Today on CBTNews.com – Monday, April 6th, 2020:
GNYADA President Mark Schienberg Discusses How Dealers Are Adapting During the Coronavirus Outbreak
On today’s show, we continue our Coronavirus Coverage by speaking with Mark Schienberg, President of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association. Mark and Jim talk about how New York auto dealers are reacting to COVID-19, managing your team through a crisis, and more.
The situation regarding COVID-19 is constantly changing, and it is altering the landscape of each facet of our lives. Dealerships are in a unique position as the act of shopping for a car is mostly still an in-person and onsite experience. However, things are rapidly evolving, and many governors around the country—including Georgia’s governor Kemp—are instituting shelter-in-place orders to keep individuals from potentially spreading COVID-19. Read More
As the coronavirus pandemic stretches from weeks into months, dealers are shifting focus from short-term fixes to long-term plans in order to adapt to the lengthening economic restrictions. As car sales continue to slide, fixed-ops will necessarily become a bigger part of the plan to survive and even thrive in the downturn. Read More