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Advanced Backgrounding for vAuto Merchandising – Info Sheet

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ProfitTime GPS in Practice: A Big Difference Between Two Dealer Groups

I’ve been talking to a lot of dealers lately about how they’re doing in used vehicles. Often, I’m in these conversations because a dealer’s become convinced that vAuto’s new inventory management solution, ProfitTime GPS, is causing a performance problem. Naturally, the starting point of every conversation is ProfitTime GPS. I’ll call up a dealer’s inventory, […]

Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet: Affordable for Them. Profitable for You.

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A Parallel Between Baseball and ProfitTime GPS

‘Tis the season to be thinking about baseball. Here in Texas, a lot of people are hoping the Houston Astros live up to their potential as 2022 World Series favorites. During a recent postseason game, the announcers talked about how data science has changed the game. They mentioned a decision by Major League Baseball to […]

eBook

Beyond Velocity Variable Management Presentation

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A Fundamental Post-Pandemic Shift in Used Vehicle Sourcing

There’s an old saying in the car business that you can’t sell a car you don’t have in hand. The truth of this statement proved especially true for dealers in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through much of 2020 and 2021, the chief problem dealers faced wasn’t the perennial challenge of selling cars. No, […]

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OLD: iRecon Testimonial | Diego Ferreira | vAuto

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ProfitTime GPS in Practice: From Skeptical to Sold

When Mike Cirona, general manager of Scott Robinson Honda in Torrance, CA, initially heard about ProfitTime GPS, he didn’t think his store’s used vehicle department would benefit from it. “I wasn’t crazy about it when it first came out,” Cirona says. “I didn’t think it was ready for prime time. Maybe it was me and […]

A Time to Rethink How You Manage Inventory Age

Three market conditions have converged to cause dealers and used vehicle managers to return to inventory age management policies that call for immediate wholesaling of vehicles that reach 45 or 60 days in inventory. First, there’s depreciation. Cox Automotive data shows that through the first week of August, values have declined between roughly 5 percent […]

eBook

Find Inventory Investments | ProfitTime GPS eBook | vAuto

ProfitTime GPS is the industry’s first-and-only Global Acquisition system that helps dealers best navigate the new normal of inventory shortage. Don’t just find inventory. Find investments. This eBook discusses how dealers can maximize profitability as they source inventory from any and all channels. View how to set an acquisition strategy based on profit potential, execute […]