FAA Helps Florida Independent Car Dealerships Reach Their Full Potential
The life of an owner/operator of a small to midsize independent dealership is full of challenges. And almost none of those challenges are understood by the big dealerships or big consulting companies. Complicated solutions with huge price tags are not solutions at all for an independent dealership.
But at Florida Auto Advisors, we do understand the challenges you face and we specialize in unique, personalized, and cost-effective solutions just for independent dealers like you.
If it has happened to an independent dealership in Florida, I can promise you I have seen it. Whether you just got your license or have been at it in the industry for 20+ years like me, put FAA and my years of experience to work for your small to midsize independent car dealership or repair facility and we will find solutions to your unique problems together.
Revenue Growth &
Cost Reduction
At the end of the day, there are two ways to increase your income: grow revenue or reduce costs.
Most dealerships are missing out on getting additional money or leaking money – and usually both. The trick is to identify those areas to capitalize on additional revenue opportunities and stop unnecessary costs. The solutions are often simple, cheap, and extremely effective, but overlooked by busy independent dealership operators who are, as we well know, very busy trying to do everything.
FAA can identify areas where you can increase income and decrease costs and provide the answers to help you with the real end goal of every independent dealer: more money in your pocket every month.
Sales & Management Training
Here is a dirty little secret: most sales teams at independent dealerships are really bad and leave a ton of viable sales unclosed. It is not for lack of effort, but there are many seemingly small things sales teams at independent dealerships are not doing that, when corrected, can not only get those deals closed, but also skyrocket margins on those and other deals.
Another dirty little secret is that management is often holding back independent dealerships in one way or another. Management usually remembers that the ultimate goal is to sell as many cars as possible for the most profit per deal, but then forgets it in policies and management that puts up barriers to that goal.
FAA can help with sales and management training that will elevate your dealership and show real and measurable results on your bottom line.
AI & New Technology
Implementation
There are roughly a million different pieces of technology people try to sell to car dealerships as I am sure you have experienced. And that number has probably doubled in the last couple of years since AI has become more prominent. Here’s the problem: for independent dealerships, virtually all of it does not work, is not necessary, or is laughably overpriced.
There is a lot of tech out there that can actually do the job, make your life easier and save you money, and is cost-effective to more than pay for itself. The catch is you need to be able to find it and do so while ignoring the pressure and misrepresentations of the salespeople just looking for commissions.
FAA can help you find tech and AI solutions that work for and benefit you by knowing how to wade through the sea of worthless junk to find the small handful of things that make sense for you and your unique problems and needs.
Expansion, & Exit Strategies
When you start an independent dealership you are laser-focused on your location, learning, and doing the best you can. But, over time, things change.
Have you been wildly successful and want to expand to other locations (either owned and run by you or franchised out to someone else)? Did it turn out you do not really enjoy owning a dealership or are just ready to retire?
FAA can help you expand or cash out with a variety of available solutions specifically tailored to what you want.
Compliance & Marketing Solutions
Owning an independent car dealership can be an extremely great career and investment, but the simple fact is that you have chosen to run a business in one of the most regulated and competitive industries there is.
There are regulation pitfalls everywhere for an independent dealer and it is almost a 100% guaranteed that you are out of compliance in some way. You are also one in a sea of over 11,000 Florida independent dealerships and need to find a way to differentiate yourself.
FAA can help you navigate the compliance minefield and help you stand out amongst the crowed field of competitors.
New Dealer
Advising
Just get your VI license or haven’t even gotten that far yet?
The process can seem complicated and overwhelming. From what surety bond company to use, to offering financing and additional licenses that may be needed, to whether or not to offer F&I products, and many more. There are seemingly a million things you need to do to get started.
FAA can simplify things and help get you started off running and, more importantly, started off running in the right direction for future and sustained success.
Our Proven Process
Every situation is unique. Unique situations need unique and personalized solutions. I have developed a process that is proven to work and to unlock answers to both problems you know you have and even those that you do not know you have, but are holding you back.
Initial Site Visit
Hands down the most important step in the process. There are no one-size-fits-all solutions. I need to get to know you and your operations. There is only one way to do that: by diving in with both feet. The first thing that occurs is I will come to your site for a morning or afternoon. We will chat briefly and then I will watch, look, and listen. And then we will talk about what I saw and the problems you are facing so I fully understand everything you are dealing with. All at no cost to you.
Strategy Development
Once I understand you, your operations, and your pain points, FAA will put together a list of options based on your specific individual situation, needs, and budget. Have a huge budget? we can work with that and provide access to anything and everything you desire. But, that is almost certainly not the case and you are instead working with a limited budget and want the biggest bang for your buck. That is our expertise at FAA: providing independent dealers with solutions that are truly cost effective and address the most pressing issues and provide immediate results.
Implementation
Once we have decided on the best course of action, FAA will work to make everything a reality. Along the way, you will be able to login to your own secure account to follow the progress of everything and have the peace of mind seeing that you will have what you need when you need it. All progress and documentation will be available for you to review and comment on as we get everything up and running.
Monitoring & Optimization
Just because we have made a decision on which directions to go does not mean that we just hand it all off and walk away. FAA remains involved in order to make sure everything is working and benefiting you the way it should.
Evaluation & Reporting
The whole point is to find net benefits for you and your dealership. So, FAA can assist in tracking, evaluating, and reporting on those measurable benefits so you can continue to make the best decisions now and in the future.
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Florida Auto Advisors delivered on its promises. Within a month of implementing the plans FAA provided, the advice paid for itself in just the cost savings alone. Revenue is up about 15% and net income up almost 22% since then.
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I am not great with technology. New tech, especially AI, has always seemed overwhelming and way too expensive. FAA helped us to get some limited and customized solutions that are perfect for us, were well within our budget, and have made a real difference for how we operate.
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