Wholesale operations can be a lucrative source of profits for dealerships, but they also come with their fair share of challenges. Poor planning and haggling can lead to wholesale transactions costing more than they are worth. To ensure sustainable...

Mike Bachara is the Owner and President of Pro Count West, an Automotive Company specializing in Parts Department Inventories, Consulting, Termination Returns and overall improvement to Parts Department Operations in new car dealerships

As a Parts Manager, optimizing your fill rate is crucial for maintaining customer satisfaction and maximizing profitability. While the traditional measure of fill rate can be misleading, focusing on off-the-shelf performance or job fill provides a more...

Today, we delve into an essential topic for parts managers: measuring inventory turns. A thriving parts department is essential for any dealership, and this metric can give you a LOT of information about your parts department, especially when monitored...

As a parts manager, staying up-to-date with changing manufacturer guidelines is crucial for maintaining a competitive edge in the automotive industry. In today’s fast-paced environment, where technological advancements and industry regulations evolve rapidly,...

When it comes to running a successful dealership, the parts and service operation is often overlooked. However, it is an essential component of any dealership’s success, and parts and service managers can play a huge role in the success of overall dealership...

The parts department is an integral component of any dealership, ensuring customer satisfaction and keeping vehicles on the road. Unfortunately, many parts departments struggle with communication issues that can result in customer frustration, lost sales, and...

In the past few years, we’ve witnessed an important shift in thinking amongst dealers to appreciating just how much parts and service produces profit and overall dealership health. After all, parts and service departments are responsible for producing 49.6%...

Idle stock can clutter inventory shelves and drag down overall parts department health. Creating a systematic plan to identify and remove idle inventory is key to keeping things moving smoothly. In many cases, we find idle inventory originating from...

We get lots of questions about how to improve inventory health and how PartsEdge helps. Here are the most common questions and answers plus tips and tricks for further optimization.