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Beyond the Transaction: Recon execs talk 2023 industry trends, challenges

Beyond the Transaction: Recon execs talk 2023 industry trends, challenges

Beyond the Transaction: Recon execs talk 2023 industry trends, challenges By Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Times are changing. That’s true for the entire auto industry. And it’s no different for the reconditioning segment. Auto Remarketing spoke with a collection of recon Read More »
Beyond the Transaction: Labor shortage still challenges reconditioning segment

Beyond the Transaction: Labor shortage still challenges reconditioning segment

Beyond the Transaction: Labor shortage still challenges reconditioning segment By Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Most industries today have felt the pains of an across-the-board labor shortage after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on industries across the board. The labor shortage Read More »
The Need for Rapid Auto Recon

The Need for Rapid Auto Recon

The Need for Rapid Auto Recon Once dealers own used vehicles, time is of the essence. But the recon process at most retail centers isn't built for speed. By Ronnie Wendt, Auto Dealer Today Automotive reconditioning gets a used vehicle ready Read More »
Rohrman Auto Group Perfects the Connection To Launch

Rohrman Auto Group Perfects the Connection To Launch

Rohrman Auto Group Perfects the Connection To Launch Originally published in the March 2023 Dealer Service supplement to AutoSuccess Online When he installed reconditioning software in the stores he manages for Rohrman Auto Group, Director of Chicago North Operations Bob Wolf had Read More »
The New Rule of Fixed Ops

The New Rule of Fixed Ops

The New Rule of Fixed Ops By Dennis McGinn Originally published in the February 2023 edition of AutoSuccess How ready are you for the dominion of fixed ops as the savior of automotive retail? Some will argue that it has always Read More »
A More Profitable View of Recon in '23

A More Profitable View of Recon in ’23

A More Profitable View of Recon in '23 By Dennis McGinn Originally published in the January 2023 edition of AutoSuccess Online As we enter our 13th year as a vehicle reconditioning software company, we’re leading 2023 with a goal to make Read More »
100% Certain in 2023

100% Certain in 2023

100% Certain in 2023 By Dennis McGinn Originally published in the December 2022 edition of AutoSuccess If you practice management-by-number in your stores and yet don’t know with 100 percent certainty what your reconditioning times, costs, and opportunities are, you’re Read More »
Tackling Used-Car Challenges

Tackling Used-Car Challenges

Automotive News – November 2022 Tackling Used-Car Challenges New and innovative strategies that are helping dealers navigate the used-car shortage By Dennis McGinn & Cam Hitchcock As new-car sales dropped during the last year due to supply-chain disruptions, so did Read More »
IF IT'S NOT BROKEN, BREAK IT

IF IT’S NOT BROKEN, BREAK IT

Originally published in the November 2022 edition of AutoSuccess Online If It's not Broken, Break It By Dennis McGinn I was pondering reality the other day. I realized that what we often understand as certainty is merely how ingrained our Read More »

VIDEO: Ricart Testimonial

Dealers all across the nation are building a Time-to-Market culture with Rapid Recon’s reconditioning workflow tool. Keep work flowing and identify bottlenecks so you can resolve them fast.

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The Good Fight Against the Rising Tide

The Good Fight Against the Rising Tide By Dennis McGinn, Founder and CEO of Rapid Recon AutoSuccess, May 2024 If you want to manage inventory holding costs and bolster your earnings per share, consider how your used car reconditioning operates. When recon is run well, it is

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Reducing Worries for Dealership GMs

Reducing Worries for Dealership GMs By Dennis McGinn, AutoSuccess As the founder and CEO of a major technology company, my daily focus shifts between multiple demands on my time and attention, peppered by frequent surprise interruptions. As mentally ambidextrous as I want to think I am, I

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