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Dealership GMs Need Fewer Worries; Start Here: Recon and Appraisal Integrity

Dealership GMs Need Fewer Worries; Start Here: Recon and Appraisal Integrity

DEALERSHIP GMS NEED FEWER WORRIES; START HERE: RECON AND APPRAISAL INTEGRITY By Dennis McGinn, AutoSuccess Margin compression is in the news again. Heard at NADA: GMs are concerned about margin compression and their ability to earn a living. We have Read More »
Data is the New Oil: Revolutionizing the Automotive Industry with Integrated Solutions

Data is the New Oil: Revolutionizing the Automotive Industry with Integrated Solutions

DATA IS THE NEW OIL: REVOLUTIONIZING THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY WITH INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS By Josh Deyoung, VP of Sales, AutoSuccess The modern dealership is a hub of activity, where every car has a story waiting to be told. You want to Read More »
Reducing Worries for Dealership GMs

Reducing Worries for Dealership GMs

Reducing Worries for Dealership GMs By Dennis McGinn, AutoSuccess As the founder and CEO of a major technology company, my daily focus shifts between multiple demands on my time and attention, peppered by frequent surprise interruptions. As mentally ambidextrous as I want Read More »
Rapid Recon + Velocity Automotive = Recon Revolution

Rapid Recon + Velocity Automotive = Recon Revolution

Rapid Recon + Velocity Automotive = Recon Revolution The two companies arrive at NADA 2024 nearly a year after their acquisition. Here's what they've been up to since. By Jim Leman, AutoSuccess Two highly competitive vehicle reconditioning companies have stopped eating each other’s Read More »
Used Car Sourcing and Predictable Appraisal Accuracy

Used Car Sourcing and Predictable Appraisal Accuracy

Used Car Sourcing and Predictable Appraisal Accuracy By Anthony Greenhalgh, AutoSuccess "All used car managers share a big fear – making a mistake." Dealerships in 2024 will continue to face used car sourcing challenges. A recent Automotive News article by reporter CJ Read More »
Closing The Appraisal Gap

Closing The Appraisal Gap

Closing the Appraisal Gap By Dennis McGinn, AutoSuccess Dealers today enjoy more predictable used car results because they leverage strategic reconditioning software's robust efficiency metrics called time-to-line or T2L, which we introduced to the market in 2010. The latest advancement in the reconditioning Read More »
Deliver The Promise Fulfill The Commitment

Deliver The Promise Fulfill The Commitment

By Autosuccess Magazine Partnering with a software provider is a marriage of sorts: It’s not the romance that nurtures a long-term relationship but the consistently proving a “you over me” submission, good listening skills, the rare gift of knowing when Read More »
Recon Work Requires Team Effort

Recon Work Requires Team Effort

By Steve Finlay Dealers can end the tug-of-war between car dealership departments when it comes to getting trade-ins ready for resale. It’s the rare trade-in vehicle that doesn’t need reconditioning before they are sale-ready. But doing that work can get bogged down Read More »
5 Tips For Technician Communication

5 Tips For Technician Communication

5 Tips For Technician Communication By Dan Anton Service technicians are powerful people. They are the lions of their domain. Intruders beware. The exceptionally skilled and experienced are increasingly rare gems. Service directors and service advisors hoping to curry their Read More »

VIDEO: Where’s The Car?

Rapid Recon uses our mobile app to scan your vehicles, this brings up all the vehicle information and also records the location of a vehicle. As a user you have the option to track using the Rapid Recon user interface or use Live Locate to track the vehicle and keys LIVE as they move.

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VIDEO: Rapid Recon at Ricart

Rapid Recon features powerful real-time reporting capabilities for: performance evaluation, process improvement, resource planning and cost analysis. No long-term contract required and no equipment to purchase or install.

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VIDEO: Rapid Recon Commercial

If your team is still using a spreadsheet, a whiteboard – or your fingers – to track and manage reconditioning, your process leaks time and money that’s wrecking retail gross and inventory turn. Rapid recon is a web-based auto reconditioning software accessible from any computer, tablet or smart-phone bringing structure, control and clarity to your reconditioning operation.

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