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In this vAuto podcast, used vehicle buyer Josh Kor of Richfield Bloomington (MN) Honda shares how UVeye’s AI-powered vehicle inspections and a new vAuto appraisal integration have made acquiring vehicles from service customers more effective and efficient. Kor details the process he follows that yields 1500 completed service lane appraisals and 40-plus vehicle acquisitions each month. Hear how the dealership uses UVeye technology to supplement vehicle inspections and uncover additional RO opportunities; ensures nearly 90 percent of service lane customers receive appraisals for their vehicles; and follows a “soft touch” approach that gives customers 30 days to say “yes” to the initial offer.

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In this CDG Industry Spotlight podcast, Trent Waybright, vice president of used vehicle operations at Indiana-based Kelley Automotive Group, and Patrick Janes, vAuto’s associate vice president of inventory solutions, discuss Kelley’s new strategy for moving vehicles quickly when data reveals a better opportunity at another rooftop. Find out how Trent/team use vAuto data/insights to reduce the days to sell for transfer vehicles by 20 days while generating an average $5,500 in front/back gross when the vehicles retail. This episode offers practical insights for dealership groups to efficiently identify and turn under-performing used vehicle investments into retail winners.

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In this vAuto Quarterly Quick-Takes video, strategic planning director Bethany Johnson summarizes key take-aways from Q2, which saw a series of ups and downs across new and used vehicle departments for dealers. Get pointers to help you turn a new vehicle bright spot—improving trade-in equity—to your advantage to address slow-moving inventory; diversify your used vehicle acquisition strategy and mix to better serve affordability-minded buyers; and, help your car stand tall in merchandising to spur buyer interest/engagement online.

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In this vAuto podcast, vAuto’s Senior Director of Customer Program Management, Dan Winchester, addresses five performance improvement opportunities for groups. The opportunities flow from his work advising dealer groups on ways to improve their businesses. The specific opportunities include ways to bring more consistency to appraisals across group rooftops; how to ensure each vehicle retails at the rooftop that offers the best ROI opportunity; pointers to establish group-level targets to minimize vehicle price discounts; and, guidelines to understand if merchandising or pricing is problematic for a vehicle.

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