We are pleased to officially welcome the eCarList team to the DealerTrack family!

This morning, we issued a press release announcing the details.

Click here to view the press release. In the release Mark O’Neil, our chairman and CEO, summed it all up! Check out what he had to say…

“The acquisition of eCarList will improve upon our industry-leading inventory management solution to the automotive retail market. The combination of DealerTrack AAX’s analytical and vehicle performance reporting tools along with eCarList’s innovative merchandising solutions will help dealerships more effectively market vehicles and improve the profitability of their new and used vehicle sales.”

Not a subscriber to DealerTrack eCarList yet? Well, here’s your chance to check it out!

Click here or call us at 888.479.2308.

Join Jim, DealerTrack and eCarList’s Len Critcher at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas to gain invaluable insight on Internet marketing best practices. 
Call 1-800-726-0510 or visit www.InternetBattlePlan.com to register now.

New Cutting Edge Technologies Come To Old Town Las Vegas

Automotive retailing’s Superstar and top trainer Jim Ziegler continues his very successful Internet Battle Plan franchise with industry leading speakers on sales process, social media, marketing and technology.

Date: July 20- 22, 2011

Location: Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas

At the Internet Battle Plan, eCarList’s Len Critcher will illustrate:

• Eight critical ways that mobile applications can improve a dealership’s bottom line and operational performance. 
• Current and emerging mobile applications that will touch on all of the major areas of a dealer’s business, including vehicle appraising, monitoring and merchandising.
• The ability to take advantage of mobile applications could mean the difference between success and failure for dealerships in the future.

Attendees will learn from the masters of social media and web marketing technology, and take back an in-depth understanding of how to leverage online relationships for sales and profits. Sessions will cover:

Call 1-800-726-0510 or visit www.InternetBattlePlan.com to register now.

On Tuesday, June 14, DealerTrack’s Dennis Carey presented on the Auto Remarketing best practices webinar.

Presenter: Dennis Carey, Senior Area Sales Manager, DealerTrack

Where to find the cars we need — stocking, pricing and profits

Dennis Carey, used vehicle expert, will provide best practices on

improving gross profits, acquiring key vehicles and

                                      using tools for more effectively merchandising your inventory.

Date:Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern

	Join us for this engaging presentation plus hear from leading traininers with AutoTrader.com, CARFAX and OPENLANE! Register Today! About the ARTS Webinar The Auto Remarketing Training Series brings training and education in the pre-owned and used car market directly to you. The Webinars feature top trainers from industry leading companies delivering powerful training, knowledge, strategy and best practices in a 90-minute Webinar. The Webinars are free to attend and you will have access to all materials once the Webinar is complete. Register today to attend the next ARTS Webinar.

]]> http://www.dealertrackblog.com/inventory/dealertrack-and-auto-remarketing-magazine-vehicle-stocking-pricing-and-sourcing/feed/ 0 http://www.dealertrackblog.com/inventory/ecarlis/ http://www.dealertrackblog.com/inventory/ecarlis/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 12:36:51 +0000 admin http://www.dealertrackblog.com/inventory/?p=502 We are excited to announce our plans to acquire eCarList.

The addition of eCarList will enable DealerTrack to expand its leading position as the industry’s most comprehensive suite of inventory management and merchandising solutions.

 Click here to view the press release.

Regards,

The DealerTrack Team

Click here to view the report.

There were some really insightful observations made by the ALG team in their most recent industry outlook report.

Specifically, the report focuses on:

• Impact from the Japanese earthquake
• Fit and Fiesta transaction prices
• New product feature: 2011 Lexus CT 200H

What a show it was last week! Thanks to all of the dealers and DealerTrack partners that recently joined me and the DealerTrack team at Digital Dealer 10 conference in Orlando, FL. The show was a great success, with over 1,000 dealers in attendance. There was lots of buzz around many topics, including how dealers can drive more showroom traffic and more effectively manage their used vehicle inventory.

Also, thanks to all of the dealers and partners that attended my speaking session on the four steps to used vehicle profitability. At the session, we discussed new strategies and ideas to maximize gross while improving turns in the used vehicle management equation. We also focused on how dealers can identify the right vehicles for their dealership in this very tough and competitive market. It’s all about finding the right vehicles based on both your store’s performance as well as what is actually selling and making money in the market!
 
Towards the end of the session, a dealer asked if he should wholesale units that he is going to have to pay more for at the auction. My response was to evaluate core vs. non- core and obviously how old that car is. We do have to consider market volatility when making these fact based decisions.

Do you have any questions? Want to get a copy of the presentation? Submit a comment below through our blog and we’ll get back to you shortly!

Regards,
Ronda

Join DealerTrack’s Ronda Lewis at an upcoming Auto Remarketing webinar. Ronda, along with representatives from Openlane, Carfax and Autotrader, will be discussing recent trends in the used vehicle market.

Specifically, Ronda will focus on stocking what sells and how it is important to know what is selling and selling well in your specific market.

Date and Time: May 3, 2011, at 2 pm ET

Click here to register for the webinar.

ALG, a DealerTrack company, will be hosting a webinar focusing on the U.S. Auto Industry Outlook and 2011 Residual Trends. Topics to be discussed include fuel prices, housing forecast, wage growth, and the used supply/wholesale market outlook, residual trends and ALG metrics.

Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Click here to register.