Ops
“Pull ‘em, pack ‘em, ship ‘em!” This Fixed Ops Journal video takes an up-close look at the fixed operations at Tampa-based Ferman BMW and Mini on their busiest day of the week, Monday. In the age of margin compression and declining new car sales, the forward-thinkers...
Mar 21, 2019 at 11:47PM | Fixed Ops
Myth: Maximizing inventory turn is a headache for every single GM Parts Manager. Fact: It doesn’t have to be that way for you and your Parts Department! The service department, your boss, your customers… no one understands the challenges of keeping the right inventory...
Mar 19, 2019 at 4:46PM | Fixed Ops
Your customers expect you to have the part they need when they ask for it and your service department expects you to stock everything. You know that neither of these things is possible 100% of the time—but you can get darn close! Use this list of the top 25...
Feb 4, 2019 at 8:00AM | Fixed Ops
Parts departments are filled with workers who are EXPERTS on parts but have little experience in sales. That makes it SO HARD to grow parts department sales. Sound familiar? As a result, your parts team might not be tapping into its full potential. There are probably...
Jan 7, 2019 at 1:33PM | Auto Industry Trends, Fixed Ops
Most dealership sites have an old-school and ineffective parts order form. Often, when these forms are submitted they land in a spam folder, losing you a potential sale and customer – and that’s assuming that it gets filled out at all. Between keeping up with the...
Dec 4, 2018 at 6:10AM | Auto Industry Trends, Fixed Ops, Grow Online Part Sales, Shipping
Dealers using the RevolutionParts eCommerce platform earned more than $2.18 million in combined sales revenue over Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year, taking 11,781 online orders. The 28% growth over 2017 shows that customers are turning to online sales channels...
