Download or read book Car Business 101 written by Max Zanan and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-24 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Automotive retail is at crossroads--either it gets better or becomes extinct. Consumers are dissatisfied with the sales process in brick and mortar dealerships and that is the driving force behind the rise of Carvana and other industry disrupters. However, it is not too late to fix the way car dealerships operate and improve their reputation. Car Business 101 highlights irrational and counterproductive behavior that car dealers engage in on a daily basis. If you own or work in a car dealership it will be easy to recognize insanity that goes on in Sales, F&I, BDC, HR, and Parts & Service departments. This book offers a fresh perspective and plenty of practical solutions that should be implemented as soon as possible. It is informative and entertaining at the same time. It is a must read for dealer principals, dealership employees, and vendors that service car dealers.

Download or read book Car Business 101 written by John A. DaRe and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Car Business. Getting started in the car business, How to Get a Dealer License - Without the Typical Car Lot and Expenses. How to buy and sell cars for profit. How to set up your own - Car dealership, Auto Broker. How and where to Buy cars - How to Appraise a car - Where to Sell your Cars. Learning the Auction Process - Being Licensed to Buy and Sell at any Dealer Auction in the Country. Even Sources for Money to Buy your Cars, Nothing is left out. Have been teaching people since 1998, on How to get into the Car business. This Book is based on 20 plus years in the Car Business, and still active today !

Download or read book Car Wash Business 101 written by Buzz Glover and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-12-07 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a current car wash owner. This is a 178 page guide to starting (or buying) and operating a profitable car wash business. A fully inclusive "how-to" book on entering the car wash business. Writing a business plan, attaining financing, choosing a location, choosing equipment, and car wash construction.

Download or read book How to Start Run and Grow a Used Car Dealership on a Budget written by Aaron Simmons and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Start, Run and Grow a Used Car Dealership on a Budget Start Part-Time or Full-Time Right from Home-Start Your Own Used Car Business It is not hard to become a used car dealer even if you are on a tight budget. As far as the income potential is concern, it is higher than most other side gigs you will find. Just imagine this, you buy a 6 years old Toyota Camry with 87K miles for $4,500, you bring it home, clean it up, fix few minor scratches, wash it wax it, then put it up for sale on Craigslist for $7100. In the first three days you get a few calls, and after 4 test drives, you sell it for $6,600. Let's see how much you made from this sale. You paid $4,400 + you spend $350 on fixing minor issues, so your total cost was $4,750, but you sold it for $6,600, so your net profit from this sale is $6,600-$4,750 = $1,850 Not bad for few hours of work. You see if you buy the right type of cars and price them right, there is no reason you can't sell 2-3 cars a month and make a handsome extra income each month. I have a friend, who has a small insurance business. He has been selling cars on the side for last 25 years, and he told me just by selling 2-3 cars a month, he was able to pay for college for all his three kids. On the other hand, if you want to grow, then start small but reinvest the profit you make from selling each car back into the business and soon you will see, you are growing at a fast and steady pace, but you have to be focused and dedicated. Let's See What You Will Learn From This Book: 12 Steps to get started All 50 State licensing requirements Bond and insurance you will need Personal financial statement & sample How to incorporate and Name your business Sample Article of Incorporation Which is the best legal business entity for you How to get a EIN number and open a Commercial Bank account Where to get all your dealer supplies and Forms What and how Auction houses work How to get started on a tight budget How to find financing for your new business All Legal requirements How to develop your Inventory How to sell cars How much can you make How to do it part-time from home Dealer management software How to grow your used car dealership Enjoy and good luck!

