


Are Special Orders Causing Your Obsolescence to Grow?
Every dealership has to deal with parts obsolescence. Parts that haven’t sold in 12 (or sometimes 16) months are obsolete and clogging up your inventory. Even if it costs money in the short term, finding ways to get rid of this inventory is crucial for...
The Future of the Industry: Self-Driving Setbacks
Recent accidents have caused consumer distrust and major setbacks for the self-driving car industry. An accident in March killed a pedestrian in Arizona, prompting the state to barre Uber from testing their autonomous vehicles on public roads. Another...

Advanced Parts Training in Phoenix Arizona with Chuck Hartle
Is Excess Stock Costing Your Dealership?
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PartsEdge |
Apr 13, 2018 |
inventory,
excess stock,
dealership,
excess inventory,
parts department,
parts operation,
Idle Inventory
Excess stock, in a typical parts operation, is often overlooked and very rarely attacked for the reason that most excess inventory consists of faster moving items such as oil filters, air filters, spark plugs, cabin filters, and brake pads. It’s easy to...

Reynolds & Reynolds: Migrating from 6910 to ERA-IGNITE
For those using Reynolds and Reynolds, March of 2018 marked the start of the massive migration from 6910 to ERA-IGNITE. Many of you have already migrated your commonly viewed reports in the past months.

National Automobile Dealers Association 2018

The Future of the Industry: Keeping Your Dealership Cutting Edge
We often discuss new technology and how it aids your dealerships, however, we rarely discuss how to implement said technology. Change is tough. This 2009 studies shows that people prefer sticking to old ways rather than trying something new regardless of the...

Tips from Chuck Hartle: Wholesale Business
Do you ask yourself if you should be in the wholesale business?

The Future of the Industry: The Smart Car
As the race towards developing the first road-legal self-driving car continues, manufacturers are shifting focus to creating new and innovative onboard technologies in what is being called the Smart Car. From Mercedes Benz to GMC, auto technology is starting...