Bob's "predictions" of 2021 as a positive participant in the automotive industry. Racing to the bottom is no longer the future. Selling Something For Less Out Of Fear? It's Not Going To Be That Way. From a sourcing and distribution standpoint, how can car dealers succeed? Like Amazon.
"Uncertainty causes wars. Lack of communication, and uncertainty."
"The rainbow of different needs of all categories of dealers it dictates that there has to be a common sensical, universal, agnostic set of solutions that let people have the capability of communicating with buyers and sellers, wholesale and retail." - Robert Hollenshead.
Bob has built a suite of solutions that do just that: www.accu-trade.com
Bob discusses how Carvana is selling partner inventory direct from dealers lots. They're doing the advertising and the source is happy to sell them this way. Carvana essentially becomes Amazon in this case. Carvana is agnostically listing cars that fit in a category with no cost of carrying the inventory. It no longer matters where the vehicle is located. The closest dealer facilitates the delivery. ie: more efficient distribution and a better consumer experience.
Any OEM can be doing this right now. It's worked out for Amazon. The industry is going to have to create the logistical infrastructure necessary for dealers to sell inventory direct like Amazon. Truth is... there is no Amazon Prime for moving your inventory in 2021. But there are tools that can enable your dealership to do just that. For yourself, your dealer group, your OEM: https://accu-trade.com/
Need to build a logistic infrastructure for your dealership? See where your vehicles are and who can move them, right now: https://made-logistics.com/
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Developed by the largest independent wholesale dealer in history, Robert Hollenshead. It’s the same tool they use every day to do their job. Every lesson learned from over $20 Billion in transactions and 900 cumulative years in wholesale is built into the platform. All made easy to understand and available for anyone to use.
Robert Hollenshead is a serial entrepreneur, the World's Largest Automotive wholesaler (R. Hollenshead Auto Sales) and visionary behind disruptive automotive industry solutions such as:
Accu-Trade: www.accu-trade.com
Galves Market Data: https://www.galves.com/
MADE Logistics: https://made-logistics.com/
Headstart VMS, LLC: https://www.rhollensheadautosales.com/headstartvms/
MADE Financial: https://www.rhollensheadautosales.com/made-financial/
AutoMoto Social: https://www.automotosocial.com/
AutoMoto HR: https://www.automotohr.com/
WreckCheck.com: https://www.wreckcheck.com/
PuroClenz: https://puroclenz.com
Robert has been and continues to be a game-changing thought leader in the way vehicles are bought and sold today.
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