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 backing. A Forbes analysis suggests exponential growth will render combustion...

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 your parts inventory turns is fundamental for creating a healthy, profitable...

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 / leisure pod is ongoing. Though the future of car interiors is rather predictable...

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 the best match for your dealership needs, we’ll start by breaking down the two...

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 today by Denny and Mick with Fred Beans and we’re going to talk about what it’s...

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 since the recession of 2008. Starting in June, the path to recovery started to...

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 can help you reduce idle inventory, increase profits, and remain focused on what...

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 in the form of an autonomous-only lane running between Ann Arbor and Detroit,...

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 Manufacturer program successfully.

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