Jonathan Thompson

Don't miss out on One View's insightful eBook, "A Dealership's Guide to Data Redundancy in Automotive Dealerships," to learn more about WHAT data should be backed up and WHY each of these pieces are important! ✨ Highlights: 🚀 Discover the importance of data archiving and what to archive each month. 📄 Review specific reports should be backed up each month and why these are important. 🔍 Evaluate who should be backing these up, and what format they should be kept. ⚖️ Learn how to implement checks and balances to ensure this process occurs monthly. https://buff.ly/3YT1IIA #Automotive #DocumentManagement #DataRedundancy #BusinessContinuity #eBook

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Automotive Risk Management Partners Brings 40 years' auto retail and compliance experience to help dealers protect themselves and their customers.

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🔥🚘🚙 Used Car Managers, General Managers, Delaer Principals, and Automotive Professionals 🔥🚘🚙 On this week’s automotive economic update John Ellis discusses the ongoing challenges of affordability for consumers and the limited supply at lower price points. Despite these hurdles, dealers can still achieve strong margins by maintaining a robust inventory acquisition plan that balances sales rates with market demand. 💪 If you are a dealer with mounting inventory aging issues, a slowing sales rate, or stagnant departmental gross profit, reach out to John and his team for a no-obligation consultation using this link… https://lnkd.in/gtr9dBYu They have a proven system and program to turn that frown upside down ☹️🙃😀 and increase your used car gross profits faster than you can say The Automotive Advisor Team.💰💵💲 I know you will thank me later. 🔥 #AllThingsUsedCars #DavidLong #ClubHouse #UsedCarDealer

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Which dealership do you think will sell more cars? In 2025, you can either: 1. Keep spending to create interest with outdated methods like Predictive, In-Market, and Equity Mining lists. (80% THOSE PROSPECTS HAVE ZERO INTEREST OR INTENT) 2. Speak directly, one-to-one, with real customers who have immediate needs with Virtual Showroom. (100% OF THESE IDENTFIIED CUSTOMERS ARE ACTUALLY SHOPPING NOW) Consider this another way. Who's the better "up" the person at the supermarket in produce or the one on your lot? Who would you demand your salesperson greet? Why?

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🔥 Used Car Managers 🚙 🚗 General Managers 🔥 🔥 Dealer Principals 🚘 🚙 Automotive Professionals 🔥 Rev up your revenue by leveraging data! This Friday, September 13th, starting at 9AM EST/ 6AM PST... John Ellis, Brian Miller, Brian Kramer, Vasilios Lambos, Jason Rice and other leading automotive experts drop the knowledge to help you turn your data into dollars on David Long’s All Things Used Cars. Jump into the conversation or be a 🪰 on the wall like me! Either way, you’ll walk away with amazing insights and actionable tips that you can implement at your dealership TODAY to make you and your bottom line better immediately. 💰🤑💵💲 👀 in the comments for a link to RSVP. You'll be texted a reminder once the room opens up. #automotive #autodealers #automotiveindustry #carbusiness #automotivesales #newcarsales #usedcarsales #usedcardealer #sales

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🔥Fixed Ops Managers🚙 🚙Used Car Managers🔥 🔥General Managers🚗 🚘Dealer Principals🔥 🔥Automotive Professionals🚖 The Fixed Ops Doc, Michael Barich shares the key metrics the best dealers in the country measure to recondition their vehicles with intesity. David Long’s All Things Used Cars... Every Friday morning at 9AM EST/6AM PST. Jump into the conversation or be a 🪰 on the wall like me! Either way, you’ll walk away with amazing insights and actionable tips that you can implement at your dealership TODAY to make you and your bottom line better. 💰🤑💵💲 👀 in the comments for a link to the full episode replay of Recon Intensity. #automotive #autodealers #automotiveindustry #carbusiness #automotivesales #newcarsales #usedcarsales #usedcardealer #sales #cardealership

