Do You See the Carryover Risk on Your Lot?

According to a recent dealer survey*, the top struggles related to carryover inventory are:

Difficulty moving older models, causing a $1,500 hit to profit per unit
Increased holding costs tallying up to $200,000 per month
Consumer preferences for newer models making stocking difficult

Sound Familiar?

Identifying carryover inventory risk can help you tackle these pain points and avoid them in the future.

Carryover Data by Brand

Lotlinx inventory data is able to calculate the number of units that U.S. dealers carry over at the start of each month.

New Inventory

The following percentages represent the amount of new inventory that started the month with 45+ days on lot:

Used Inventory

The following percentages represent the amount of used inventory that started the month with 30+ days on lot:

Take a Proactive Approach

According to the same group of dealers, marking down inventory prices is the top strategy used to generate demand for carryover inventory.

But what if there was a proactive way to move inventory while maintaining gross profit?

Lotlinx Sentinel is the only solution built to predict and manage your carryover risk before it impacts your bottom line.

Sentinel is an inventory management platform that creates a media plan specific to each VIN, competitively pricing inventory, increasing buyer demand, and decreasing days on lot by 7-10 days.

Get a free risk analysis to see if the Sentinel platform is the right fit for your inventory.

Minimize Your Inventory Risk Now

Schedule time with one of our expert team members to review your inventory position.

Download our Inventory Carryover Trend Report

Insights on carryover were polled from 100+ dealership professionals. View the full results of the Lotlinx Inventory Carryover Trend Report.