Parts Departments | The Future of the Industry
You’ve heard it before: an electric vehicle takeover is inevitable. VW argues the pandemic has only sped up the race towards EV, while others say it’s all hype with no statistical...
Read Article →Insights for Parts Managers and Dealership Leaders on inventory performance, stocking, pricing, DMS strategy, OEM programs, and putting more inventory dollars to work.
Our latest perspective on the challenges, opportunities, and decisions shaping dealership parts departments right now.
For new Parts Manager new to the position, it can be difficult to know where to start. Between managing the DMS, manufacturer programs, employees, customers, and everything else, Parts Managers have a lot on their plate. Over the past 20+ years, we’ve helped...
Read the Article →Explore practical articles on parts inventory management, stocking, obsolescence, DMS strategy, OEM programs, pricing, and the decisions that drive dealership parts performance and profitability.
You’ve heard it before: an electric vehicle takeover is inevitable. VW argues the pandemic has only sped up the race towards EV, while others say it’s all hype with no statistical...
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In the over 20 years we’ve been helping dealerships optimize their inventory one thing has always proven to be true: a data-driven inventory is a successful inventory. Calculating...
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In many ways, the future car is already here. With smart-phone reminiscent dashboards and self-driving progress made daily, the slow and steady march towards the smart-car /...
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When it comes to selling idle inventory or purchasing needed parts, most dealers are faced with many options and it can be difficult to know what to use when. In order to discover...
Read Article →KF: My name’s Kaylee Felio and I’m the sales manager here at PartsEdge. I also have resident parts expert Chuck Hartle, one of the founders of PartsEdge here too. We’re joined...
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In March it seemed like there might be no bottom to the freefall for automotive sales. In the first quarter of 2020, new car sales were down by a whopping 30%, the greatest drop...
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Parts Managers are tasked with such a wide variety of responsibilities. While all areas of your parts department require regular attention, monitoring these 5 key aspects weekly...
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Most experts have assumed the larger rollout of autonomous vehicles would need to be accompanied by an ambitious plan for safe testing, and now it seems that mechanism has arrived...
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With Ford’s rollout of RIM and Hyundia’s switch from Smartstock to PartsEye, we explore how dealers might make the transition with ease as well as best practices for managing any...
Read Article →Go beyond the articles and see how Parts Managers and dealership leaders are improving inventory performance, reducing obsolescence, strengthening DMS structure and putting more inventory dollars to work.
See how dealerships are using PartsEdge to improve productive inventory, reduce idle and obsolete stock and create stronger inventory performance.
Explore Client Success →Dig into measurable dealership results — from reductions in obsolescence and idle inventory to improvements in productive inventory and gross profit opportunity.
See Dealership Results →Start with a complimentary PartsEdge Inventory Analysis to see your inventory mix, aging, manufacturer influence and where opportunities may be hiding beneath the usual high-level numbers.
See how PartsEdge can work alongside Parts Managers to improve inventory visibility, control obsolescence and put more dealership inventory dollars to work.
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