In the fast-paced world of automotive dealerships, efficiency and organization are key to success. Keeping track of inventory, its physical location, and ensuring that it is accurately represented online are some of the fundamental challenges faced by dealerships. Simple Recon, an innovative automotive software solution, has introduced a game-changing feature called “Recon Car Maps” to tackle these…
Do you know exactly how long it takes your dealership to get your used cars to the front line?
Are your departments playing games by moving inventory to parts-hold to stop the clock?
Learn how our Time-To-Step monitor can help you get the true recon time between departments.
A quick guide to using Simple Recon’s responsive (mobile friendly) portal on any device with a browser. No app install necessary.
Create transparency between departments by providing them with one central repoistory for all documentation and communication.
Identify process and track success, its that simple.
There are various factors that affect the carrying cost of a vehicle
To learn about what they are and how the affect the total daily cost of ownership for each vehicle.
You can now see how long your inventory is taking to go from any step in the process to any other step.
This allows you to see the underlying inventory that contributed to the times as well as the average across inventory.
Productivity and efficiency of the dealership depends on how well each department is managed.
When managers start being held accountable for their teams performance, their overall productivity increase and things get done faster and cheaper.
For every day that your car is not selling, you are losing money.
For every day that your car is not online, you are losing money.
For every day that your car does not have photos, you are losing money.
For every day that you cant demo the car, you are losing money.
Most efficient dealers require no more than 72 hours to get their inventory on the front line. However the turn around time in most dealerships can be in upwards of 7 days.
As the market gets even more competitive with the influx of more used trucks and cars of higher quality, your stock of used cars is bound to lose its value. Therefore, it is of prime importance for you to ensure that your recently purchased stock of old cars keep flowing seamlessly through the process of reconditioning. By doing this, you can avoid getting stuck with a depreciating vehicle that continuously reduces your profit margin.
