Guides for the work around the deal.
Short, practical write-ups on the parts of a dealership that live in side spreadsheets. They teach the practice first.
- What is dealership operations software?It is the software for the work that happens around a deal after it is written: getting it funded, getting the car ready, getting it delivered and closing the month. It is not the same thing as your DMS.Read the guide
- How to track contracts in transitContracts in transit, or CIT, is the money a dealership is owed between delivering a financed car and the bank paying for it. Tracking it well comes down to four decisions.Read the guide
- A dealership month-end recap checklistMonth-end goes wrong in the same few places every time. This checklist walks them in the order that catches the most, before anyone builds the recap.Read the guide
- How to run a recon boardA recon board only helps when the cars on it are the cars the shop can work. Most of the pain comes from three things: cars that are not here, parts nobody tracks and handoffs nobody records.Read the guide
Try it in the beta.
DealerCockpit is in beta and we are looking for dealerships to try it as new features arrive. Not everything works as well as we plan yet.