AutoSuccessOnline

JUNE 10, 2024

As the landscape shifts, dealerships are increasingly facing challenges from independent aftermarket repair facilities that are becoming the preferred choice for many consumers when it comes to servicing their vehicles. Brooks suggests, “The advisors need to give customers the opportunity and the reason to buy repairs or maintenance.

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Auto Remarketing

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As one dealer principal told me while I was gathering facts and information for this article: “When we are going through a phase with margin compression like we are now — we look at EVERY expense to see, where we can reduce or cut costs.” The other side of the scale — or the equation — is costs.

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Drive.com

MARCH 3, 2024

According to Principal Technical Researcher of RACQ, Andrew Kirk, thieves usually have a way of identifying faults within new tech found in most modern and potentially future vehicles. “As OBD port attacks Onboard diagnostics (OBD) ports are found in all modern cars and are commonly used for vehicle diagnostics and repair.

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Drive.com

JULY 11, 2024

You can claim the cost of repairs, servicing, insurance and potentially even the cost of getting your car cleaned for a work journey.” Under ATO guidelines, “if the principal purpose of the vehicle is to carry goods, then it is exempt from the luxury car tax”.

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CarExpert

MAY 24, 2024

Werribee Mitsubishi dealer principal Brad Hopkins says buyers of certain vehicle types do tend to opt for the same accessories. If a non-genuine accessory causes a fault with the car, repair costs will come out of your pocket. Using that logic, you don’t see many Suzuki Swifts with a tow bar.

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Canadian Auto Dealer

JULY 29, 2024

Alizadeh opined there are some Canadian provinces and territories that are operating under “the wild, wild west concept,” but in Ontario there’s just “constant continuous” regulations that require dealer principals to spend more time educating their staff. “I Quebec is the first Canadian province to enact the right to repair legislation.

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DealerTrack Insights

JANUARY 12, 2022

And a continuing inventory shortage challenge means that up to 70% of your buyers are choosing to wait it out and repair their vehicles rather than replace them. According to a recent 2021 Cox Automotive Study , the greater majority (more than half) of your business has shifted online. And it goes beyond the top-level decision-makers, too.

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CarExpert

MAY 18, 2024

All new cars must be of acceptable quality (including that it is safe, durable and free from defects), be fit for any purpose disclosed before the sale, match the description provided or demo model, and have spare parts and repair facilities available. “Our warranty is comprehensive.

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Automotive Mastermind

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

These are the customers who are over their lease mileage or warranty, have declined repairs, or those with equity in their vehicle. To further support dealership sales efforts, some dealers are taking a similar approach to mining their upcoming service appointments for prospective trade or buy-back opportunities.

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Terry Lancaster

AUGUST 1, 2023

So for example, if you sell service contracts that and you do not offer a zero deductible for the customers that come back to you, or you do not have some kind of a mileage tie back so for example, if the car breaks down within 25 miles of the selling dealer, the customer should go back to the selling dealer to do the repair. No problem.

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