Fixed Ops Magazine 2022 Vol 19-6 - 24
FEATURE BY JAY GRAHAM
FUTUREPROOF
YOUR
DEALERSHIP
N
obody
can predict the future. Like the weather
forecast, if it's calling for rain today, you bring
an umbrella, but it may end up being a beautifully
sunny day. Or you head to that outdoor event with
no rain in the forecast and here comes a pop-up shower.
Again, nobody knows for sure. There's an abundance
of available data, statistics, odds, clues, circumstantial
evidence, and more that helps us arrive at a well-documented
educated guess on what the weather might
do, who is likely to win the big game, which direction
a stock price may go, or even the chances of recovering
from a health diagnosis. Still, with all the millions,
billions, or trillions invested in research, education, and
technology, it's all still just speculation. It can be extremely
well-documented ... but it is still speculation.
WHAT DO WE DO TO
FUTURE-PROOF OURSELVES?
What do we do to alleviate risk in our personal lives
and businesses? We consider what may happen and
prepare. At least that is what the wise do. We buy in24
5
Ways to Future-Proof your Dealership through Fixed Ops
surance, keep savings accounts, invest, keep food in
the pantry, and perform preventative maintenance on
homes and vehicles. We future-proof ourselves, which
is preparing for the future in the best way we can.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT AUTOMOBILE
DEALERS AND THE FUTURE?
What do we know about the future of the automobile
dealer? Again, no one knows with certainty. But we
do know that it's constantly changing and always will
be. Through all the changes from the days of the first
dealership to today, there is one constant that we know
with certainty that will help us future-proof our dealerships,
or any business for that matter.
FIRST - THE AUTOMOBILE
IS A COMMODITY
The automobile is a commodity. It always has been
and always will be. But dare I say it's now more of a
commodity than ever. Before the internet, consumers
typically bought a vehicle in their hometown or a near
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