Originally scheduled to take place in New Orleans in January the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced the annual NADA Convention to go virtual this year. The all-virtual experience will now take place Tuesday, February 9th through Thursday, February 11th. Dealerslink...
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What will 2021 and a Post-COVID world look like for Dealers?
by Dealerslink | Dec 9, 2020 | Appraising, Inventory Management, Merchandising, New Car, Remarketing, Used Car, Vehicle Pricing, Wholesale
December has arrived, and just like that, 2021 is just over the horizon. 2020 has been a rollercoaster but over the past year, the overall automotive industry has been fortunate to be on the winning side of the impacts of the pandemic. Hard hit by the COVID-19...
Retail Vehicle Price Heat Mapping
by Dealerslink | Nov 18, 2020 | Appraising, Dealerslink News, Remarketing, Vehicle Pricing, Wholesale
In an industry-first, Dealerslink has just released its nationwide retail pricing heat map. A heat map is a graphical representation of data where values are depicted by color. Heat maps make it easy to visualize complex data and understand it at a glance. The...
Wholesaling Used Cars In Today’s Market
by Dealerslink | Nov 2, 2020 | Used Car, Wholesale
We hear this a lot from dealers we talk to, "I can't make money wholesaling units." Wholesaling has often been a necessary evil for retail dealers managing inventory. Liquidating trade-ins or aged units, so they aren’t tying up funds or lot space. With the goal of...
Dealer-to-dealer sales are more important now than ever
by Dealerslink | Oct 16, 2020 | Appraising, Inventory Management, Remarketing, Wholesale
This year has been like no other. Despite a global pandemic, dealerships sold millions of used vehicles this summer, posting four straight months of year-over-year sales gains. Now a recent softening in retail demand is causing dealers to be selective with their...
URGENT ALERT – NADA Changes September Valuations
by Dealerslink | Sep 10, 2020 | Used Car, Vehicle Pricing
NADA delivered a quick change to September NADA book values due to Hurricane Laura. Dealerslink is using the most current NADA book values updated on August 28th for September 2020 monthly values. Dealerslink was nimble enough to incorporate these updates immediately....
Turn Wholesale Losses Into Profits
by Dealerslink | Sep 1, 2020 | Inventory Management, Remarketing, Used Car, Wholesale
For the first time in a long time, there's some positive news out there: In late August the majority of our dealers are reporting their sales and service levels to be the same or higher as this time last year. While many are seeing their businesses bounce back,...
How dealers are setting themselves up for success in a COVID-19 environment
by Dealerslink | Aug 14, 2020 | Appraising, Inventory Management, Merchandising, Remarketing, Used Car, Wholesale
Hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in early March, used car sales started to rebound in May and have been seeing continuous improvement since. While sales will probably not return to normal anytime quickly, many dealers we have spoken with have found ways to shift...
FastBook Cheat Sheet; Refining Your Appraisal Process
by Dealerslink | Aug 5, 2020 | Appraising, Inventory Management, Used Car, Vehicle Pricing
With the current uncertainty and a lot of craziness in today's markets, we are excited to see that so many of our dealer members are doing well. Top dealer groups are putting a greater emphasis on perfecting their appraisal process to capture more trade-ins and...
Differences Between Online Dealer Marketplaces
by Dealerslink | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorized, Used Car, Wholesale
Covid19 forced closures at auto auctions across the United States. This brought many dealers to dip their toes into online dealer marketplaces for the very first time. Through it all, dealers' wholesale demand and auto auction pricing held strong....