Compare your month to last year at this time

[CarguyCO]

I'm curious...with all the talk and hooplah.....

last year i sold 1/2 a car more than this year...
last year i made 300 dollars more than this year...
last year my store sold about 5 cars more than this year 163 vs 158....
last year our new and used were identical....
last year the top 5 guys on the board were the same as the top 5 this year...
i am not privvy..not supposed to be...to the stores gross numbers....
ok..i'm privvy....virtually identical front and back to last year....


anyone care to share?

[SHACOS]

I'm making more money than last year, but then again I don't have to sell cars to make the money.

I'll give a standing ovation to any salesperson who has made it through these rough times. Congratulations!

[XDCX]

Carguy - Great idea for a thread - thanks.

I'll be sending out a Monthly Newsletter later this week and I'll reference this thread and request some input.

Although the market is down your post is a great reminder that things do not have to be as bad as they appear.

[okcarl]

We feel blessed. We are up 15% in new car volume and up 40% in used car volume. We are also up in gross profit. We are focusing hard on the basics, blocking and tackling. Every customer gets followed up with, it is amazing how many people in the buying process still have not bought two weeks later. If you follow up with these customers regularly after their visit it is amazing how many deals are out there. The other part that is amazing is how many customers come back and tell us that they went to another dealer and were treated like crap. Guys somebody out there is selling cars and it might as well be you!!!! You just have to be getter preppared than everyone else around you.

[dafuzz1956]

We are up on used down on new and up on back end. I never give #'s, sorry

[MUAlum92]

I started at my store in mid Oct 2007.

In 2008, we beat 2007 11 out of 12 months. Our december was the best this store has had in nearly a decade.

Our January should be better than 2006, 2007 and 2008.

New is down, but I couldn't care less. As long as we get rid of our old age new cars, my bosses stay off my ass. Just not interested in trying to compete when the playing field is so uneven.

[dduke]

1/06 38 New
1/07 40 New
1/08 39 New
1/09 36 New

Front end is down, back is up. We're just working smarter and hanging on tight to every opportunity. GMAC has made it tough, but luckily our state credit unions have been great to us this year.

[ssdd]

1-08 35 new 82 used
1-09 39 new 48 used

[XDCX]

This is a great thread - I'm going to move it from the Chrysler Sales section to the Automotive Discussions section so more members will see it and have a chance to respond.