A Modern Suite of Apps to Sell More Cars and Reduce Costs
Challenge
Velocity Automotive Solutions specializes in providing technology solutions to help car dealerships reduce the time it takes to recondition a used vehicle for resale in order to lower costs and increase profit margins. The ReconVelocity web and mobile applications built in partnership with FullStack Labs are used by car dealerships across the United States. The goal of ReconVelocity is to reduce the amount of time between a used vehicle entering the dealership’s inventory and its eventual resale. With existing methods and software platforms in the industry, this time period hovers around ten days. The software we built has reduced that time to as little as three days. ReconVelocity consists of both a React web app and a React Native mobile app that serves specific user types in the dealership. The web app functions as a management tool for used car managers, and the native app functions as a task list for the dealership technicians. The Challenge Develop a suite of applications that will enable a diverse set of users to collaborate on the process of reconditioning a used vehicle for resale. The industry has a variety of software solutions that are complicated to set up and frequently difficult to use. We sought to build tools that give users the tools they need to complete the functions required in their role.
Solution
Tools for Dealership Technicians Because a technician is focused on one vehicle at a time, we built a workflow that allows them to navigate the detailed tasks required to recondition the vehicle. We designed, prototyped, and built a React Native mobile application that allows them to easily identify the vehicle by scanning the VIN, see a summary of the work required to recondition it, and have access to a task list which they use to check off what has been completed. These actions are all published to the database in real-time to be viewed by the used car manager.
Results
Within one year, we were able to design and build a cross-OS, React Native app and a responsive web app. These apps now allow over 500 car dealerships to move a combined 35,000 vehicles per month, resulting in an average increased monthly profit of $20,000 per dealer. Velocity Automotive Solutions continues to innovate and lead the industry in accelerating inventory turnaround time, increasing gross profit.
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