Impact of OTA Updates on Dealership Fixed Ops

As posted to the Bellavia Blatt YouTube Channel on 11/18/22, and the Fixed Ops Roundtable YouTube Channel on 11/18/22 (Run Time: 14 min, 59 sec) As EVs continue to represent a greater percentage of total new vehicle sales, ongoing challenges continue to present themselves forcing automobile dealers to combat the continued erosion of their profits. In this clip, automotive attorney Len Bellavia sits down virtually with Ted Ings at the "Fixed Ops Roundtable" to discuss a number of current issues impacting dealers.  On the subject of over-the-air (OTA) updates, Len reports that GM and Stellantis have announced that the transition to OTAs will cost manufacturers $25 billion per year in lost revenues which will be "coming out of the hides of the fixed ops department of these dealerships". ...

Legal Protections Franchise Dealers Have Against Direct Manufacturere Sales

As posted to the Bellavia Blatt YouTube Channel on 9/30/22, and the Fixed Ops Roundtable YouTube Channel on 10/8/22 (Run Time: 17 min, 52 sec) With automakers speeding toward electrification, many are more than hinting at a new distribution model for those electrified vehicles involving customers ordering vehicles online.  Are dealers at risk of being cut out of the sales process? In this clip, automotive attorney Len Bellavia sits down virtually with Ted Ings at the "Fixed Ops Roundtable" to discuss the future of the franchised dealership network model. Len's position is that the real risk is whether or not dealers are going to invoke their rights under their respective states' franchise laws which have been on the books for decades, designed to protect against this very subject. "State Dealer...