Automotive Training Centre

MARCH 19, 2025

This involves inspecting the extent of structural, mechanical, and cosmetic damage, calculating labor and parts costs, and working closely with repair technicians, insurance companies, and customers to ensure a smooth repair process. What Is the Career Path of an Estimator: The Starting Point.

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AutoSuccess

MARCH 28, 2024

Margin compression affects every department of your dealership, notably used car reconditioning and used car appraisals. Used Car Reconditioning A reconditioning speed of three to five days, from acquisition to frontline readiness, is the efficiency gold standard. How do you manage margin compression here?

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AutoSuccess

APRIL 11, 2025

Why Reconditioning Matters More Than Ever The used car market has undergone significant shifts. With new vehicle production shortages from 2020 and 2021, fewer prime retail units are available, forcing more consumers into older, more affordable vehicles.

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Autoblog: Repairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Dealers and other retailers want to get the highest return on their dollar as possible, which means you’re up against an algorithm and a few people with a vested interest in extracting the most money from you as they can out of the gate. Unfortunately, you might run across mechanical issues during the inspection process.

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AutoSuccess

JANUARY 18, 2024

Whether it’s the appraisal processes, used car reconditioning or digital retailing — all of which support dealership sales and service — GMs want to know these functions are dialed in and that they just work.” “The Achieving consistency with trade appraisals has long proved difficult.

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AutoSuccess

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. Increase profits from parts, customer-pay services, and used cars. Eliminate chargebacks to sales.

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AutoSuccess

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. Those who use the scoreboard as a monthly progress metric have more consistent three-to-five-day time-to-line.

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