Dealer Solutions Features and Benefits

Parts | Service | Accounting | Leasing | Support

Parts Overview

The Parts Module provides all the tools needed by the counterman and inventory personnel. Designed with the customer in mind, a single order screen is used for all types of data requirements. Included is accurate pricing, discounting, creditchecking, stock reordering, core inventory, supercedence, substitutions and bar coding. Developed over the years by truck dealers, the Dealer Solutions system improves the productivity of the counterman and reduces the customer wait time dramatically. All manufacturer’s price tapes are stored on-line for immediate access at point of sale.

Benefits & Features

Faster, more accurate counter sales
One screen for the counterman to learn
Improve customer service
Flexible customer pricing
Increase inventory turns
Increase sales volume and profitability
Bar coding of parts for physical inventory and point of sale
Audit trail tracks all changes to part numbers
Invoices stored for 10+ years and will always credit original pricing.
Receive stock using factory bar codes
Automatic core, charge, return tracking
Automatic stocked or non-stocked pricing from the factory master

Service Overview

The Service Module tracks work in process parts and labor through the completion of the repair order. Included is the ability to automatically create job estimates verifying credit for customer sign-off. Warranty, customer pay, internal or any combination are automatically calculated by the system to assure accurate profitable billing. Repair order review prior to close is accomplished visually or in printed form.

Unlimited text for remedy descriptions is provided as well as the ability to build your own remedy tables for automatic text printing from remedy codes.

Benefits & Features

Bar code data collection for labor accounting
Accurate costing
Evaluate profit/loss on a per job basis
Recall vehicle component data
Keep track of factory recalls and programs
Recall vehicle component data
Utilize standard factory time guides
Utilize and create service specials
Prepare professional job estimates
Review open or closed repair orders at will... up to 10 years!
Warranty claims processing
Service history for the life of the vehicle

Accounting Overview

Accounts Receivable & Payable, Fixed Assets, General Ledger, Contracts Receivable, Finance & Insurance
Payroll for the United States AND Canada!
Credit collection system
Reduce past due accounts and bad debt exposure
Promptly analyze your current financial position
Extensive audit trails
Budgeting and forecasting
Download data into spreadsheets

Leasing Overview

The leasing module is available as a separate module. It can be combined with the service and accounting modules to provide a complete system for a leasing company or used as a department of the dealership. The leasing module supports both lease and rental invoicing. Complete summary reports are available to evaluate the profitability of individual lease units or the entire lease fleet.

Support Overview

Dealer Solutions' commitment to customer support is part of an on-going relationship that begins prior to the installation of your system. Dealer Solutions will analyze the most effective use of your system within your environment, and then plan a complete implementation schedule. During installation, we offer formal on-site training for each application. In addition, Dealer Solutions' response center is staffed by experienced representatives qualified to answer questions you may have regarding the software as well as to help make the conversion process as efficient as possible.

Benefits & Features

24 hour phone support
No extra charge for Dealer Solutions software upgrades