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Notes from inside the deal.
Essays on what's working — and what isn't — across F&I, variable ops, fixed ops, and reinsurance. Written by the consultants who installed it before they wrote about it.
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The Fixed Ops Profit Playbook: 7 KPIs Every Dealer Principal Should Watch Monthly
Some months automotive fixed operations looks busy but absorption says otherwise. Learn the 7 fixed ops KPIs

Tony Fiorillo
Mar 410 min read
Fixed Ops
The service drive as a profit center: lane process, dispatch, parts gross, and the CSI that keeps customers coming back.


What Is Fixed Operations at a Car Dealership? Service, Parts, and the P&L Behind Them
Fixed operations covers service, parts, and body shop — the revenue that doesn't depend on selling a car. Here's what it includes, how it hits the P&L, and the absorption formula that measures it.

Vision Management
Sep 306 min read


What Is Vision Management Group? The F&I Consulting Firm Serving Automotive and RV Dealerships
Vision Management Group is an F&I and dealership operations consulting firm headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, offering dealership consulting services in F&I Solutions, Variable Operations, and Fixed Operations. Start with a free Dealer Health Check-up.

Vision Management
Aug 255 min read
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