Download or read book Be Your Own Boss Used Car Dealership Business Startup written by Jack Porter and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be Your Own Boss! Used Car Dealership Business Startup A Detail Step By Step Guide to Starting a Successful Preowned Car Lot Business for All 50 States Have you ever wanted to be your own boss? Are you looking for a rewarding career? Do you consider yourself a master salesman, or maybe want to become one? Are you looking to start a business that really matters? Car dealership owners provide a much-needed service to our communities, and this service is with a personal touch that cannot be achieved via an online-only buying experience. Sometimes it appears that there are more cars on the road than people already, how could you possibly make any money in this industry? The market has never been better for individuals who are striving to begin their own used car dealership. Used car dealerships are a recession sturdy business model. With my 30 years of hands-on experience in the automobile dealership industry, this book fulfills my need to give something back. I share all of my wisdom and time-honored advice for venturing into your dream career! My family memories involve selling baseball cards at the local flea market and traveling to auto auctions with my father and Uncle Sam. I was an adult at the time of my first auction, but I felt like a kid on his way to the circus. I became captivated by all of the action happening between the auctioneer and the people with the paddles. My Uncle Sam's voice cut through the bidding to yell the winning bid for a beat-up and rusted yet supposedly reliable pick-up truck. Three weeks and two paint jobs later, I was able to watch him sell it for a $3,500 profit. I was immediately hooked. Ever since then, I knew I desperately wanted to sell used cars, but not just for the insane profits. I once sold a gently used Volvo in great condition to an elderly couple who were completely thrilled to have it. They wanted it for safety reasons and of course its record of reliability. That made me proud. Moments like these make it all worth it. Car salesmen have to be therapists, educators, and extended family all rolled into one. The entire experience can be very rewarding! If you have a passion for cars, helping others, and making lots of money, you cannot go wrong with starting your own car dealership. In this "Be Your Own Boss! Used Car Dealership Business Startup" book, I show you everything you need to know, from start to finish of how to run a used car dealership. You can even start from the comfort of your own home! You'll learn the basics like: What impact the car industry has Why you should start a used car dealership NOW How to complete market research What the pros and cons are of starting a used car lot How & Where to buy your inventory How to Navigate through the two big Auction Houses How to price your stock How to market yourself Most importantly, I give you some cold, hard facts. What your initial startup costs will be How to finance The legal requirements What licenses you'll need Answers to some difficult issues you'll face What legal issues you need to consider Licensing requirements & Fees for all 50 states All of this is sprinkled with my time-tested advice and experience. I yearn to give back and mentor some up-and-coming entrepreneurs! I also include a full listing of instructions and regulations to start your own used car dealership, broken down by state in an expansive appendix. With this all-inclusive guide, you will have all the tools you need to begin the greatest journey of your life! As an added bonus, with the purchase of this paperback book, you can also download the eBook version for FREE!

Download or read book Car Guys vs Bean Counters written by Bob Lutz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-06-09 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A legend in the car industry reveals the philosophy that's starting to turn General Motors around. In 2001, General Motors hired Bob Lutz out of retirement with a mandate to save the company by making great cars again. He launched a war against penny pinching, office politics, turf wars, and risk avoidance. After declaring bankruptcy during the recession of 2008, GM is back on track thanks to its embrace of Lutz's philosophy. When Lutz got into the auto business in the early sixties, CEOs knew that if you captured the public's imagination with great cars, the money would follow. The car guys held sway, and GM dominated with bold, creative leadership and iconic brands like Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, GMC, and Chevrolet. But then GM's leadership began to put their faith in analysis, determined to eliminate the "waste" and "personality worship" of the bygone creative leaders. Management got too smart for its own good. With the bean counters firmly in charge, carmakers (and much of American industry) lost their single-minded focus on product excellence. Decline followed. Lutz's commonsense lessons (with a generous helping of fascinating anecdotes) will inspire readers at any company facing the bean counter analysis-paralysis menace.

Download or read book American Car Dealership written by Robert Genat and published by MotorBooks International. This book was released on 1999 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Happy Mechanic Making Money and Starting Your Own Business as a Self Employed Car Mechanic written by Steve Sorensen and published by Steve Sorensen. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make $100 here, $500 there, fixing cars in your spare time. People are too busy to take their car to a dealership for service. Being a self-employed mobile mechanic fills that need, and can provide you a substantial additional income. You already know how to fix cars. You're 95% of the way there. You just need to know the business of being a self-employed mechanic. The Happy Mechanic is your complete guide for that knowledge. Achieve financial independence by fixing cars part-time. Set your own hours. Set your own rates. Work as much as you want. Never answer to a boss. It's just you and the cars. No boss breathing down your neck, no rules other than fix that car right. If you can wrench on cars, the money is all yours. The Happy Mechanic is a complete step-by-step manual to fixing your money worries, getting extra income, and becoming a successful entrepreneur by fixing cars part-time.

Download or read book Start Your Own Car Rental Business with Just One Car written by Ignatius Gwabada and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-24 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breaking down The Car Rental Business from A to Z, this book offers step by step guide for beginners on how to set up a successful Car Rental business starting with just one car. This business is easy to start, can be run from home, don't require any employees, need little cash outlay, can be run part-time, and can produce millions of dollars a year. Readers learn everything they need to jump into this lucrative field, creating an entirely new business that gives them added income or replaces their current salary entirely.

Download or read book Automotive Parts Sales 101 written by Tim Northburg and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In dealerships today, we tend to focus primarily on the sales and service departments. What about the parts department? They are just as important to the well being of the dealership as the sales and service departments. Having properly trained and effective parts personnel is the first key to selling more parts and accessories. The second key is having process in place within the dealership that helps spread awareness that you sell additional parts and accessories. This book will distill some basic principles that will help you and your parts personnel thrive and sell more parts and accessories, both to internal and external customers.

