Prior to the pandemic, Parts Departments were already the second largest asset and area of potential growth for dealerships. At that time, according to NADA, 49.6% of the average dealership’s gross profits came directly from the parts department, and in 2019, parts...
In a recent poll on LikedIn, we asked our Parts Managers followers which they wish they had more of; Time, Staff, Tools, or Education. A staggering 46% said they wished they had more staff! With the dawn of the hiring crisis and the great resignation, it comes as no...
While wholesale business can be a great source of profits, poor planning and haggling can actually result in wholesale transactions costing more than they are worth. Here’s how you can optimize your wholesale operation to ensure it’s really worth the work, and...
Thinking about becoming a Parts Manager or looking to identify a good hire for the position? This one’s for you. While everyone has a unique way of approaching the job, there are a few common traits that are the markers of someone who will thrive in the Parts Manager...
Kaylee Felio: All right, so I have Tony Howard, and Ryan Hastings, with Dale Howard Auto Center and they’re going to share just a little bit about their dealership and why they hired PartsEdge.Tony Howard: I’d be happy to speak on that. We we...
Before jumping feet-first into this rather heated debate, we’d like to preface with the following: at this stage, any opinion on shortages is little more than a shot in the dark. While we can use past trends to try and understand how our current predicament might...
Mention warranty compliance and most Parts Managers eyes will roll. Far from an issue of capability, the reason for this response typically lies in the un-winnable battle sensation that accompanies the topic. Across the country, parts and service operations struggle...
Grocery stores are constantly inundating us with ads: ‘TODAY only 50% off!’, ‘Buy 1 get 1 half off!’- you know the type. By constantly reviewing and adapting these pricing strategies, grocers are able to get the most out of their inventory by offloading unnecessary...
Dealership Management Systems are constantly evolving. Although these changes are made to benefit dealers, without a plan for continued education, they can actually result in a less productive inventory by confusing the user, obscuring the goals, and slowing the parts...
Kaylee Felio: Hey everyone! So I have Robert Davis with Dixon Hughes- he’s a partner there. And I’m bringing him on to talk about just what he experiences when working with dealerships from a parts perspective because I like to talk about parts. So I want an...
