Understanding the different typical factors behind vehicle breakdowns will certainly allow you to spot problems when they arise. Here are 5 reasons that your automobile may stall while being driven:

Faulty Alternator

Your alternator, the component that is in charge of creating electric power in your automobile, might stop working. When your engine is running, its…

Marriage and Family Therapist Kit Nowell joins KPI Cafe host Dane Saville to discuss tips for coping and other de-escalation techniques during times of uncertainty and distress. Whether you or someone you know lost a job, is grieving the passing of a family member, or going through any other trauma, there are things you can do to help manage your mental health.

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Pre-pandemic I was not a Luddite. I ordered my fair share of material goods from Amazon. My spouse buys and sell stuff on eBay. I did a lot of Christmas shopping via the Internet. What I had not done was purchase local items online. That is my new normal. I have experienced what it is like when local…

Changing this industry starts with you, leaders. 

Quit managing numbers and cars, and start loving people. Let’s think back to your beginnings. How did you get started? Who was your mentor? What did they do to help you grow? 

Your raise becomes effective when your salespeople do. How do you build…

Carvana promised a new way of doing business in the auto industry. Well before the current revamp to virtual retailing, they promised seven-day test to own options, delivery to your door, and the ability to pick up your vehicle from a state-of-the-art vending machine.

With over 12 billion in market capitalization and operating expenses that…

In our second episode of KPI Cafe's Season 5, CEO Dave Spannhake and host Dane Saville dive into the "why" for investing in your primary digital marketing channels, including SEO, SEM, and Programmatic Media.



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I talk to a lot of dealers that did the best they could, for their employees, when the pandemic was ramping up.  I heard wonderful examples of store owners sending their most at-risk people home, with pay,…

Car decals are something that can be applied to a smooth surface on your vehicle and is essentially an adhesive vinyl sticker. This can be a custom design decal as a company logo, a motivational quote or some other custom graphics. They are usually stuck on the exterior of a business vehicle for the purpose of advertising. There are many methods of advertising your business like placing LED signs for your Business, special billboards, custom decals for vehicles, and many…

Powered Alternator

Have you ever wondered what part your car can't work without? The answer is one word ALTERNATOR.



The alternator constantly produces the required amount of electricity to power all consumers, while also storing its surplus in the battery and replenishing it. Today, all cars have alternators because they have the ability to generate…

The first impression. The possible start of a long-lasting relationship. You have but one chance to get it right. It’s one of those critical pieces where someone makes up their mind about you in less than seven seconds.

You’ve likely had thousands of these experiences…with friends, new acquaintances, business contacts, and in your…

New car sales will remain a struggle for at least the next year or so. This will place a huge importance on fixed operations for dealership overall profits. We know how to get more gross profit for you on customer pay and warranty repairs. I am offering you Coronavirus pricing on our Margin Plus program. This is where we get you, retail prices on warranty repairs.…

Are you ready for the glut of lease vehicles about to hit the market?

According to J.D. Power, nearly 2 million vehicles are coming off lease over the next five months. Attracting and selling to end-of-lease customers is a huge opportunity to emerge stronger from the current market downturn.

Competition for these buyers will be…

Talking with your customers in today's new World order.

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To launch the fifth season of the KPI Cafe, host Dane Saville brings back an old face in Reunion's CEO Dave Spannhake. Together, they establish lessons learned from the Great Recession, current shopping trends, and a holistic budgeting approach for dealerships of any size and market.

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Here is the latest COVID-19 report for auto dealers, filled with data and insights from PureCars that shows that continued impact the pandemic is having on the industry, tips to help dealers make the right decisions for their business, and trends that show where dealers in some of the earliest and hardest-affected states are now showing positive signs. …

Join renowned trainer Jennifer Suzuki, president and founder of e-Dealer Solutions, for a weekly deep dive into proprietary market data from the team at LotLinx. Learn how tracking your own DMA data can help keep your finger on the pulse of fluctuating shopper behavior and inform your marketing decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Team leverages turnaround experience gained during Great Recession to help dealerships survive in wake of COVID-19  

Irvine, CA –April 27, 2020– Kerrigan Advisors, in the wake of the global economic shock caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19), has added confidential financial restructuring and turnaround services for auto dealerships to…

Search Engine Optimisation is the process of optimizing web pages so that it can be found on the top of Google’s search engine results pages. It is also referred to as SEO.

It’s a company's desire to make sure it shows up in the search results when its customers search for certain terms. Many websites for car dealerships have their website…

Buying an automobile during the coronavirus pandemic seems quite outrageous. However, it’s necessary to have a means of getting around, whether you’re allowed to go to work or planning to head over to the supermarket to buy weeks’ worth of supplies. Owing to the legal and technical obstacles, the car buying experience has become contactless. At least, it didn’t become obsolete. 

Car dealerships are moving their…

Treat this business like your own… because it is! Your desk is the front door to a business that works for its customers. Those customers - they’re yours. 

Yes, you work in a store with a manager and an owner. But it’s your name on the line here. It’s you who people will want to tell their friends about. They don’t say, “Go to…