Why are dealerships and dealer management so afraid of change? Naturally all human beings are afraid of change and reluctant since this requires breaking habits and stepping into the unknown. Successful businesses all require change, it is necessary in order to excel and be more productive. We need change to impact the way our employees and staff operate and function daily so that business can be more productive and be more affective. Quality Control! You need quality affective staff overseen with a close scope, the quality and effectiveness of production naturally increases.

Dealerships fear to adapt new strategies and procedures that is required to gain the competitive advantage and necessary in todays market. I believe that for many dealers they feel that they have invested much already to have their current processes in place and adapting to newer strategies and implementation seems to be either too much of a task or “ We sell plenty of cars – We are good”.

The most important factor to successful businesses or accomplishments took much commitment and invested time towards educating either yourself , your business or the knowledge needed to achieve the goal.

Why invest in Education? Look at the few of many factors of change I quoted from numerous sources below and think about this before you say “NO- we are good! We sell enough cars”.

By 2018, nearly two-thirds (63%) of new and replacement jobs will require at least some post-secondary education. More than half of those jobs will require a bachelor’s degree or higher 

The number of women in the labor force will grow at a slightly faster rate than the number of men. The male labor force is projected to grow by 7.5 percent from 2008 to 2018, compared with 9.0 percent for the female labor force.

In an effort to achieve greater financial and operational efficiency and flexibility, greater emphasis is being placed on aftermarket services, such as financing and vehicle maintenance and repair, at both new and used car dealers. These services typically provide large profit margins for dealers, and remain less susceptible to economic downturns. They are also part of an effort to enhance customer loyalty and overall customer service

In-Vehicle Internet Radio will Grow Exponentially by 2018 .

LAUNCHED Apr. 2011

Car sales in China for the Shenzhen-based company rose 16% to 519806 vehicles.