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A role-based dealership coaching and professional development guide.
Dealership Coaching Hub
Choose your role and work through real dealership situations, structured coaching guidance and role-play practice.
How to use 7X Dealership Pro
Choose a coaching role, select a real-world scenario, review the recommended approach, then write or speak your response and use the self-review checklist. Use the Academy for core dealership leadership, sales, finance, service and fixed-operations training.
Example Dealership Financial Statement
Use this simplified example to practise reading a dealership P&L. Figures are illustrative in US dollars. Compare actual performance with budget and investigate the highlighted variances.
| Department / Expense | Actual | Budget | Variance | GM Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Vehicle Gross | $120,000 | $150,000 | -$30,000 🔴 | Units, gross per unit, discounting, inventory mix |
| Used Vehicle Gross | $105,000 | $125,000 | -$20,000 🔴 | Ageing, appraisal, recon, pricing, turn |
| F&I Gross | $92,000 | $88,000 | +$4,000 🟢 | Gross per retail unit, product mix, cancellations |
| Service Gross | $178,000 | $170,000 | +$8,000 🟢 | Sold hours, ELR, labor margin, productivity |
| Parts Gross | $112,000 | $118,000 | -$6,000 🟡 | Margin, fill rate, obsolescence, emergency buys |
| Total Gross Profit | $607,000 | $651,000 | -$44,000 🔴 | Find which department and driver created the gap |
| Advertising | $61,000 | $50,000 | +$11,000 🔴 | Cost per sale / lead and campaign return |
| Payroll & Benefits | $238,000 | $230,000 | +$8,000 🟡 | Productivity, staffing and compensation mix |
| CRM / Apps / DMS | $24,500 | $21,000 | +$3,500 🟡 | Duplicate tools, contracts, usage and ROI |
| Other Operating Expenses | $176,500 | $170,000 | +$6,500 🟡 | Largest unfavorable accounts first |
| Total Operating Expenses | $500,000 | $471,000 | +$29,000 🔴 | Expense control versus gross generation |
| NET OPERATING PROFIT | $107,000 | $180,000 | -$73,000 🔴 | Gross shortfall + expense overrun |
Key points the GM should look for
- Start with Net Operating Profit: $73,000 below plan. Do not stop there—trace the cause.
- Gross shortfall: New and Used account for $50,000 of unfavorable gross variance.
- Expense control: operating expenses are $29,000 over budget, led by advertising.
- Protect strengths: F&I and Service are above plan; understand why before changing them.
- Investigate Parts: determine whether the $6,000 gap comes from sales volume, margin, purchasing or obsolescence.
- Compare to prior year and forecast: budget variance alone does not tell the whole story.
Example Balance Sheet checkpoints
| Account | Example | GM Question |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Inventory | $3,850,000 | How much is aged, overvalued or slow-turning? |
| Parts Inventory | $640,000 | How much is obsolete or non-moving? |
| Contracts in Transit | $410,000 | Which deals are ageing and why are they unfunded? |
| Warranty Receivables | $185,000 | Are claims ageing or being rejected? |
| Other Receivables | $142,000 | Who owes the dealership and how old is it? |
| Cash | $780,000 | Does cash movement reconcile with operating performance and working-capital needs? |
7X GM habit: Review Actual vs Budget vs Prior Year, rank the largest unfavorable dollar variances, identify the operational cause, assign an owner and deadline, then reforecast month-end.
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Finance calculation practice
Training illustration only. It is not a financing quote and does not include fees, optional products or balloon payments.About 7X Dealership Pro
7X Dealership Pro by 7X Automotive Consulting is a dealership guide, training and coaching tool for salespeople and dealership leadership teams.
This prototype uses structured offline coaching content. It does not yet connect to a live AI model. Coaching should be adapted to dealership policy, manufacturer standards and applicable employment, consumer and financial-services rules.