Socrates Says

The last service blog listed a series of items that are required if we are to give customers the certainty they want when they work with the service department. The first of those required items is an inspection. Yes I know the customer tells us what is wrong and what they want done. And yes […]

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Some of you might know that my daughter has been fighting cancer since the early months of 2011 – multiple surgeries and serial sessions of chemotherapy and reconstruction and diet changes and untold emotional challenges. Now she is back to rebuilding her body and her life. Through all of this as a father you are […]

It’s not about money or connections – it’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone… And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time. Mark Cuban, American businessman and basketball team owner

The organization of a service department is about more than technicians and clerks and management. Designing the structure is about facts and not feelings. The time for shop and field jobs starts the design. The technology, tooling and processes used take us the rest of the way. Exploring the service department organization from a factual […]

Too often dealerships call around to the neighboring dealers and ask for their service pricing. While it is understandable to know what the pricing is in your territory it is more important to develop a price structure that is required to attract the business and also produce the profit necessary to operate a dealership. We […]