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Finding Opportunity in a High-Cost Wholesale Market

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Author Patrick Janes

In this vAuto Podcast episode, Patrick Janes, director of business development for vAuto’s Stockwave, highlights how dealers can find advantage in a wholesale market despite the higher cost of auction-purchased inventory. Patrick shares how dealers can mine market data to identify wholesale vehicles that offer a profit-positive retail opportunity, and spot emerging opportunities less data-minded buyers might miss. Patrick also outlines reasons why he believes the retail market will remain robust in early 2021, even as dealers may face ongoing volatility in the wholesale market.

About the Author

Patrick Janes brings more than 30 years of automotive industry knowledge to team vAuto. As the senior business development director for Stockwave, vAuto’s wholesale sourcing solution, Patrick knows firsthand the biggest risk to ROI is buying inventory at auction, having previously managed day-to-day operations for nine years as a dealership general manager. Before his dealership experience, he spent the first half of his career working with dealers across the country in several field offices for an OEM. For three years, Patrick served as a vAuto performance manager, building a solid understanding of customer needs and expectations. He has seen firsthand an exciting new generation of technologically savvy used car managers and owners that find Stockwave saves time and enables a more strategic approach to the acquisition process. Patrick received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Bradley University. Patrick has served as a lecturer for Northwood University since September 2018. He teaches vAuto Velocity Principles to students enrolled in Automotive Marketing & Management major: Role & Function of the Auto Dealership and Dealership Variable Operations.

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