Comments on: What does the future hold for the automotive industry? http://ismintraining.com/the-biz/what-does-the-future-hold-for-the-automotive-industry/ Strategy, Opinions and Insight Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:38:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Paul Rushing http://ismintraining.com/the-biz/what-does-the-future-hold-for-the-automotive-industry/#comment-634 Paul Rushing Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:51:56 +0000 http://ismintraining.com/?p=63#comment-634 Brad, welcome back I think. :) There are lots of resources available online. Give me a call and I would be happy to discuss anything with you. My biggest downfall at the dealership was process and cherry picking leads. It is an easy trap to fall into. I do not know if you have Jeff's blog at http://dealerrefresh.com there is a lot of good info there as well. I also encourage you to visit http://drivingsales.com there is a lot of good information being shared there as well. I look forward to hearing from you.... Brad, welcome back I think. :)

There are lots of resources available online. Give me a call and I would be happy to discuss anything with you. My biggest downfall at the dealership was process and cherry picking leads. It is an easy trap to fall into.

I do not know if you have Jeff’s blog at http://dealerrefresh.com there is a lot of good info there as well.

I also encourage you to visit http://drivingsales.com there is a lot of good information being shared there as well.

I look forward to hearing from you….

]]> By: Brad http://ismintraining.com/the-biz/what-does-the-future-hold-for-the-automotive-industry/#comment-633 Brad Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:38:23 +0000 http://ismintraining.com/?p=63#comment-633 I have recently accepted a position to get back in the automotive industry for a local company. I have been out of it for about a year and have worked through some of the tougher seasons previously. I will be working in the internet department in hopes of helping them build a team that will succeed. Do you have any suggestions to assist in making sure we stay out of the box and become innovators? I have recently accepted a position to get back in the automotive industry for a local company. I have been out of it for about a year and have worked through some of the tougher seasons previously. I will be working in the internet department in hopes of helping them build a team that will succeed. Do you have any suggestions to assist in making sure we stay out of the box and become innovators?

]]> By: Paul Rushing http://ismintraining.com/the-biz/what-does-the-future-hold-for-the-automotive-industry/#comment-591 Paul Rushing Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:47:35 +0000 http://ismintraining.com/?p=63#comment-591 Hey Walter thanks for your comments. This will be fun to watch. As one who has a vested interest in change I will be paying close attention and lok for ways to get out of the box. Hey Walter thanks for your comments. This will be fun to watch. As one who has a vested interest in change I will be paying close attention and lok for ways to get out of the box.

]]> By: Walter Gavurnik http://ismintraining.com/the-biz/what-does-the-future-hold-for-the-automotive-industry/#comment-590 Walter Gavurnik Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:52:11 +0000 http://ismintraining.com/?p=63#comment-590 Very interesting article Paul. Having worked in the automobile industry for 30+ years, I certainly can relate. During the last couple of little downs in the auto market I worked for 2 different dealerships who had to shut down or sell out. Both were for the same reason, old school owners refusing to change with the market demands. I now work for another dealer and am seeing the same thing once more. Their refusal to try anything new to improve their business is hurting them. They simply blame it on the market and fuel prices yet they keep adding the larger vehicles to their inventory thinking they will sell. As employees we find the need to chuckle at the foolishness. Why is it that we can see the problem yet ownership is seemingly oblivious to the obvious? Is there an easy fix to the industry's plight? Not at all. Will this end soon? Probably not! Sorry for babling on Paul. Keep up the GREAT posts. Walter Gavurnik FKH forum user. Very interesting article Paul.
Having worked in the automobile industry for 30+ years, I
certainly can relate. During the last couple of little downs
in the auto market I worked for 2 different dealerships who
had to shut down or sell out. Both were for the same reason,
old school owners refusing to change with the market demands.

I now work for another dealer and am seeing the same thing
once more. Their refusal to try anything new to improve their
business is hurting them. They simply blame it on the market
and fuel prices yet they keep adding the larger vehicles to
their inventory thinking they will sell.

As employees we find the need to chuckle at the foolishness.
Why is it that we can see the problem yet ownership is
seemingly oblivious to the obvious?

Is there an easy fix to the industry’s plight? Not at all.
Will this end soon? Probably not!

Sorry for babling on Paul. Keep up the GREAT posts.

Walter Gavurnik
FKH forum user.

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