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Inventory & Stock Intelligence
Turn stock faster and protect margin - days-to-sell, margin-at-risk, repricing and aged-stock playbooks.
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Stock Turn: How to Calculate and Improve Inventory Turnover
Stock turn car dealership guide: how to calculate stock turn, what a sensible target looks like, and the levers that make inventory sell faster.
ReadFloorplan Financing Explained: How Dealers Fund Their Inventory
Floorplan financing for car dealers funds inventory with interest accruing daily. Learn how it works, the costs, and how aging erodes margin.
ReadCar Dealership Demand Forecasting: Predicting What Will Sell Next Month
Car dealership demand forecasting predicts which models sell and when, so you can stock ahead of demand. Learn the signals, methods and procurement timing.
ReadThe Cost of Aged Car Stock: A Dead-Stock Daily-Holding-Cost Calculator
The cost of aged car stock includes depreciation, floorplan interest and tied-up cash. Learn to calculate the true daily holding cost per unit.
ReadHow to Build the Right Inventory Mix for Your Used Car Lot
The right used car inventory mix balances price bands, body styles, and turn rate. Learn a framework to plan stock mix around local demand.
ReadHow to Build a Used Car Stocking Strategy Driven by Local Demand
Build a used car stocking strategy around local demand. Read the right signals, match spec to your catchment, and stock to demand instead of guessing.
ReadRepricing Used Car Stock: When and How Much to Drop the Price
A practical framework for repricing used cars: when to drop the price, how much, and how to protect margin while still moving aging stock.
ReadHow to Reduce Days in Stock: 12 Tactics That Actually Move Cars
12 practical tactics to reduce days in stock and turn used cars faster - from acquisition and reconditioning speed to pricing, photos, and aging discipline.
ReadNew vs Used Car Margins: Where Dealers Actually Make Money in 2026
New vs used car margins in 2026: why front-end gross misleads, where dealers really profit, and how to read total margin per unit.
ReadMargin-at-Risk: The One Inventory Metric Most Dealers Ignore
Margin-at-risk is the inventory metric most dealers overlook. Learn what it means, how to estimate it, and how to use it to protect used-car gross.
ReadDealership KPIs: The 15 Metrics Every Used Car Manager Should Track
The 15 dealership KPIs every used car manager should track - days-to-sell, stock turn, gross per unit, margin-at-risk and more, with how to read them together.
ReadDays-to-Sell Prediction: How to Forecast How Long a Car Will Sit
How days-to-sell prediction works, the signals that drive it, and how dealers can use a turn-time forecast to buy, price, and manage stock better.
ReadAged Stock: A Step-by-Step Plan to Clear Cars Over 60 Days
A triage playbook for aged used car stock over 60 and 90 days: re-merchandise, reprice, reallocate, or wholesale - and how to stop it happening again.
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