East Coast Automotive Group – Employment Tax Overpayment
Group in acquisition mode and did not realize that unemployment taxes had been overpaid
Small Eastern Automotive Group – Printed Products
Printed forms and related items had not been reviewed and quoted for years
Western 18 Store Group – Records Management
Off site and on site records management solution was costly and time consuming.
Southwestern Heavy Truck Dealership Group – Hazardous Waste (Oil, Fluids, Tires)
Group wanted to centralize the suppliers to reduce costs and reduce potential liabilities
Small West Coast Group – Managed Print Services
Dealer was spending a large amount on multiple office and desktop printers
Six Store East Coast Group – Employee Retention Credit
Dealership Group thinly staffed looking for a qualified resource to research ERC (Covid related reimbursements)
Small Midwest Automotive Group – Tech Documentation Automation
Technicians spending significant time documenting services and despite this accuracy and consistency were lacking
Midwest Auto Group Consisting of 4 Stores – Warranty Recovery Labor and Parts
Warranty reimbursement for labor rates and parts margin had not been reviewed for 2-3 years across the group.
Midwest Group Doing a Large Amount of Out of State New Car Sales – Out of State Titling
Midwest Group doing a large amount of out of state new car sales. Benchmarks from other known dealers suggested that existing titling costs were too high
20+ Store Southwest Dealership Group – Credit Card Processing
Group sought to reduce large credit card expenses
5 Store North East Auto Group – Accounts Payable Processing
Large supplier base, high payables staffing costs, lacked centralized payables and discounts
East Coast Automotive Group – Auto Tires
After benchmarking and analysis, it was revealed that tire costs were high and margins too low given the extensive tire business group was doing
Gulf Coast Automotive Group – Shop Supplies
Group was using a vendor managed shop supply program (filling stock orders) and cost were running too high compared to other groups
Large Eastern Automotive Group – Transportation, Small Package Shipping
Costs of small package transportation continued to increase and an analysis of alternatives was requested
Large Southwest Dealer Group – Mobile Car Wash
High wind, dust created dirty cars on lots constantly. Current mobile car wash providers not providing competitive/quality/timely services
