Mike Wilson – Parts Manager Why did you hire PartsEdge? When I first started as manager the owners have already acquired the services of Chuck.

Last month we shared an ebook on Forecasting Obsolete Inventory. In case you missed it, you can view it by clicking here. Did you calculate your technical obsolescence? If so, you now know how much your obsolescence will grow each month moving forward. We...

Chuck Hartle, co-founder of PartsEdge, presented at a NCM 20 Group meeting in Whitefish, MT earlier this week. We want to thank Kirk Felix with NCM and Don Kaltschmidt with Don K Chevrolet, Subaru and Dodge for inviting us to present about parts operations....

Uber is appealing to dealerships in new and innovative ways by launching Uber Central, a platform that allows businesses to manage multiple rides at one time. The program allows customers to request, manage and pay for rides for others. In a statement, Uber...

Last month we discussed the impact of an ever-increasing amount of rideshare drivers on dealerships service departments. To summarize, rideshare drivers will be putting more miles on their cars, thus they will need repairs more often, and, because their...

Rideshares are now dominating taxi services and increase in popularity by the day, this increase in ride demand means an increase in drivers. Many of these drivers will need a new vehicle to meet the specifications of each rideshare service- typically newer...

Steve Davis - Parts Manager Lynnwood Honda in Edmonds, WA PartsEdge Client Since: 2011 ABOUT LYNNWOOD HONDA: Lynnwood Honda has been providing sales and service excellence ever since the halcyon days of the motorcycle era, when Honda Motor Company pleaded...

Understanding the larger impact self-driving cars is, simply put, the most relevant way for anyone in the automotive retail industry to adapt with the times and gain clarity of an uncertain future. After all, autonomous vehicles will impact the auto retail...

Self driving cars are right around the corner, and they just might replace human operated vehicles both in safety and cost. Although the obvious first thought is how they will impact auto retail, there are many other industries that may be deeply altered by...

Richard Jackson - Fixed Ops Director Jay Wolfe Auto Group in Kansas City, MO PartsEdge Client Since: 2005 Why did you hire PartsEdge? I had a new parts manager with not a great deal of experience and we also had recently changed DMS systems. I wanted to get a...