Download or read book The Art and Science of Running a Car Dealership written by Max Zanan and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the pocket guide I wish I had when I first became a general manager of a Mitsubishi dealership in New York. Honestly, I am not the brightest star in the sky and made every mistake anyone could've possibly made. Unfortunately, I see dealer principals/general managers/general sales managers making the same mistakes today. The only difference is the time and consequences of these mistakes. I got my first GM gig in 2004. That was in the beginning days of the Internet, before millennials joined the workforce, and way before any viable disrupters entered the market space. It was a lot easier to get away with mistakes then. I don't think you could get away with making the same mistakes now. The stakes are too high. Automotive retail profit margins are tiny. According to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), automotive net profit margin as of March 31, 2019 was merely 1.38 percent. As a result, every misstep makes it harder to stay in business.The car business desperately needs better leadership skills, understanding of social media, inventory management, fixed operations, and so much more. There is no educational barrier to the entry into car business, and there are only a handful of universities offering a major in car dealership general management, such as Liberty and Keiser. On top of that, only a tiny percentage of dealer principals and general managers attend the National Automobile Dealer Association University. That means that a vast majority of general managers receive training on the job, even if we took business-related classes in college. The auto business is a different animal. General information will only carry you so far. That is exactly why general managers make the same mistakes year after year. My goal is to break this vicious cycle and provide as much information as possible to ensure that automotive retail survives the disruptions we are witnessing today. We need to be ready for the next generation of car buyers, people who are more computer savvy and not afraid to search for better deals. According to surveys, 80 percent of millennials plan to buy a vehicle in the next five years. In fact, millennials worldwide will buy about 40 percent of all vehicles in the next decade. At the same time, they spend an average of 17 hours on line before going to a dealership.Are you ready for them?

Download or read book Automotive Sales 101 written by Tim Northburg and published by . This book was released on 2011-08-27 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Automotive Sales 101" is a follow-up guidebook that builds upon techniques previously introduced in "Automotive Sales Playbook." This automotive sales book is a complete training guidebook that teaches intermediate fundamentals and techniques of Automotive Retail Sales. This book is aimed at those professionals who have some experience in the business or those veterans who want to learn additional needs based selling skills. So, increase your knowledge and increase your sales!

Download or read book Cars written by Patricia Walsh and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to draw race cars, sports cars, and family cars in six easy-to-follow steps. Some of the cars you will learn to draw include: Dragster, Ford Model T, Formula One Car, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Porsche Boxster, Stock Car.

Download or read book Comeback written by Paul Ingrassia and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Comeback, Pulitzer Prize-winners Paul Ingrassia and Joseph B. White take us to the boardrooms, the executive offices, and the shop floors of the auto business to reconstruct, in riveting detail, how America's premier industry stumbled, fell, and picked itself up again. The story begins in 1982, when Honda started building cars in Marysville, Ohio, and the entire U.S. car industry seemed to be on the brink of extinction. It ends just over a decade later, with a remarkable turn of the tables, as Japan's car industry falters and America's Big Three emerge as formidable global competitors. Comeback is a story propelled by larger-than-life characters -- Lee Iacocca, Henry Ford II, Don Petersen, Roger Smith, among many others -- and their greed, pride, and sheer refusal to face facts. But it is also a story full of dedicated, unlikely heroes who struggled to make the Big Three change before it was too late.

Download or read book Automotive Sales 101 written by Timothy Northburg and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many dealerships start their new hires with little or no training and learning is done through trial and error. Why? Either the dealership doesn't know how to train, they don't want to invest in "green" salespeople, or they don't have the time to provide proper training. Automotive Sales 101 is a complete training guidebook that teaches basic fundamentals and techniques of Automotive Retail Sales. This book is aimed at those professionals new to the business or those who want to learn additional needs based selling skills. So, increase your knowledge and increase your sales!

Download or read book Don t Get Taken Every Time written by Remar Sutton and published by Penguin Mass Market. This book was released on 1994 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ? With completely revised with new sections on leasing and shopping on the Internet? Author is the country?s authority on leasing and is a frequent guest on shows such as 20/20, Oprah and Good Morning, America.For fifteen years, Don?t Get Taken Every Time has helped hundreds of thousands of consumers to get the best deal in town. In this completely revised edition, automotive consumer expert and former auto dealer Remar Sutton takes you through the process of shopping, financing, and negotiating?for cars and trucks, new and used, whether buying or leasing. He exposes the latest car dealer practices and scams and guides you step by step to minimizing dealer profit and maximizing your savings. You?ll learn:? Whether to buy or lease? What to buy?new or used?? How to get the most for your present car, whether you sell it or trade it in? How to shop on the Internet?and when to buy on-lineAbove all, you?ll learn to recognize the dealer?s profit-making strategies, and how to not get taken?ever again.

Download or read book How to Start a Used Car Dealership with Little to No Money written by Ron Ash and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I promise not to make this complicated. This book will be a continued value to you throughout the life of your business. You will find things in this book that established car dealerships do not want you to know. We'll discuss the ins and outs of the auto sales industry. You'll be shown insider resources into buying, selling and financing vehicles. Secrets behind financing your inventory, sales and business will be given. I'll teach you how to be retail ready and poised for success. You'll learn how to gain instant equity to be used to grow your business. After reading this book, you will be able to start your own car dealership with little to no money and run it successfully for years