Automotive News Canada - August 2020 - v2 - F10
FIXED OPS JOURNAL
Lovering Auto Group, which has three rooftops in
New Hampshire, used the slowdown caused by
the pandemic to refine its touchless service along
with cleaning and sanitizing of vehicles.
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A TIME TO REFOCUS
Downtime lets service departments prepare and improve
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KEN WYSOCKY
foj@autonews.com
hile the COVID-19 pandemic
has slowed business at auto
dealerships nationwide, it also
has given their service departments time to thoughtfully and intentionally
lay groundwork for better long-term productivity, customer retention and financial results.
Some fixed ops departments used the
downtime in late winter and early spring to
improve service-lane processes or develop
new "touchless" protocols. Others drilled
deeper into existing technology to boost efficiency and revenue, reevaluated employment
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ops staff at the Toyota store was relevels and made tough staffing deciduced from 112 people to 93 - a 17
sions.
percent decrease. Most of those let go
"COVID made us do a lot of things
were service advisers and lube techs.
to become more efficient in many arSmaller staff cuts were made at the
eas - things that we should've been
other two dealerships.
doing anyway but never had time to
In June, the Toyota service departbecause you get caught up in the dayment generated $30,000 more in
to-day operations," says David Blackburn, service director at Scott Clark Blackburn: "More gross revenue than the same period
last year, he says.
Toyota and Scott Clark Nissan.
efficient" staff
"We're a leaner staff, but we're also
The two dealerships are among
more efficient," Blackburn says.
three owned by Scott Clark Auto Group in and
The business slowdown also gave the two
around Charlotte, N.C.
dealerships time to more fully convert to an
Blackburn says the pandemic-related
downtime in April and May gave him time to
evaluate staffing levels. As a result, the fixed
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