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<blockquote data-quote="James Holler" data-source="post: 554663" data-attributes="member: 62800"><p>As a dealer, the quickest way to get your name changed from "Joe Blow Ford" to "Joe Blow's Used Car Emporium" is to stop buying your parts directly from Ford and start sourcing them from the internet to stock your shelves. Wal*Mart sells the same oil filters in the same boxes I do for less than dealer cost. How can they do it? Let's say all of the dealers in the Seattle area where I live buy a hundred-thousand filters per year combined. Wal*Mart probably places orders directly with Ford for that amount 10 or 11 times a year. Like I said, Ford is interested in taking care of Ford. If every dealer's parts department in the country went out of business, Ford would just start stocking Autozone and Car-Quest's shelves and never miss a beat.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As far as the 50% markup, well I sure as hell don't make that where I work. At month end if my profit percentage is around 30% I get may hand shook and a pat on the back by my manager. I sell tires and Motorcraft to for 10% over cost just to stay in business. Blue-box parts I can get away with 30-35% markup.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Anyway, I'm not hatin' on you, Tom (or anybody else) My intention wasn't to start an argument. Besides, that little cartoon chick that Truc Trac posted makes it all worth it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Holler, post: 554663, member: 62800"] As a dealer, the quickest way to get your name changed from "Joe Blow Ford" to "Joe Blow's Used Car Emporium" is to stop buying your parts directly from Ford and start sourcing them from the internet to stock your shelves. Wal*Mart sells the same oil filters in the same boxes I do for less than dealer cost. How can they do it? Let's say all of the dealers in the Seattle area where I live buy a hundred-thousand filters per year combined. Wal*Mart probably places orders directly with Ford for that amount 10 or 11 times a year. Like I said, Ford is interested in taking care of Ford. If every dealer's parts department in the country went out of business, Ford would just start stocking Autozone and Car-Quest's shelves and never miss a beat. As far as the 50% markup, well I sure as hell don't make that where I work. At month end if my profit percentage is around 30% I get may hand shook and a pat on the back by my manager. I sell tires and Motorcraft to for 10% over cost just to stay in business. Blue-box parts I can get away with 30-35% markup. Anyway, I'm not hatin' on you, Tom (or anybody else) My intention wasn't to start an argument. Besides, that little cartoon chick that Truc Trac posted makes it all worth it! [/QUOTE]
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