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What does a successful rules-based pricing strategy look like?

Patrick Janes breaks down the metrics, guardrails and pricing rules dealers can use to align pricing decisions with business goals while maintaining control.

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Look to Book tells you how many vehicles got appraised. It doesn't tell you if the appraisals were good.

That gap is where trades disappear.

vAuto's Patrick Janes breaks it down in 30 min 🔗: https://t.co/5I1fOM3lVn

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What is your dealership really paying for inventory it could have acquired from customers?

Ken Fisher explains why Holman looks beyond the immediate trade to capture more customer-owned vehicles and reduce auction dependency.

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What could your team accomplish with less time spent pricing vehicles?

Patrick Janes explains how automated pricing can free teams to focus on higher-impact work—from merchandising to getting vehicles frontline-ready.

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A great appraisal starts with great data.

Ken Fisher shares why Holman uses Kelley Blue Book Instant Cash Offer data as a key benchmark for valuation consistency, appraisal accuracy, and stronger trade-in offers.

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Auction day goes faster when your searches already know what you need. Save custom searches and wish lists in Stockwave to find the right vehicles faster—without starting from scratch.
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How much pricing work should dealers automate?

Patrick Janes explains how dealers are building trust in automated pricing, moving from recommendations and rules toward greater automation across a vehicle’s lifecycle.

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The first appraisal doesn’t have to be the final answer.

Ken Fisher shares how Holman Automotive Group revisits missed trades and uses “Save a Deal” to capture more customer-owned vehicles while protecting profitability.

Watch: https://t.co/KTXdNo4Ts2

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What belongs in inventory? What’s the right price? Is it frontline-ready?

At Mohawk Auto Group, vAuto helps connect acquisition, pricing, reconditioning and service-lane decisions to real market demand.

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70% of deals involve a trade — but how many dealers are actually capitalizing on that data?

With Save a Deal in vAuto ProfitTime, you can finalize appraisals using real client and market data, helping you land better trades and protect margin on every deal. #vAutoSummit

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Inventory strategy doesn't start at the auction. It starts during ownership. With the right tools, dealers can spot opportunities earlier, value vehicles with more context and act before the window closes.

Turn insight into action: https://t.co/1RK2BRk8hN

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GPS, voice-to-text, automation—we trust tech once it proves its value.

Patrick Janes and Emma Hancock share how everyday tools build trust over time, and why that same shift is creating new opportunities for automation in automotive retail.

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"A lot of the new technology, some of the best practices from other dealers." That's what brought this dealer to our Summit — and it's exactly what's waiting for you in Cincinnati.

🚗 Cincinnati, OH | 9/15 https://t.co/DNk8Voy8n9 #vAutoSummit

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Another full house in Mahwah, NJ. Great questions, great energy, great dealers! Thanks for showing up ready to sharpen your edge. #vAutoSummit

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"70% of our deals have a trade — we weren't using that to our advantage."

Dealers at our Irvine Summit are already saving more deals with vAuto.

Mahwah, NJ is next: Aug 18. Don't miss it. 🚗 https://t.co/30b6GKSiEQ #vAutoSummit

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Merchandising your entire inventory used to take hours.

Now it just takes a minute.

That's not a pitch — that's what dealers are actually doing with vAuto's AI and automation tools. Less time on process. More time where it counts.

See how → https://t.co/5ps5dR4VAz

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We are kicking off our road tour to educate dealers how to better optimize appraisal, acquisition, and merchandising with AI at #vAutoSummit #SharpenYourEdge

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Check out the latest vAuto podcast with Ken Fisher from Holman Automotive Group, sharing perspective and pointers on how his team is increasing the number of vehicles they appraise and capture to rely less on auction vehicles and improve profitability. https://t.co/Yb6Hbpf4ts

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Watch our Q1 2026 new‑vehicle insights video for a quick look at sales trends, supply, pricing, holding costs, and dealer front‑end gross.

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A line from Access Innovation that’s still on our whiteboard: “Don’t outsource your critical thinking. Outsource your tasks.”

That’s the balance we’re chasing — speed where it helps, judgment where it matters.