Winning the Used Car Sourcing Game: Quicker Turn Time and Increased Profits
“The good news is that there are software solutions that offer a more advanced, more profitable way to approach pre-owned car sourcing. This allows dealerships to acquire cars that are in high demand, turn fast and increase margin, often while being very easy to come by.”
How a Recon Management Program Can Benefit Your Dealership
A recon management program is designed to help control the reconditioning process at a dealership. While all dealerships have a process for handling how they get cars frontline ready, not all do this efficiently. The recon management program is an opportunity for the dealership to take back control of the reconditioning process by controlling speed, cost, time and morale.
Focus on How Your Customer Can Get More, Not How They Can Pay Less
There are quite a few companies that can provide some or most of the elements needed to produce results — make sure to utilize the company that can do it all. Super-boost your retention and, more important, capitalize from it.
First, Know Your ADR, and Improve From There
“…the ideal in contemporary recon is progress, not perfection. However, to progress you must know the facts as they relate to your operation — and how you operate.”
Accountability is Personal When Days in Recon is the Subject
Accountability in recon is personal. It is personal to everyone who touches vehicles through the process, from staff onboarding vehicles into recon to the person who moves cars from the photo booth to the sales line.
Why Workflow Accountability Drives Lower Days in Recon
The term “workflow,” as used in the headline of this article, describes a continuum of processes from start to finish. The more organized, assignable and trackable these processes are, the smoother and faster workflow gets done. Regarding workflow in vehicle reconditioning, the faster the recon team can move vehicles to the sales line, the more
How to Take Advantage of Alloy Wheel Service Opportunities
If you’re looking to add a new service at your auto dealership, consider on-site, off-the-car alloy wheel repair and wheel straightening. Increase your service offering, add new profits directly to your bottom line and improve your CSI score.
Average Days in Recon: ADR Spells Higher Gross
Last month I discussed Average Days in Recon (ADR), which laser focuses how reconditioning efficiency and accountability are measured when using reconditioning Time-to-Market workflow software. ADR holds the recon department responsible for only what it can physically touch. It does not include In-transit times or title-release delays. The clock on ADR starts when the used
The “Only Person in the World” Disease
I recently encountered a pervasive condition that even I have suffered from at times. The reality is that the disease was always there — I just didn’t have a name for it. So here is the scene: I am at the airport, normal day, waiting in line to get on the plane. We are all
Recon Accountability and Profit Align at Three-Day ADR
I don’t mean to squeeze more juice from an already tired cliché, but time is money in used car reconditioning. Get used inventory spiffed up and to the sales line in three days, consistently, and that’s the sound of money. For years I have been promoting Time-to-Market (TTM) workflow as the measurement of exceptional reconditioning
