Where are your new-vehicle profits hiding?
- Dealer News
- 26 November 2024
Dealerfloor recently reported on the VW Grand Prix Awards. We asked two of the winners a few questions on their achievement in what was once considered a “man’s world”.
For a new car dealer, the circle begins when a new vehicle leaves the dealer floor. Then the service or maintenance plans, warranties, accessories and repairs come into play for years to come, making a dealership a viable business.
Combined Motor Holdings (CMH) is the latest addition to a growing Stellantis dealer network, adding Peugeot and Citroën to their brand offering in Cape Town.
Managing a dealership as well as a satellite dealership in another province is not an easy task, but this is exactly what Jose Menezes has been doing since August last year.
Volvo Trucks South Africa has opened a new R130 million dealership facility in Durban to support the growth of the brand’s vehicle parc in the region.
Servicing and maintaining a vehicle are necessary but can often be viewed as a grudge purchase.
Neither my wife, Ella, nor I ever get out of bed on the wrong side, and we never go to work bad tempered. We treat our staff the way we want to be treated.
The adoption of a new management structure was necessary to navigate through the tough times brought about by the pandemic and economic situation in the country.
They work together and play together. For the Van Rooyen family from Upington in the Northern Cape, this goes hand in hand with the successful running of the well-known Thys Auto Used Vehicles Dealership.
Cape Town customers can look forward to expanding their brand insights into the Stellantis stable with the addition of the Peugeot and Citroën brands onto the showroom floor at William Simpson’s Tokai dealership.
Any bike enthusiast worth his or her salt will know the Suzuki Hyabusa, the brand’s fire-breathing superbike-cum-tourer.
COVID-19 made us realise just how much more effective a business can be run by looking at expenses and cutting unnecessary costs to the bone.
The well-known NGO, Gift of the Givers, received a strong boost with donations and assistance from Motus Holdings Limited.
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