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Dealership Update: The Party's Over.
Many dealerships treat their dealer trade drivers (DX drivers, auction drivers, hikers, etc.) as "contract labor" or "independent contractors," paying them a lump sum for their services and withholding no taxes. Some dealerships also pay regular employees an additional lump sum to perform special work outside their normal work hours, such as cleaning or painting the service drive, performing "catch up" filing or even dealer trades. The dealership treats this work as "contract work" and reports the payments on a Form 1099 thus, having a single individual receive both a W-2 and a Form 1099 from the same employer.
Auto Dealerships: Back To The Basics: Hiring Good Employees.
In talking with dealerships around the country, it looks as if there is light approaching the end of the tunnel. Some are actually starting to hire new employees. So this probably is a good time to take a look at the way your dealership hires employees and to determine if the process is accomplishing two critical tasks: 1) identifying the best possible candidate for a position who will make the dealership money; and 2) screening out "high risk", problem candidates who are likely to cost the dealership money.
Auto Dealership Update: Round Up The Usual Suspects.
Over the last year, dealers have devoted most if not all of their attention to keeping their dealerships afloat. They've spent time cutting staff, combining job duties and slashing costs as they watched extraordinary events unfold in the automobile industry. That has not left much time to study what else is going on around them.
Auto Dealership Update: Your Dealership's 2009 "To Do" List.
As we move into 2009, we are all hoping for the best but planning for the worst. Most dealerships have already cut their staff to the bone, reduced benefits, and even cut employees' hours in an effort to bring down costs and conserve cash. Dealers are now turning their attention to finding ways to bring customers back into the showroom and the service department. This is obviously important if a dealer is going to survive this downturn.
