Not Selling Enough Parts? Part 2

Your Parts To Retail Repair Shop ratio should be 1:1 minimum and can optimized to 1.1:1. In dealerships where large lube and tire repair facilities exist, or where the tire & lube is separated out on their own statement, 1.2:1 should be your target. [sgmb id=”1″] Share

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Not Selling Enough Parts? Part 1

Have a look at your Parts Retail Repair Shop Sales vs. your Retail Repair Shop Sales. The ratio should be at least 1:1. If your parts sales are less, you have a few problems (opportunities). [sgmb id=”1″] Share

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There Are More Dollars Leaving Your Shop Than Coming In

It’s true. There is more unsold work backing out of your retail repair shop, than what has come into the shop and sold. One of the ways we know this is from proper digital inspections. If you see $250,000/month in retail repair shop sales, I bet you there is at least $250,000 backing out the …

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Unsold Special Order Parts – Resources To Clean Up The Problem

Every dealership has Unsold Special Order Parts. Idle inventory not only includes special order parts, but also parts which used to sell, but don’t anymore and have aged. See our list of options for help to move these parts out. https://nadpe.com/site/your-options-are-limited-but-here-you-are/ [sgmb id=”1″] Share

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It’s Easy To Be Promoted – Part 6

If you want to get promoted, and after a few years there is no way up the food chain because of gridlock, or because your employee prefers to take the benefit without paying you or moving you up, my suggestion is look elsewhere. It may not be the easiest way up, but if you want …

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It’s Easy To Be Promoted – Part 5

Being promoted means doing work and adding value in areas your not paid for, and doing tasks that are not in your job description. Trying to position yourself as the guy/girl who takes the credit for someone including your manager, isn’t the goal – and should never be the goal, even after your promotion.   …

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It’s Easy To Be Promoted – Part 4

If you add value only in the things you personally do – that makes you an employee. If you add value beyond yourself, and add it into others and the department, that is a sign of a leader.   My point – help others and your department to grow. Do more than your job description …

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It’s Easy To Be Promoted – Part 3

The best investment is an investment in yourself. If you want to move up the food chain, you have to take on the task of learning more yourself. Its unusual for someone to invest in you, before you invest in yourself. Kind of like hiring a bookkeeper before they train to be a bookkeeper. Nobody …

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It’s Easy To Be Promoted – Part 2

If you want to be promoted, an easy way to do it is to ask your manager what they’re struggling to keep up with. Usually it’s the stuff they hate to do and they procrastinate on. This is your gateway to taking on more, and learning more. I should say that if you’re a slacker, …

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It’s Easy To Be Promoted

If you want to be promoted, the late Jim Rohn used to say: “Do more than your paid, so someday, you’ll be paid for more than you do.”   Wise words. [sgmb id=”1″] Share

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