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...
Vehicle Pricing
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...
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....
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...
Competitive Contract Reviews Save Dealers 25% – 50%
by Dealerslink | Apr 1, 2020 | Appraising, Dealerslink News, Inventory Management, Merchandising, New Car, Remarketing, Used Car, Vehicle Pricing, Wholesale
In response to recent economic developments, we are launching the Competitive Inventory Software Contract Review. This is a free service with a Dealerslink representative who will review your current inventory management software solutions with you in detail and help identify opportunities to consolidate and reduce monthly software vendor costs dramatically.
Acquire High-Profit Vehicles: An Easy Win for Used-Car Sales
by Dealerslink | Aug 1, 2019 | Inventory Management, Merchandising, Remarketing, Used Car, Vehicle Pricing, Wholesale
Has this ever happened to you?
You spend countless hours digging through data sets, traveling from auction to auction scrutinizing vehicles, paying exorbitant fees and reconditioning costs just to find a car that sits on your lot?
Managing New-Car Incentives with Dealerslink
by Dealerslink | Jul 16, 2019 | New Car, Vehicle Pricing
Managing incentives and rebates continues to be a pain point for new car operators. It takes the average dealer 2-3 days each time their manufacture makes a change in incentives. This used to be a once a month task but lately, it feels like it has been weekly or more...
VIN Finder Chrome Extension
by Dealerslink | Jun 3, 2019 | Appraising, New Car, Used Car, Vehicle Pricing, Wholesale
In today's auto sales environment, proper pricing is the key to profitability for your dealership. Making sure your cars are appraised correctly at every stage of the sales process can give you a significant competitive edge. For the most powerful pricing tool, more...
Dealerslink rapidly expands presence Southeastern U.S.
by Dealerslink | Mar 1, 2019 | Appraising, Inventory Management, Merchandising, New Car, Used Car, Vehicle Pricing, Wholesale
Last February, Dealerslink announced our expansion into the Southeast region. In just over one year since then, we've experienced tremendous growth in this region as dealers are learning about our innovative platform. There are now more than 400 dealer members in the...