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Dealership GMs Need Fewer Worries; Start Here: Recon and Appraisal Integrity

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MARCH 28, 2024

We have been speaking about the persistence of margin compression throughout the pandemic years — and urged dealers in February 2022 to heed the signs and sharpen pre-COVID selling, inventory management and customer relationship skills. How do you manage margin compression here? With a focus on predictable outcomes.

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The First and Most Crucial Step to Profitable Used Cars

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

When all departments, sales, service and management, have access to real-time information, the guesswork and finger-pointing disappear. Tracking T2L allows dealerships to pinpoint delays, whether in mechanical reconditioning, detailing or the approvals process, enabling them to make targeted improvements.

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Why Preventative Maintenance is Important for Used Cars

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Similarly, car regular preventative maintenance allows you to keep your car in the best possible condition and prevent any major issues ‘down the road’ In this blog, we will be discussing some of the reasons that preventative maintenance is important for used cars.

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From Sale to Service: Building Loyalty and Profitability Post-Sale

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Since the dealership often handles these repairs under the service contract, it ensures that any needed work stays within the dealerships service drive rather than going to a third-party mechanic. By securing a VSC post-sale, dealers can lock in this relationship, encouraging repeat business for future car purchases.

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Navigating Shrinking Margins: Acquisition Lessons from the Stock Market for Dealers

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MARCH 15, 2024

This stands in sharp contrast to dealers who often face the challenge of uncertainties in used car acquisitions due to a lack of comprehensive data. Modern technology offers a solution, providing tools designed specifically for the dealership industry that mirror those used by stock investors.

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Reducing Worries for Dealership GMs

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MARCH 20, 2024

As mentally ambidextrous as I want to think I am, I marvel at the responsibilities dealership general managers carry on their shoulders. So, I ask myself, do the technology solutions GMs buy from us add to their burden? This confidence is critical in two phases of used car operations — reconditioning and appraisals.

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Cash for Junk Cars: Quick Ways to Sell Your Junk Car for Cash

Auto Service World

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Here’s why timing matters: Fluctuating metal prices (especially for scrap metal) regularly alter the weight-based value of your car. Recent developments continue to reshape the used car market landscape. Seasonal changes also impact junk car values. vehicle auction market reached $3.32

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Navigating Inflationary Pressures on Vehicle Ownership: A Guide for Auto Dealers

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

According to Cox Automotive’s June 2024 Auto Market Report, the average new car loan interest rate is 10.1% for used car loans. This is a significant increase from two years ago, when the average new car interest rate was 4.1% for used car loans, according to Car and Driver.

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Rapid Recon, Velocity Automotive Close the Trade Appraisal Gap

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It provides appraisers VIN-specific, mechanical, and electrical system appraisal “X-ray” diagnostics and accurate, not estimated, reconditioning costs for the make, model, and year of the vehicle. “All managers across the United States of America share a big fear – we don’t want to make a mistake. .

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The Good Fight Against a Rising Tide

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JUNE 6, 2024

If you want to manage inventory holding costs and bolster your earnings per share, consider how your used car reconditioning operates. Cars get sale-ready within three to five days of acquisition. Managing the recon operation to manage holding costs is a car dealer’s best offense against margin compression.

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Sales and Fixed Ops Collaboration Critical in Vehicle Reconditioning

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JULY 17, 2024

Inter-departmental cooperation is more importance than ever, so here we provide actionable strategies for improving communication and efficiency, and highlight the benefits of using reconditioning software designed from a fixed ops perspective. Using handheld devices for early detection can bridge this gap.

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AppraisalPRO Launches, Allowing Dealers to Spot Lemons

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JUNE 27, 2024

AppraisalPRO officially launched, laser-focused on revolutionizing the vehicle appraisal industry with AI training on its vast proprietary database that’s designed to provide new and used car dealers nationwide with the market’s most powerful tool for optimizing trade-in values. That matters. “We remove the guesswork. .”

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Accelerating Vehicle Turnaround to Enhance Dealership Efficiency

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JULY 10, 2024

Just as a patient might appear healthy while harboring a hidden illness, a used car can look perfectly fine on the surface while concealing costly mechanical problems. Similarly, dealerships can use diagnostic information to prioritize vehicles with more severe issues.

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You’re Losing $700 on Every Trade – Why the Data Screams, ‘Mandate 100% Scans!’

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MAY 4, 2024

in reconditioning mechanical parts and labor costs, and the scan takes less than 60 seconds. New VIN-scan tools that integrate with reconditioning software can provide deep, rich mechanical systems data and accurate reconditioning parts and labor costs for the vehicle make, model and year.

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Green Thinking vs. Family Budget: Should You Buy a Used Hybrid

The Mechanic Doctor

JUNE 16, 2023

The Mechanic Doctor - Resources for Amateur and Pro Auto Mechanics Sales of electric vehicles are growing against the backdrop of rising fuel prices. However, the army of internal combustion engine fans still dominates due to several serious shortcomings inherent in cars with electric motors.

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Dealership GMs Need Fewer Worries; Start Here: Recon and Appraisal Integrity

The First and Most Crucial Step to Profitable Used Cars

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Why Preventative Maintenance is Important for Used Cars

From Sale to Service: Building Loyalty and Profitability Post-Sale

Navigating Shrinking Margins: Acquisition Lessons from the Stock Market for Dealers

Reducing Worries for Dealership GMs

Cash for Junk Cars: Quick Ways to Sell Your Junk Car for Cash

Navigating Inflationary Pressures on Vehicle Ownership: A Guide for Auto Dealers

Rapid Recon, Velocity Automotive Close the Trade Appraisal Gap

The Good Fight Against a Rising Tide

Sales and Fixed Ops Collaboration Critical in Vehicle Reconditioning

AppraisalPRO Launches, Allowing Dealers to Spot Lemons

Accelerating Vehicle Turnaround to Enhance Dealership Efficiency

You’re Losing $700 on Every Trade – Why the Data Screams, ‘Mandate 100% Scans!’

Green Thinking vs. Family Budget: Should You Buy a Used Hybrid

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