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🔥🚙 🚀Used Car Managers, General Managers, Dealer Principals, and Automotive Professionals 🚗🔥🚀 In this quick exchange, David Long, Patrick Abad, and Roger Hendon, Jr. explain how to bring more profitabilty to your dealership INSTANTLY. David Long’s All Things Used Cars... Every Friday morning at 9AM EST/6AM PST. Jump into the conversation or be a 🪰 on the wall like me! Either way, you’ll walk away with amazing insights and actionable tips that you can implement at your dealership TODAY to make you and your bottom line better immediately. 💰🤑💵💲 👀 in the comments for a link to the full episode replay of What It Takes To Be Profitable. #automotive #autodealers #automotiveindustry #carbusiness #automotivesales #newcarsales #usedcarsales #usedcardealer #sales #cardealership #davidlong #allthingsusedcars

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Real-time data, 160+ micro territory specifics, condition insights, & configured business model. Time to trade up from your 90's trade tool ACV Auctions ACV MAX ClearCar

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🔍 Regularly Assessing Your Dealership’s Business Development Processes is Essential In the fast-paced world of automotive retail, standing still means falling behind. Completing a comprehensive assessment of your Business Development processes isn’t just a check-the-box activity—it’s a proactive step toward sustainable growth. 1. Market Dynamics Shift Constantly: The automotive industry is evolving faster than ever, with new customer expectations, technologies, and digital engagement channels emerging regularly. By assessing your BDC processes, you can ensure that your team is equipped to meet these changes head-on. 2. Improved Efficiency and ROI: By identifying bottlenecks, duplications, or outdated practices, dealerships can streamline workflows, maximize team output, and boost the overall return on investment (ROI) for BDC efforts. 3. Enhanced Customer Experience: A dealership’s BDC is often the first touchpoint for many customers. An effective, well-oiled process ensures each interaction leaves a lasting positive impression and leads to higher conversion rates. 4. Data-Driven Decisions: Routine assessments allow you to keep metrics front and center. Are you tracking the right KPIs? Are your benchmarks aligning with industry standards? Regular reviews provide a pulse on what’s working and what needs adjustment. How Often Should This Be Done? To keep your processes sharp, aim for a quarterly BDC assessment. This frequency ensures you’re responsive to seasonal trends, market shifts, and the continuous evolution in customer behavior. Invest in these regular assessments, and you’re investing in the resilience, adaptability, and success of your dealership. We provide on site assessments for both fixed ops and variable ops. Contact me directly to find out more. #AutomotiveIndustry #DealershipSuccess #BDC #BusinessDevelopment #CustomerExperience #AutomotiveSales #ProcessImprovement #CustomerEngagement #DealershipGrowth #AutomotiveTrends #SalesStrategy #Benchmarking #DigitalTransformation #AutoSales

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Once again I see the wisdom... Said with absolute SARCASM... Brett... I have a hard truth for you... You are a hypocrite. PLAIN & SIMPLE. Dealers like Vendors are in business for one reason and one reason only... To generate revenue. Both are trying to obtain this by offering a product or service to a prospective client base while maintaining an acceptable margin to conduct said business. This is not rocket science. Now... You say Dealers don't need another tool they need staff/recruitment. The question to me is why do say that. Let's analyse that first before we move on to the other parts of your statement. If you need staff there is a challenge with the leadership not the team. It's not that they cannot complete the tasks, manage the opportunities or convert. It's deeper than that. Did you hire the right people, set reasonable expectations, deliver on a payplan, create a culture of stability and growth? More often than not its the latter, not the former. The great dealers out there have people crossing the country to work for them. They have near zero turnover and net growth year in year out. Recruitment is NOT a challenge. If you have a challenge in this department what does it say about you? As for the statement about vendors... Want my attention... Give it to me for free, along with 24/7 support and a worthy ROI. Additionally don't call me, DM me or any other means of contact. Do you actually hear yourself? Maybe every customer at the Sutherlin Group of Dealerships should demand a free trial period of 90 days, with 24/7 service, weekly car washes, daily depreciation appraisals, and a guarantee that their immeasurable value needs to be met or you'll take the vehicle back. Add to this that you're team cannot sollicite them in any mean or manner. That wouldn't happen... So yes... You are a hypocrite. My advice to you is look long and deep into that mirror. Want the world to change? Start the change from within... As a good friend of mine has trademarked... "The truth only hurts when it should".

