On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:31:40 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

wrote:

Virtually ALL dealerships cover their payroll (plus rent, insurance,
utilities, maintenance, taxes, and everything else) from parts and
service.

Used to be - but you can fire a cannon through many dealership service
departments today and not hit anything or anyone. 80% absorption today
is pretty darn good for an american car dealer.
Sadly (for them) you can pretty well fire a cannon through the
showroom without hitting anyone too.


That's probably quite true today due to the parlous times in which we live.

Nevertheless, it is still an economic and business goal that the dealership
should rely on parts and service to keep the place running.

Don't I know it.
I was service manager for 10 years.