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Strategies to Improve Your Dealership’s Recon Turnaround Time – Geoff Meeker, Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead & Dennis McGinn, CEO of Rapid Recon

Strategies to Improve Your Dealership’s Recon Turnaround Time – Geoff Meeker, Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead & Dennis McGinn, CEO of Rapid Recon

CBT News was recently on location at Mercedes Benz of Buckhead with General Manager Geoff Meeker and CEO of Rapid Recon, Dennis McGinn to discuss all things recon. Read More »
How Hennessy Jaguar Land Rover Strengthened Their Recon Process- Justin Hoisington, Sales Manager & Dennis McGinn

How Hennessy Jaguar Land Rover Strengthened Their Recon Process- Justin Hoisington, Sales Manager & Dennis McGinn

Continuing our discussion on how your dealership can improve it’s overall recon turnaround time, CBT News was on location at Hennessy Land Rover with Sales Manager Justin Hoisington and CEO of Rapid Recon, Dennis McGinn. Read More »
The Advantage of Workflow Management in Reconditioning

The Advantage of Workflow Management in Reconditioning

On any given day, my business conversations typically focus in on one of three topics: dealers who are ready to give up on recon spreadsheets and the extra managerial oversight; dealers not ready to admit they have a recon problem; Read More »
Reconditioning - A New Bastion of Hope - The Future is Now

Reconditioning – A New Bastion of Hope – The Future is Now

Having met with dealers at NADA, I’m reminded of Dale Pollak’s 2010 article, “Reconditioning – The Last Bastion of Old School Management.” While this is still generally true, there are finally straightforward solutions and verifiable success stories that have remedied Read More »
Do You Have a Time-to-Line Culture?

Do You Have a Time-to-Line Culture?

Time-to-Line (T2L) should be the single most important objective that defines your dealership’s culture. This objective should bind all recon resources together from the time vehicles are acquired to the time they hit the front-line. And, to institutionalize a true Read More »
RECONDITIONING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

RECONDITIONING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Buyers for pre-owned cars are spending money again, and across the country dealers are feeling cautiously optimistic about this continuing. At the same time, the online competitive landscape demands new ways of reaching buyers through search powerhouses, like AutoTrader.com, Cars.com Read More »

Creating Predictable Profit in a Volatile Automotive Market

Creating Predictable Profit in a Volatile Automotive Market By Dennis McGinn, Founder & CEO of Rapid Recon AutoSuccess, October 2024 In 2024, dealerships face a challenging landscape, with revenue and new car sales on the decline. As profit margins tighten, managing profitability has become more crucial

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The First and Most Crucial Step to Profitable Used Cars

The First and Most Crucial Step to Profitable Used Cars By Dennis McGinn, Founder and CEO of Rapid Recon AutoSuccess, September 2024 In today’s evolving automotive industry, efficient reconditioning is more essential than ever for maximizing profitability. Rising interest rates and shifting inventory dynamics make it

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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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