AutoMobile Technologies, Inc. (AMT), a Repairify Company, announced that they have partnered with PartsTech to offer another best-in-class automotive parts and tire cataloging and procurement experience for users of AMT’s Repair360 reconditioning management system.

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Reconditioning operations can be complex, but the challenges they face are pretty common. Repair360 is built to solve those challenges. In this article, we look at what these are, and how the software helps operations to overcome and power through to increased throughput and profitability.

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- Used vehicle pricing is declining from its record levels

- Focus to maximize margin contributions

- Everyone in the operation contributes

- Measure, support, and recognize contributors

- Reconditioning can be the biggest profit lever

It’s been a roller coaster ride for the past many months, and although it looks like we’re at the top of the pricing hill, we can’t quite see what the drop looks like on the other side yet. That’s thrilling for some, scary for others, but it’s everyone’s cue to hold on and prepare yourself for whatever lies ahead.

What is always important, and now more than ever, is knowing and growing the areas of your organization that contribute to your margins. Those may not always be the most familiar. Everyone in the organization contributes to your success. Make sure they feel supported and recognized.

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Reconditioning is the step in the supply chain where value is added to every vehicle, and resale profit is made. That’s why getting Recon right is so important.

What do you use to measure your reconditioning operation? With so many activities that comprise the end-to-end process to make cars ready for resale, you need a system that reliably and consistently tracks all the work by all the stakeholders. 

My company makes software to handle this for dealerships, auctions and rental car operations; but I'm curious to learn of successful systems (manual or other software) you use to track and improve recon operations. I'm especially interested in what works well, but also about areas that still challenge.

I read a comment recently in one of the other online forums for Used Car dealers. The poster, a dealer principal, wrote: “With reconditioning cost through the roof these days I prefer to buy as ready as possible. I feel my money is better spent on the frontline ready car..”

Really? Of course it’s great if you can score a vehicle where all you need to do is wash it and go, and no buyer should pass on those rare opportunities. But limiting yourself to only those gems can put you behind your competitors and leave money on the table.

If you’re shying away from vehicles that need some reconditioning because of the cost, then you need to take a hard look at your recon process. Reconditioning should be one of the most profitable parts of your operation, allowing you to acquire at lower costs and selling at higher margins. When you buy a frontline-ready vehicle, chances are that someone else has done the reconditioning, and is marking up your cost in the process.

So don't walk away from profit. Improve your reconditioning operation to become more efficient and you'll sell more cars at higher margins. Check out the full article here.

Everybody is plugged in to the same platform, so all stakeholders know what they need to do their parts. It's a game-changer for used car reconditioning. Read all about it.

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