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Stellantis just announced price cuts on some 2025 vehicles. It’s good for them, but here’s the issue. MMR is outdated and the “books” won’t be updated for another few weeks. This leaves dealers vulnerable to HUGE acquisition errors. AccuTrade updates values near real-time giving #CarDealers accurate values. We also give values based on the full 17-digit VIN.

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🔥 Used Car Managers 🚙 🚗 General Managers 🔥 🔥 Dealer Principals 🚘 🚙 Automotive Professionals 🔥 Don’t let margin compression put the squeeze on you. This Friday, September 27th, starting at 9AM EST/ 6AM PST... Join David Long, Vasilios Lambos, Jasen Rice, Diego Vargas, John Ellis, Brian Kramer, Tommy Gibbs, Brian Miller, and other leading automotive experts as they discuss What It Takes To Be Profitable on David Long’s All Things Used Cars. Jump into the conversation or be a 🪰 on the wall like me! Either way, you’ll walk away with amazing insights and actionable tips that you can implement at your dealership TODAY to make you and your bottom line better immediately. 💰🤑💵💲 👀 in the comments for a link to RSVP. You'll be texted a reminder once the room opens up. #automotive #autodealers #automotiveindustry #carbusiness #automotivesales #newcarsales #usedcarsales #usedcardealer #sales

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🔥 Used Car Managers 🚙 🚗 General Managers 🔥 🔥 Dealer Principals 🚘 🚙 Automotive Professionals 🔥 Don’t let margin compression put the squeeze on you. This Friday, September 27th, starting at 9AM EST/ 6AM PST... Join David Long, Vasilios Lambos, Jasen Rice, Diego Vargas, John Ellis, Brian Kramer, Tommy Gibbs, Brian Miller, and other leading automotive experts as they discuss What It Takes To Be Profitable on David Long’s All Things Used Cars. Jump into the conversation or be a 🪰 on the wall like me! Either way, you’ll walk away with amazing insights and actionable tips that you can implement at your dealership TODAY to make you and your bottom line better immediately. 💰🤑💵💲 👀 in the comments for a link to RSVP. You'll be texted a reminder once the room opens up. #automotive #autodealers #automotiveindustry #carbusiness #automotivesales #newcarsales #usedcarsales #usedcardealer #sales

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🔥 Used Car Managers 🚙 🚗 General Managers 🔥 🔥 Dealer Principals 🚘 🚙 Automotive Professionals 🔥 Trade efficiency directly affects profitability, customer satisfaction, and the overall health of your business. If you can acquire and sell vehicles fast, you can keep your inventory fresh and keep the profits flowing. This Friday, September 20th, starting at 9AM EST/ 6AM PST... Join David Long, Brian Kramer, and other leading automotive experts as they discuss the keys to unlocking trade efficiency on David Long’s All Things Used Cars. Jump into the conversation or be a 🪰 on the wall like me! Either way, you’ll walk away with amazing insights and actionable tips that you can implement at your dealership TODAY to make you and your bottom line better immediately. 💰🤑💵💲 👀 in the comments for a link to RSVP. You'll be texted a reminder once the room opens up. #automotive #autodealers #automotiveindustry #carbusiness #automotivesales #newcarsales #usedcarsales #usedcardealer #sales

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#CoxAutomotive & #Vinsolutions Reviews Dealer Synergy & Bradley On Demand 🔥 Dealers, Managers & Automotive Sales Professionals, #CRM is one of the most important aspects of your entire Dealership and 92% of Dealer’s CRMs are broken, not set up correctly, not utilized correctly and have antiquated processes and content 😱 Let me know if you would like a FREE CRM Audit 🤔

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#CarDealers need to stay aware of 2025 model-year prices. Many OEMs are cutting prices and both MMR and the guide books used to appraise cars do not update in real-time. AccuTrade (A Cars Commerce Solution) by Cars Commerce does!

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