VIN details get retyped until they are wrong
Year, make, model and identifiers should come from the vehicle record, not from memory at deal time.
Inventory
Dealer Inventory Management Software for Independent Lots
Used-car inventory only helps if sales and the office are looking at the same unit. NetDealer keeps the vehicle, the VIN details and the stock status on one record that can move into the deal.
Add a car once. Know whether it is available, pending or sold — then stop re-typing it when the buyer is at the desk.
app.netdealerdms.com/inventory-management
NetDealer inventory with demo stock. VIN values are redacted.
Why lots lose track of vehicles
Inventory problems are usually copy problems.
When the whiteboard, a spreadsheet and the deal worksheet all describe the same car differently, the store sells a unit it thought was available — or hides a unit that is sitting on the line.
Status is a conversation, not a field
Available, pending and sold only work if everyone updates the same list. Side chats are not inventory management.
The deal starts from a different car than the lot
If the contract does not inherit the inventory record, the office spends the day matching stock numbers after the fact.
Vehicle inventory in NetDealer
Stock, VIN and status that follow the unit into the sale.
This is dealership vehicle inventory — not a consumer car-search site, and not a warehouse SKU tool.
VIN-related vehicle records
Decode a VIN when you add a vehicle so identifying details live on the inventory record instead of a sticky note.
Stock management and status
Track whether a unit is available, pending sale or sold so the lot and the office are not arguing from two lists.
Sales workflow from the same record
Carry the vehicle into the deal without re-keying it. The customer and the unit stay connected.
Inventory reporting in the DMS
Review what you have, what moved and what is aging without exporting inventory to start the conversation.
Connected to the rest of the store
Inventory is the start of the dealership file.
On the lot
Check stock without walking back to a desktop.
Use the NetDealer web app in the office and the mobile app on the line. Inventory access is part of web and mobile — we do not market a desktop client here.
Next step
See vehicle inventory inside the DMS — not a side list.
A demo is the fastest way to watch a unit move from stock to deal. Get Started begins a subscription when the store is ready.
Prefer to talk now? Call (682) 206-3656.
Why dealers replace inventory spreadsheets
Because the car has to survive contact with a buyer.
A list of units is not enough. The list has to be the same list the deal uses.
One vehicle record
Stock number, VIN details and status belong together before anyone writes a deal.
Less re-keying
The deal should inherit the unit. That is how independent lots save time without hiring a data-entry role.
Visible to the team
Sales and the office should not keep private inventory versions on their phones.
Related
Keep reading
Closely related NetDealer pages — not a dump of every URL on the site.
Questions about Inventory Management
It is the part of a DMS that tracks vehicles on the lot: stock numbers, VIN-related details, availability status and the path from inventory into a deal. It is not a public vehicle listing website.
Keep the lot and the deal on the same vehicle.
VIN details, stock status and the sales workflow belong in one inventory record.
Questions? (682) 206-3656 · contactus@netdealerdms.com