Jan, 18 2010
AutoMobile Technology Reveals Recon at Mobile Tech Expo in Clearwater, Florida
AutoMobile Technologies showcases its newest line of software solutions for automotive reconditioning professionals, ReconPRO™ and ReconMonitor™.
Jan, 18 2010
Automobile Technologies Releases the ReconPOS at Mobile Tech Expo
In its second attendance at Mobile Tech Expo in Clearwater, Fla., Automobile Technologies unleashes ReconPOS.
Feb, 24 2010
Go the "extra mile": Providing client-based services
In today’s marketplace it takes more than just having a great product to gain customer
loyalty. Listening to the needs of your customers and providing them convenience
goes a long way in this highly competitive industry. What can you do with your business
to keep your customers loyal?
Dec, 3 2009
Lower costs and improve decision-making; use technology!
Although we all can rely on traditional methods of doing business, who has the time
these days? With everything being simplified by technology, why not take advantage
of it for your business? Hopefully, you have already begun streamlining some processes
in your business and maybe even gone mobile, but there are endless ways that technology
can increase productivity, lessen costs and improve the overall efficiency of your
automotive business all the way down to decision-making.
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ReconPro™
With a few taps on a cell phone or handheld computer screen, recommended repairs are logged and automatically converted into a customer proposal.
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Whether you are an automotive reconditioning company that services cars in dealerships,
or a mobile reconditioning company serving individuals at their homes or businesses,
ReconPro™ provides the competitive advantage you need to win and keep customers,
while profitably growing your business.
ReconPro™ is a new software system that uses cell phones or handheld computers to
identify, estimate, book, and bill reconditioning work and display it on any PC.
The system is easy to use and offers a rapid return on investment.
Going Mobile
- Each service technician in a dealership service input area, or each recon technician
in a mobile environment, is equipped with a handheld computer or cell phone with
the ReconPro™ software installed.
- The technician greets the customer and starts the process by scanning the VIN and
inspecting the car using the touch screen on the mobile device. Instantly the full
vehicle’s information (make, model, year) is entered into a database for further
processing.
- The software generates an estimate, which may be printed on the spot or sent wirelessly
to a service advisor.
- After the repairs have been approved by the customer, a work order is generated
and tracked through billing and commissions.
- Invoices are automatically created, and then can be wirelessly transmitted to the
company office. Invoice information can be automatically integrated with the company
accounting system, such as QuickBooks. This seamless system allows hundreds of invoices
to be processed in just a few minutes.
Features
- Integrates with a variety of accounting and payroll software packages (QuickBooks™,
etc.)
- VIN numbers can be scanned and linked to service estimates, work orders, and invoices.
- Real-time graphical information displayed on PCs and as reports
- Graphical inspection forms with touch-screen capability
- On-the-spot printing of inspection forms and invoices
- Tracks all invoices, work orders, timesheets, and revenues using easy-to-read charts
Benefits
- Improved Cash Flow.
Invoicing is complete in minutes, not days.
- Less Paper.
Consistent Processes. Paperless, electronic forms ensure that all required data
is collected and validated.
- Reduced Errors.
Tracking all work by VIN number leaves no doubt about the work performed on each
vehicle.
- Superior Professional Image.
Your recon company stands apart from competitors: Customers receive professional-looking
estimates and invoices, printed on the spot; Dealerships can access real-time information
on their PC or as reports.
Real-time Access to Critical Business Information
The reconditioning company manager sees up-to-date business information on an “executive dashboard” on his computer.
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ReconPro™ features an online “executive dashboard” providing a variety of customized
reports for the reconditioning vendor and, optionally, the service department of
an auto dealership. Together they provide quick and easy visibility to the most
important business information of a reconditioning operation.
Online and report information are presented in an easy-to-read graphical format.
Among the data provided are estimates, work orders, revenue, profit, sales by individual
service writer, technician activity, and repair logs. ReconPro™ tracks every vehicle
by VIN, with an optional bar code scanner allowing rapid and completely accurate
data collection.
Dealership service managers can track the revenue they are earning through their
relationship with the reconditioning vendor. Service department sales conducting
cosmetic services, with the implementation of ReconPro™, have reported revenue increases
of 200% or more.
For the reconditioning company owner/manager, the ability to provide immediate and
accurate revenue information is a can be a major factor when major sales advantage
in winning new dealership contracts. With ReconPro™, you have the reports to do
this selling for you - and to do it convincingly.
Revolutionary System for Forward-Thinking Business Owners
There is no system on the market like ReconPro™ from AutoMobile Technologies. ReconPro’s
advanced technology is easy for everyone to use and understand. Technicians can
learn to use the mobile software in just a few hours and utilize the executive dashboard
and reports.
ReconPro™ is deployed using “Software-as-a-Service”, which means that the software
runs on AMT servers, so there is no hardware for you to buy and no software for
you to install or maintain. ReconPro™ is affordably priced with low monthly payments,
and can be up and running within a few days.
ReconPro™ — easy decision, big payoff.
How It Works
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