Consumer demands have always driven market changes, and the automotive industry is no exception. When people wanted bigger cars, they got SUVs and a whole new generation of cool minivans. When the hybrid boom set in, the smaller and more efficient the cars...

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Linda Paul Parts Manager Smail Honda PartsEdge Client Since: 2003

With so many factors to monitor, it can be difficult to know where to start to improve your inventory health. The good news is by paying close attention to just 5 categories, you can establish a benchmark and begin the journey towards inventory success!

Alan Dobbins Parts Manager Bob Stall Chevrolet PartsEdge Client Since: 2011 As you know these days a Parts Manager wears a lot of hats. There are not enough hours in a day to complete all of your tasks. PartsEdge makes my job a lot easier helping complete the...

As auto manufacturing shifts towards computerization, it’s fair to ask the question- will mechanics as we know them become obsolete? Since the first electronic control unit (ECU) was released in the 1970’s, it’s been a non-stop race towards the complete...

Robin Fennimore – Parts Manager PartsEdge Client Since: 2003 “PartsEdge frees significant portions of my day from the tedium of source movements and fixed price management. My time is better spent managing the department in a multitude of other valuable ways....

As we discussed in our last edition of this series, things are changing in the automotive sales industry with massive consolidations indicating a trend towards fewer dealerships in the market altogether. Autonews.com reports weak sales for most major...

Jason Boyd – Parts Director Tate Branch Auto Group New Mexico PartsEdge Client Since: 2018 “Over the last 5 years at 2 different dealerships, I have utilized Partsedge in numerous ways to increase operations efficiency, tighten inventory, and eliminate...

Utilizing sources correctly can make or break your inventory success. Sources connect to everything in your DMS including pricing (matrix/escalators), phase-in and phase-out criteria, sale accounts, source accounting, days supply, price code adjustments, and...