Use benchmarking to improve your dealership If your dealership’s fiscal year coincides with the calendar year, you’re probably about halfway…
Mid-Year Dealership Check Up
5 Ways to Fine Tune Your Service RetensionApril 6, 2011
Many service departments suffer significant customer attrition over time. People who return to the dealership for repairs and maintenance immediately…
Special Finance Can be a Profitable Market SegmentMarch 6, 2011
The special-finance market — offering car loans to customers with impaired credit — is growing, as more dealers realize the…
Outside Legal and Financial Advisors – Choose Them Wisely!February 28, 2011
Every automobile dealership should have a CPA and an attorney that is familiar with their business and that they can…
The Effect Manufacturer Capital Policies Have on Your Balance SheetFebruary 15, 2011
The following article was written by Greg Gilmore, the founder and president of The Apex Group, Inc. located in Houston,…
The Basic Differences Between S and C CorporationsJanuary 6, 2011
To limit their personal liability, many business owners choose one of the three forms of business – the traditional “C”…
Buyers and Sellers Need to Review Valuation Strategies as They Prepare for a Rebound in the Dealership SalesDecember 29, 2010
As the automobile industry is slowly rebounding from the recession, so are the opportunities to buy and sell dealerships. We…
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization & Job Creation Act of 2010December 20, 2010
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, signed into law December 17, 2010 extends and…