Velocity Automotive is joining forces with Vehlo

Vehlo, a leading provider of software and financial solutions for the automotive repair industry, today announced the acquisition of Rapid Recon and Velocity Automotive — software providers comprising a category of fixed ops solutions focused on sh...

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Josh DeYoung joins Joe Overby for a special sponsored podcast

Velocity Automotive's VP of Sales Josh DeYoung joins Joe Overby on this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. DeYoung and Cherokee Media Group's Joe Overby discuss inventory movements, how dealers can adapt to auto market fluctua...

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The VelocityVideo Wellness Plan – Commit to the Process

By Kalah Hathcock In the auto industry, you can compare the discipline of sending personalized video to increase your close percentage to the act of consistently working out to decrease body fat percentage.  No one will deny that working ...

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How Are You Telling the ‘Story’ of Your Pre-Owned Inventory?

By Kalah Hathcock The highest grossing, most profitable dealerships that we work with are telling the “story” of the pre-owned vehicle and really focusing on giving the customer the new-car buying experience, with a pre-owned unit. Not al...

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Process Deviation – Finding the kinks in your garden hose

By Kalah Hathcock Process Deviation is one of the most important numbers we look at when evaluating your Retail-Ready Time.  The fundamental question:  How do we identify and fix bottlenecks in our recon process? Well, it starts ...

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Cut five days off your recon time with this one process change

By Kalah Hathcock Almost all dealerships who have a successful streamlined reconditioning process do some sort of Daily Trade Walk with their sales and service teams. This gives everyone an opportunity to learn about their fresh inventory and...

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The missing piece to the pricing strategy puzzle

By Kalah Hathcock Now is the time to make a game plan for your pricing strategy so you are ready for the market shift. VDP views are widely known and accepted as a key indicator of how well a vehicle is merchandised online and how quic...

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Take Control Of Your Inventory Investment

By Kalah Hathcock Without proper investment in vehicle information and reconditioning, you can be putting yourself in a financial situation where you are allowing substantial amounts of money to slip through the cracks. Used car sales c...

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Think Differently: Window Stickers Matter on Pre-Owned Vehicles

When customers are shopping your new inventory their first go-to item is the OEM window sticker as it holds the main points of interest for them, price and vehicle features.  You anticipate this as you know they’ve done their homework, have a ...

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INVESTING IN RECON PAYS OFF

Our unique storm continues to linger into 2022 – low inventory, higher vehicle pricing and stronger competition for said inventory. Until the COVID-19 related manufacturing delays get resolved, industry analysis forecasts that used car sales will c...

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