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Slash Reconditioning Time to Save Costs, Boost Profits

Slash Reconditioning Time to Save Costs, Boost Profits

Tom Dunn, general manager of Fred Martin Superstore, Barberton, OH, discusses how Rapid Recon™ software allows dealers to monitor each step of reconditioning.
Sober Scalability and Truthful Transparency - Rapid Recon

Sober Scalability and Truthful Transparency – Rapid Recon

AutoSuccess Magazine - May, 2022Sober Scalability and Truthful TransparencyBy Dennis McGinnIf you are shopping for vehicle reconditioning software, it should be easy for you to understand the product’s core benefits, features, and advantages. No one should have to acquire more
From NADA: Deliver Transparency, Prep for Margin Compression - Rapid Recon

From NADA: Deliver Transparency, Prep for Margin Compression – Rapid Recon

AutoSuccess Magazine - April, 2022From NADA: Deliver Transparency, Prep for Margin CompressionBy Dennis McGinnA personal delight for me at this year’s NADA was a discussion with digital retail pioneer Chip Perry. He dropped by the Rapid Recon booth to record
Shop Efficiency Jones Recon Article - Rapid Recon

Shop Efficiency Jones Recon Article – Rapid Recon

Fixed Ops Magazine – March 1, 2022​ How to Find an $80,000 Labor DeficiencyBy Dustin Jones My specialty is helping dealers squeeze every ounce of performance from their reconditioning. I do this to help them get more cars sale-ready faster
Measure Twice, Cut Once Recon Article - Rapid Recon

Measure Twice, Cut Once Recon Article – Rapid Recon

February AutosuccessMeasure Twice, Cut OnceBy Dennis McGinnA homebuilder friend shared his success model: measure twice, cut once.A car dealer’s equivalent might be the irrefutable yardstick we like to refer to as transparency, accountability, and profitability, which make up the measure
The Power of Transparency Separates The Winners - Rapid Recon

The Power of Transparency Separates The Winners – Rapid Recon

AutoSuccess Magazine – February 2, 2022​THE POWER OF TRANSPARENCY SEPARATES THE WINNERSBy Dennis McGinnA recent report from Deloitte comments, Trust is the new measure of success.  What builds trust is transparency. With relationships, transparency means earned reliability. You go where you
Deal Wisely with the New Margin Compression

Deal Wisely with the New Margin Compression

Deal Wisely with the New Margin Compression By Dennis McGinn Originally published in the February 2022 edition of AutoSuccess Our old nemesis, margin compression, is revisiting this spring. It’s possible not to notice if you’re continuing to operate under bull-margin
Why the Writing on the Wall Recon Article - Rapid Recon

Why the Writing on the Wall Recon Article – Rapid Recon

AutoSuccess – December 2021 Why the Writing on the Wall is Good for You By Dennis McGinn As dealer groups grow in store count and acquire a diverse range of operational processes, cultures, and technologies, store individuality must yield to
Enjoy Worldclass Recon On A Budget Recon Articles - Rapid Recon

Enjoy Worldclass Recon On A Budget Recon Articles – Rapid Recon

December AutoSuccess Enjoy World-Class Recon – On any Budget By Anthony Martinez As an Iraq War Army combat veteran, one of the most valuable skills I learned was having the proper process for the task ahead. Those involved in the

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 if dealership departments – mainly

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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 favor often shudder in hesitation. This

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Accountability for Predictability & Accuracy

Accountability for Predictability & Accuracy By Dennis McGinn, AutoSuccess Can you define the meaning of the noun accountability as you might use it in your work environment? We all think we know what it means, and each of us reacts differently when hearing it spoken to

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How EVs Affect Used Car Reconditioning

How EVs Affect Used Car Reconditioning By Dennis McGinn, AutoSuccess According to Experian, the electric vehicle market share continues to rise sharply, from 3.1% in 2021 to 5.6% in 2022. Dealerships sold five times as many electric vehicles last year as in 2020, said the

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A Big Miss with Big Risk

In conversation with Dan Anton, the on-site lead for our Recon Edge customer performance service, he coined the term, Demand-Focused Recon to describe a discipline used by serious practitioners of strategic time-to-line (T2L) reconditioning.

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