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  1. Jim Leman

    Why recon efficiency makes fixed ops heros

    Forum Partners - I've been asked to provide some additional tools for the video on recon economics I posted. I'm hoping this is perceived as an awareness opportunity. I've attached some useful files.
  2. Jim Leman

    Why recon efficiency makes fixed ops heros

    Dan - I thought dealers need to understand the economics of poor (and good) recon; I am the company's director of marketing. Centralized recon success takes work, diligence, commitment and the right culture. Rapid Recon has numerous customers doing this well. Our director of customer...
  3. Jim Leman

    Why recon efficiency makes fixed ops heros

  4. Jim Leman

    PR & News Sanity for Safety Recall Madness

    First-of-Its-Kind Reference Guide and User’s Manual from AutoAp Addresses ‘Cancerous Grave Risk’ Overwhelming Auto Industry AutoAp, the foremost vehicle safety-recall, monitoring, intelligence and reporting company, announced today availability of Safety Recalls: Think You’re Covered? –...
  5. Jim Leman

    Seeking Comments on Website Trade Eval Tools

    Good morning -- I am currently working on an article that will take a look at in-dealership trade-in processes and the role of website trade evaluation tools. I am looking to speak with dealers to learn their experiences with these website tools and how these evaluations compare to in-store...
  7. Jim Leman

    5 Retention Greats in Auto History

    Hey Ryan - Out of respect to the original publisher of the content, but I could be wrong. Thanks for your thoughts.
  8. Jim Leman

    Writer for Vendors Working with Dealers

    DealerRefresh Colleagues - I invite vendors who have a need to build market leadership to contact me. I provide clear and compelling marketing journalism content that conveys your product/service solution and ROI value to auto dealers. I have been writing about automotive retail technologies...
  9. Jim Leman

    5 Retention Greats in Auto History

    Here are my top “Best of” retention ideas that your dealership should consider: 1. Reward complaints: Most customers won’t complain. They just won’t come back. However, in all honesty, you need them to complain, in detail. Each compliant is an opportunity for you to solve a problem and keep a...
  10. Jim Leman

    The Economic Facts for Automated Recon

    Dealers tell us they make $50 in cost, gross improvement and increased turn rate for every $1 spent to automate their reconditioning operations. For dealers reconditioning just 50 cars a month, the return on investment is $15 for every $1 spent. Look hard elsewhere, but you’ll not find a better...
  11. Jim Leman

    Lotpop Invites Inventory Managers to How-To Workshop

    To celebrate five successful years serving the online and on-the-lot inventory management needs of franchised and independent auto retailers, Lotpop has announced its first annual Dealer Workshop, Oct. 16-17 at the Kansas City Auto Museum in Olathe, KS. Dealer Workshop by Lotpop will offer...
  13. Jim Leman

    Increase Profits By Reducing Your Recon Timeline –

    Looking to increase used car inventory turn and capture better margins - find out how do so here: https://www.cbtnews.com/increase-profits-by-reducing-your-recon-timeline-dennis-mcginn/
  14. Jim Leman

    Retention Bundling Benefits Dealers and Consumers

    We’re currently witnessing several dramatic transitions of what was a very stable, predictable automotive retail model. So if the dealer’s connection to buyers is diffused or in any way less direct, how do they retain a share of customers’ future transportation dollar? By bundling retention...
  15. Jim Leman

    Enjoy a $50 return for $1 spent

    Strategic reconditioning workflow tools and time to line (T2L) disciplines make modern velocity-based inventory management most effective for a dealership. T2L increases turn, streamlines processes, and structures and organizes the many steps required to move vehicles from acquisition to the...
  16. Jim Leman

    A directory for Inventory Merchandising Service Vendors (photos, options, stickers, etc)

    Wheel’s Automotive Dealer Supplies, Inc., NIAGARA Falls, NY – www.wheelsauto.com
  17. Jim Leman

    A directory for Inventory Merchandising Service Vendors (photos, options, stickers, etc)

  19. Jim Leman

    Wheel’s Auto, Monroneylabels.com Team Up to Jazz Up Used Vehicle Merchandising

    NIAGARA Falls, NY – July 18, 2018 – The Monroney Label is so ordinary we forget how much merchandising punch this mandated sheet of paper can bring to your used car marketing. Now, to bring the Monroney Label and how dealers display it into the 21st century, two leaders in vehicle signage and...
  20. Jim Leman

    How independent dealer no longer loses track of cars

    Camacho Auto Sales, an independent auto dealership with three used car operations serving the Palmdale and Lancaster, California markets outside Los Angeles, reconditions 220 cars a month to keep its lots filled with fresh inventory that sells faster. Camacho’s used car superstore at the...
  21. Jim Leman

    Bundled Fluids Report Bumps R.O. Upsell $$ 87%

    Fidelis PPM, the leading provider of brand-building, revenue-generating prepaid maintenance (PPM) programs, has teamed with Fixed Ops Pros to increase maintenance upsell revenue for auto dealers who sell or pre-load vehicles with Fidelis PPM’s discount-priced vehicle maintenance services...
  22. Jim Leman

    The Future of Vehicle Reconditioning

    Jaws dropped, mine included, as Don Flow, chairman and CEO of Flow Automotive Companies, addressed several hundred dealers and industry affiliates at Automotive News’ recent Retail Forum. Steps for Preparing for the Future: Keep eliminating uncertainty in core processes. They too will need to...
  23. Jim Leman

    PR & News Fidelis PPM Adds Remote Auto Repair for Indy, BHPH

    SCOTTSDALE, AZ, April 24, 2018 – Independent and Buy Here-Pay Here (BHPH) dealers will attract more customers and sell more cars by offering shoppers Fidelis PPM preventive maintenance now including at-home or at-work vehicle repair services. Fidelis PPM has teamed with GetWrench.com mobile...
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