Provision Hits the Road with Kansas Workshop

11.21.2011

Don’t miss the first Provision on-the-road training session from 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on December 8, 2011, in Overland Park, KS. vAuto senior vice president John Griffin will lead the training/best practices workshop to help vAuto dealers maximize their ability to use Provision’s “3 Easy Clicks” functionality to improve their used vehicle department profits and [...]

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Inefficiencies Create Tough Ownership Challenges

11.16.2011

This week’s Automotive News brings word that dealers are throwing in the towel rather than investing more in facility upgrades required/requested by the factories. Dealership brokers estimate 40 percent of all buy/sell deals today arise from dealers facing needed facility improvements. On one hand, it saddens me to see our industry come to a point [...]

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Provision Smash Cake Party

11.11.2011

Thanks to all the hard work and effort of the vAuto team for making today’s launch a success. Provision…         11-11-11

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If you love Provision…

11.11.2011

Please make a contribution to the estate of Russ Wallace   Sheri Bilow Wallace Estate c/o Chase Bank Trust Department 250 East Front Street Traverse City, MI 49684   

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Provision—The Future of Used Vehicle Inventory Management Has Arrived

11.11.2011

Today—11-11-11—is huge for me, vAuto and the automotive retailing industry. This day marks the official release of Provision from vAuto. This new inventory management engine is the fulfillment of a vision I’ve had for a number of years—one that kept pushing me to find a better way to blend technology and market intelligence to make [...]

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993…only 7 spots left for tomorrow’s webinar

11.10.2011

Hey all, I just want to let you know how blown away I am with the registrations for tomorrow’s web presentation of our new system.  As of this moment, we have 993 registrants and we are capped at 1,000.  That’s right, only 7 places left. Also, I’m told by the Go-To-Meeting people that registrations will [...]

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OK, OK. I’ll Give In…But Only a Little

11.08.2011

I’m getting flooded with calls and e-mails from dealers who want to know more about the 11 a.m. (Central) webinar on Friday (11-11-11) before they commit to participating.  So, I’ll give in just a little bit: The webinar will be the industry’s first peek at vAuto’s new used vehicle management engine that incorporates real-time market [...]

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Dale Pollak Webinar

11.01.2011

The New Way to Stock, How Much to Pay, and Where to Find the Greatest Used Cars – Webinar Hosted by Dale Pollak – vAuto Founder November 11th at 11:00am – 12:00pm CST The single largest challenge in today’s used car market is, unequivocally, sourcing inventory. More than ever, dealers need increasingly powerful and efficient [...]

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European Travel Notes

10.17.2011

Vienna, Prague, Berlin Over the past 10 days, I had the extraordinary pleasure of traveling Europe with my wife Nancy, 13 year old son Samson, and Alex, 20, currently studying at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Our first stop was Vienna, a city with extraordinary history, culture and sophistication.  Located on the magnificant [...]

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vAuto Shares Velocity Principles at Digital Dealer

10.14.2011

vAuto’s John Griffin and Bill Reidy recently spoke at the Digital Dealer Conference in Las Vegas. “The RealDeal sales process presentation was very well-received,” says Reidy, who outlined this transparency-focused approach to vehicle sales. “It’s striking how many more dealers are more than just curious about RealDeal selling. They recognize it validates what consumers have already learned [...]

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