Everything You Need to Know to Be a Successful and Competitive Automotive Dealer in Virginia.
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Six Characteristics of the Modern Automotive Worker
A profile of this economy’s most in-demand employees — the automotive worker — and why we’re all struggling to find and retain them
Proceed with Caution when Charging Doc Fees on Lease Buyouts
Dealers need to pump the brakes when applying the typical doc fee to the back end of vehicle lease transactions, especially those transactions where customers simply exercise the purchase option at the end of their lease term.
It’s Time to Update Your Forms
A little annual attention to your dealership’s forms and processes can go a long way.
Virginia Dealer Deal Roundup 2023
A look at (publicly announced) merger and acquisition activity in Virginia’s retail automotive industry in 2023.
Martinsville dealer honored with TIME Dealer of the Year award
Martinsville’s Barry Nelson is named Virginia’s TIME Dealer of the Year for 2023.
Amid uncertainty, dealers find a way
What is unique about the auto industry is that regardless of what the bank rate is, or what the credit environment looks like, or what consumer sentiment surveys say, dealers always find a way to sell a car at a fair price.
Protect Your Right to Spot Deliver
A proposed federal rule seeks to raise the annual salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay due to administrative, executive, professional, and outside sales professional exemptions pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). What does this proposed rule mean for dealers?
Australia Could Learn a Franchise Lesson From America
A proposed federal rule seeks to raise the annual salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay due to administrative, executive, professional, and outside sales professional exemptions pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). What does this proposed rule mean for dealers?
Navigating the Challenges: Integrating AI into Your Business
A proposed federal rule seeks to raise the annual salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay due to administrative, executive, professional, and outside sales professional exemptions pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). What does this proposed rule mean for dealers?