Every used car has a clock, and everyone can see it.
The used car log, the wholesale sheet, the loaner list and the trade log are four places to look for one car. DealerCockpit gives the car one record, so its age, its status and where it is are the same on every screen.
How the lot runs now
A car's age starts on the wrong day.
A trade that sat pending for three weeks arrives already looking three weeks old, so the age on every board is off before the car is even yours.
Cars are hand-clicked into states the boards disagree about.
Too many status options, and a car marked one thing on one screen is another thing on the next.
Wholesale is its own sheet.
Where a unit is parked, what it cost and what it brought at auction live in a file, and a sold car lingers until someone deletes the row.
The loaner count is wrong by Monday.
Cars that have left the program are still counted, and the number read at the sales managers' review is off.
Asked for, then built
Said in walkthroughs at Mohawk Chevrolet, where DealerCockpit was built. Each person is named by role.
The used-car manager
“Used age needs to reset when it comes out of pending trade.”
Shipped: A trade's age starts on the day it actually arrives.
The used-car manager
“I'm having to go manually switch wholesale into wholesale.”
Shipped: One click sends a car where it belongs, and a delivered trade waits for that decision.
The loaner-log keeper
“This is showing fifteen ready to sell, which is not accurate.”
Shipped: Ready to Sell counts only cars still on the lot. Sold and gone units are hidden and counted, one click to show them.
The lot photographer
“Go on the trades log, see what's retail, what's wholesale, break down my retail for first rounds.”
Shipped: The trade log and the used log have the lists the photographer works from.
What the used desk gets
A turn clock
Each car shows how much of your store's allowed time it has used, with one-click lists of what needs attention.
Reduced pricing, worked out for you
A flag that appears on a car by a rule your store sets, so nobody re-flags cars by hand when the rule changes.
Trades that wait for a decision
A trade is not inventory until its deal delivers, and then a person decides where it goes.
The wholesale board and its sold report
Locations your store manages, a sold view, and a monthly report of what each unit brought, kept after the board is cleaned up.
The loaner log
Days in program that follow whichever number the keeper knows, and a clock that stops when the car leaves.
Auction buys wait to arrive
A car bought at auction waits until someone confirms it is on the lot, so the recon board only carries cars that are here.
Holds and keys you can see
A manager's hold on a unit shows wherever its stock number is searched, and a key check-out shows on the vehicle card.
The screens: Used car log, Wholesale board, Wholesale sold, Loaner (CTP) log, Trade log, Vehicle card.
Bring the car you can never find. We will show you where it is and how old it really is.
DealerCockpit is in beta, and it works without connecting your DMS. See what connects today.
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