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Sales-Ready Speed

Sales-Ready Speed

SALE-READY SPEED Recon Workflow is a Major Indicator By Dustin Jones Originally published in the November 2021 edition of Fixed Ops Magazine If you manage a reconditioning operation, how you structure the flow of cars through that process makes a
A Temporary Level of Success

A Temporary Level of Success

A Temporary Level of Success by Dennis McGinn Originally published in the November 2021 edition of AutoSuccess Dangerous risk is in human nature. Our present once-in-a-career gold mine should encourage the adoption of ways to reduce stress and increase accountability
A Perfectly Urgent Risk to Your Dealership Recon Article - Rapid Recon

A Perfectly Urgent Risk to Your Dealership Recon Article – Rapid Recon

AutoSuccess – Rapid Recon A Perfectly Urgent Risk to Your Dealership By Dennis McGinn I am a passionate but calm individual, but what's going on now in the car business has me agitated and concerned. Please digest the following risk
Getting More Out of Used-Car Reconditioning - Rapid Recon

Getting More Out of Used-Car Reconditioning – Rapid Recon

WardsAuto – October 21, 2021 Getting More Out of Used Car Reconditioning By Dustin Jones If you manage a reconditioning operation, how you structure the flow of cars through that workflow makes a significant difference in recon's contribution to sales.
3 Auto Retail Insights My News Show Guests Shared For Your Ears - Recon Article

3 Auto Retail Insights My News Show Guests Shared For Your Ears – Recon Article

AutoSuccess – October 20, 2021 3 Auto Retail Insights My News Show Guests Shared for Your Ears By Dennis McGinn This month, I am reporting three insights from retail auto business leaders, which they shared with me for your ears
Transparency and Value-Building Start with Displaying Added Investments - Recon Article

Transparency and Value-Building Start with Displaying Added Investments – Recon Article

AutoSuccess – September 16, 2021 Transparency and Value-Building Start with Displaying Added Investments By Dennis McGinn This month, I’d like to share here about a new competitive advantage that takes vehicle merchandising and value-building to a new level of customer
Speed to Sale and Selling Buyers - Recon Article

Speed to Sale and Selling Buyers – Recon Article

July AutoSuccess Speed to Sale and Selling Buyers By Dennis McGinn When I write here about bringing speed-to-sale benefits to your dealership, I’m speaking of considerable advancement in why customers choose to buy their used cars from you. As I
Coaching Recon Staff

Coaching Recon Staff

Coaching Recon Staff Create a More Confident, Fulfilled Vehicle Recon Staff By Brian Larremore Originally published in the September 2021 edition of Fixed Ops Magazine However you run your vehicle reconditioning operation, coaching and motivating the people responsible for this
Customers Can’t See Value You Hide

Customers Can’t See Value You Hide

AutoSuccess – August 27, 2021​ Customers Can’t See Value You Hide By Dennis McGinn I heard this said Friday, “You can’t see value in something you know nothing about.” It makes sense. Think in terms of the used cars you

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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