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A September to Remember ? How's it going this month

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Dealers shared mixed results for September, with experiences ranging from significantly down (some dealers down ~50% YoY) to surprisingly strong, particularly among Nissan dealers who reported gains over August. The consensus suggests September was unpredictable and highly variable by market and dealership, with some attributing strength to pent-up demand and first-party leads becoming critical as third-party lead sources weakened due to regional price competition.

September, like August, pretty much sucks. I am reliant on my first party leads, because we are getting killed on price by every other dealer in our area. I only have a handful of sales from third-party leads this month. Dealers in our region are all down approx. 50% from last year...
 
A little late to the post, but September was a really good month. My department did 102 vehicles, which is extremely good for this store.

October is turning into a really awful month.. Only 17 vehicles out so far, the only think good is that I have about 20 carry overs from sub prime deals last month haha.
 

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Dealers shared mixed results for September, with experiences ranging from significantly down (some dealers down ~50% YoY) to surprisingly strong, particularly among Nissan dealers who reported gains over August. The consensus suggests September was unpredictable and highly variable by market and dealership, with some attributing strength to pent-up demand and first-party leads becoming critical as third-party lead sources weakened due to regional price competition.

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