Announcing: LVL Up Auto - Vendor Management Platform

[jon.berna]

Congrats!!

bug: when you click on a category and go a few pages, and then if go to another category, the next category thinks you're on that same page nunmber.

Good catch!

 

[jon.berna]

We've been busy and I am proud to share that 1.0 is live and that means lots of changes. Let’s dive into what’s new and exciting in this major release:

Dealership Tools Are Now Free
-That’s right—everything on the dealership side of LVL Up Auto is now completely free.
-From vendor discovery to invoice tracking, you have all the tools you need to simplify and streamline your operations without spending a dime.

Optimized Design and Performance
-We’ve fine-tuned every aspect of the platform.
-Expect a sleeker, faster, and more intuitive user experience, making it easier than ever to manage your vendors.

Enhanced Vendor Features
-Vendors now have expanded tools to better showcase their products, helping dealerships like yours discover the best solutions with clarity and confidence.

Introducing Collections
-Collections let you create and share custom lists of vendors and their products.
-They’re perfect for both public collaboration and private organization.

Public Collections:
-Showcase the vendors you love.
-Plan who to meet at upcoming events like NADA.
-Gather feedback from peers on vendors you’re considering.

Private Collections:
-Organize vendors you’re evaluating.
-Track progress—schedule demos, complete evaluations, and finalize contracts.

2024 Users get Early Access features now:
-Invoice Sync: Monitor all your vendor invoices in one place, effortlessly.
-20 Groups: Collaborate and share insights with other dealerships in your group.
-Proposal Generator: Simplify planning with easy-to-create pricing scenarios.

Thank you for your continued support and belief in LVL Up Auto as most of the beta users came from DR!

 

[PeteBarba]

Congratulations and it was fun being onboarded today as a vendor for Lectrium.

Nice interface and makes a lot of sense.

Clear value proposition to vendors as well. Introductions & demos are like gold in this industry!

 

[jon.berna]

Thanks Pete, happy to have you and Lectrium!

 

[Carsten]

congratulations on the roll out!

 

[willandre]

We've been busy and I am proud to share that 1.0 is live and that means lots of changes. Let’s dive into what’s new and exciting in this major release:

Dealership Tools Are Now Free
-That’s right—everything on the dealership side of LVL Up Auto is now completely free.
-From vendor discovery to invoice tracking, you have all the tools you need to simplify and streamline your operations without spending a dime.

Optimized Design and Performance
-We’ve fine-tuned every aspect of the platform.
-Expect a sleeker, faster, and more intuitive user experience, making it easier than ever to manage your vendors.

Enhanced Vendor Features
-Vendors now have expanded tools to better showcase their products, helping dealerships like yours discover the best solutions with clarity and confidence.

Introducing Collections
-Collections let you create and share custom lists of vendors and their products.
-They’re perfect for both public collaboration and private organization.

Public Collections:
-Showcase the vendors you love.
-Plan who to meet at upcoming events like NADA.
-Gather feedback from peers on vendors you’re considering.

Private Collections:
-Organize vendors you’re evaluating.
-Track progress—schedule demos, complete evaluations, and finalize contracts.

2024 Users get Early Access features now:
-Invoice Sync: Monitor all your vendor invoices in one place, effortlessly.
-20 Groups: Collaborate and share insights with other dealerships in your group.
-Proposal Generator: Simplify planning with easy-to-create pricing scenarios.

Thank you for your continued support and belief in LVL Up Auto as most of the beta users came from DR!

Congrats, @jon.berna looks awesome! What's the best way to learn more and get onboarded as a vendor?

 

[jon.berna]

Congrats, @jon.berna looks awesome! What's the best way to learn more and get onboarded as a vendor?

Thanks Will! - here are the public docs. I will also connect with you to answer any questions.

Claiming Your Page | LVL Up Auto Documentation

docs.lvlupauto.com

 

[jon.berna]

The LVL Up Auto database contains 584 auto specific vendors with powerful company and product search filters. Vendor Search -> LVL UP Auto | Dealership Vendor Management is mapped to over 30 company and product attributes. Each vendor has a details page with their information, products, reviews as well as a quick way to reserve a demo. It's also public

Posting more feature videos over the next couple weeks

We are also working on something I am really excited about to end the year. It's required an insane amount of manual effort to develop and I can't wait to share it with everyone on here.

 

[jon.berna]

The section of the application that saw the largest overall amount of development time was vendor management. From an architecture perspective this is where everything is effectively merged together. In the last 1.0 update we added the ability for dealerships/groups to create custom deal tags, polished every component in the UI and simplified the contract management.

You can also quickly download all deals to excel. One of the things that also cool is deals can be assigned to the group or a location.

 

[jon.berna]

Just in time for NADA, I am excited to introduce Collections, the easiest and most flexible way to organize, manage, and share vendors and their products with your team and peers. This idea came up during the beta period over and over. Here's how it works:

• Create private lists to organize potential vendors for your dealership. Build an “on-deck” system to track vendors you’re considering, schedule demos, and collaborate with your team on decision-making.
• Share public lists with your peers across the industry. Showcase the vendors you recommend, compare notes before conferences, and get feedback on who to connect with next.

How dealerships are already using Collections:

Private use:

• Organize vendors you’re evaluating for new initiatives.
• Track progress: scheduled demos, completed evaluations, or signed contracts.
• Collaborate internally to align your team on key decisions.

Public sharing:

• Showcase vendors your dealership trusts to help others in the industry.
• Plan for conferences by sharing a curated list of who you’re meeting with.
• Ask for feedback from peers on new vendors you’re considering.

Collections is designed to help dealerships like yours make smarter decisions faster and it’s just another way LVL Up empowers you to take control of vendor management