Dealers looking to add to their Used inventory are finding surprises.

Early signs of a resurgence in used car buying are waking up the industry from its pandemic-induced doldrums. We’ve heard from two large clients in the past few days that auction prices are higher than anticipated as dealers across the country seek to increase their inventories. Read more...

Time for the industry to step up (again)...

With the bankruptcy of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., there will soon be an extraordinary volume of vehicles on offer, creating a bulge in a pipeline already constricted by the global pandemic. Hertz, down to their last billion dollars, will need to accelerate the rotation of their inventory as a cash resource to replace missing revenue from their operations. Read more...

The door you reopen could lead to a very different business than the one you had to lock....

No matter how many years or how many generations your business has been in existence, you are starting a new business. Changes in our economy and society related to the pandemic have reset nearly everything from employment to operational practices to consumer priorities. Your business will need to adapt in order to survive. Now is the time to reinvent your business to operate in the new environment. Read the article.

When it comes to reconditioning, does your team nail it? Here are 4 areas where your attention makes a difference.

1. Vehicle Quality

2. Parts Choices

3. Include the Team

4. Speed and Accuracy

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Which color of the rainbow leads to the biggest pot of gold? (Hint: It ain't gold) Read the article.

With each year, more and more dealerships are adapting to the latest and greatest technology. They’re doing this to increase their inventory turn times, but to also anticipate the likelihood of selling outside of those time spans. There are a lot of things to consider as a used car dealership, but one thing for sure is that each day a vehicle is being reconditioned, you’re losing money.

Efficient reconditioning protects your margins. This article discusses how to keep your operation at maximum output.

For those who manage multiple vehicles through a reconditioning process, like dealerships, fleet managers, auto auctions, and rental companies, employing multiple vendors and employees on top of the administrative duties of running the business can be difficult to manage. There are a lot of steps to getting a vehicle through the make-ready process. To help ease the pains of so many moving targets, AMT developed ReconMonitor™, smart workflow management software for auto reconditioning.

Read the full article here.

Dents and dings are common. PDR can normally repair them quickly and at low cost. A look at the advantages of adding it to your shop's repertoire.

https://amt.company/adding-pdr-to-in-house-recon/

A dealership in control of its recon operation is a successful dealership. Take command of your operation and see how management software can help you reduce cycle time and improve profitability on every vehicle. Learn how AMT's ReconMonitor helps you be in command and control.

Proud to partner with NIADA to enable Independent dealers to offer digital CPO inspections on vehicles. 

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