{"id":3379,"date":"2019-09-09T18:08:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T12:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2019-09-09T18:28:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T12:58:20","slug":"what-makes-dealership-management-systems-imperative-for-the-automotive-dealers-of-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/what-makes-dealership-management-systems-imperative-for-the-automotive-dealers-of-today\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes Dealership Management Systems Imperative for the Automotive Dealers of Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s a bumper sticker on my Range Rover which says \u201cBlow a horn if car parts fall off.\u201d This new sticker is the replacement of a previous sticker, which said: \u201cEach part that falls out of this car is of superior European quality\u201d. I am done dealing with airflow sensors, head gaskets, coil pack and heaters that ask for the removal of the entire dashboard. The revisits at auto dealers are not fun. And I forget my checkbook each time!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is what a rant from a customer done dealing with obsolete automotive dealers sounds like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you already own an automotive dealership or you are about to start a new one, you need to take care of several aspects and stay on top of them. If your data is an amalgamation of details scattered all over the place including CRM, emails, ERP, local files and manual documents, there\u2019s bad news! You will not be able to cope with the expectations of modern customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What you need is a comprehensive, robust, and reliable <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/dealers\/\"><b>car dealership management system<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that makes dealing with customers streamlined, time-saving, and stress-free. So, what are some of its major features and what makes them so important for the automotive industry? Let\u2019s find out:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/dealers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3388 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AF-5-9_banner-ad-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AF-5-9_banner-ad-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/AF-5-9_banner-ad-1-300x49.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Dealership Management System and Features You Must Know About<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dealership management involves taking care of record-keeping and day-to-day operations in several areas including finance, sales, inventory, vehicle pricing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/products\/#PartsEcomm\">parts ordering<\/a>, administration, warranty claims, creating credit reports and more. A perfect dealership management system is the one that takes care of all the above aspects and more:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look at some of the <\/span><b>dealer management system features <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that are a must-have for today\u2019s times:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A flexible system that can evolve with a rapidly changing market needs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Features that help you design and run marketing campaigns<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facility to monitor and record customer satisfaction trends<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Functionality that helps in running and managing after-sales activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase customer satisfaction index<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Functions that enhance revenue and utilization<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you\u2019ve known about the features and functionalities of a DMS, let\u2019s understand how it can benefit you and your organization.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a bumper sticker on my Range Rover which says \u201cBlow a horn if car parts fall off.\u201d This new sticker is the replacement of a previous sticker, which said: \u201cEach part that falls out of this car is of superior European quality\u201d. I am done dealing with airflow sensors, head gaskets, coil pack and&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-style\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/what-makes-dealership-management-systems-imperative-for-the-automotive-dealers-of-today\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[180,179,178],"class_list":["post-3379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dealers","tag-car-dealership-management-system","tag-dealer-management-system-features","tag-dealership-management-system"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3379"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3379"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3387,"href":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3379\/revisions\/3387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}