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Used Car Dealership Consulting

Consulting that does not leave when the report does.

Most automotive consulting ends with a binder and an invoice. Lotpop pairs the plan with a dedicated coach who reviews your numbers every week, builds the next move, and holds the team to it. Consulting for empowered operators, not a one-time visit.

The short answer

Used car dealership consulting is hands-on guidance from someone who has run a store, focused on the used side of the business: stocking, turn, aging, pricing, and lead follow-up. Lotpop delivers it as embedded weekly coaching rather than a one-time report. A former dealer reviews your numbers, builds the plan, and holds the team accountable, with the software showing exactly what changed since the last walk.

What it is

The independent dealer does not need a lecture. They need a partner.

There is a version of automotive consulting that every dealer has seen: an outside expert flies in, spends a day on the lot, hands over a thick assessment, and sends a bill. Six weeks later nothing has changed, because nobody was there to make sure the plan got run.

That is not how Lotpop works. Our consulting lives inside your week. Your dedicated coach is a former U.S. dealer, GM, or used car manager who reviews your turn, aging, gross, and lead activity, decides the two or three moves that matter most, and then stays on the store to see them executed. The plan and the accountability are the same relationship, not two invoices.

You already know your market. The job of a good consultant is not to tell you that you are behind. It is to give you the visibility and the discipline the best-run groups have, without the corporate overhead.

How it works

A consulting rhythm, every single week.

1

Review the numbers

Your coach walks your turn, days supply, aging, gross, and lead activity before the call, so the conversation starts with facts, not opinions.

2

Build the plan

Together you decide the two or three moves that matter most this week: the aged units to act on, the leads to recover, the pricing to adjust.

3

Hold the line

The next week starts with what got done and what did not. That accountability is the part traditional consulting almost never includes.

How it compares

Traditional automotive consulting vs. the Lotpop way.

What you get
Fly-in consultant
Lotpop consulting + coaching
A clear plan for the used department
Yes
Yes
Someone who executes it with the team
No
Yes
Weekly accountability on the numbers
No
Yes
Software that shows what changed overnight
No
Yes
A coach who has actually run a store
Sometimes
Always

The consulting and the software are one relationship. See the dedicated coach behind every LotWalk Pro store, or the software for used car dealers it runs on.

A lower-commitment start

Try it in a day: the First30 Challenge.

Not ready for an ongoing engagement? The First30 Challenge is a one-day workshop hosted by Jasen Rice at Lotpop HQ in Olathe, Kansas, capped at seven dealers per session at $199 a seat. You leave with a written plan for your first 30 days of change and a clear picture of what disciplined used car operating looks like. It is the same thinking behind our consulting, in a single focused session. Ask about the next First30 date.

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FAQ

Questions dealers ask about consulting.

What is used car dealership consulting?
Used car dealership consulting is hands-on guidance from someone who has run a store, focused on the used side of the business: stocking, turn, aging, pricing, lead follow-up, and the daily discipline that ties them together. The best version is not a one-time report. It is an ongoing relationship where a former dealer reviews your numbers, builds the plan, and holds the team to it.
How is Lotpop different from traditional automotive consulting?
Traditional automotive consulting often means a fly-in visit, a thick assessment, and an invoice, then the consultant is gone before anything changes on the floor. Lotpop pairs the plan with software that shows what changed overnight and a dedicated coach who works your numbers with you every week. The accountability is built in, so the recommendations actually get executed.
Do you consult with independent dealers or only franchise stores?
Both. Independent dealers often get the most out of it because they usually do not have a corporate team running weekly reviews, so the coach fills that seat directly. Franchise stores use it to bring the same rigor to the used department that they apply to new car operations.
What does a consulting engagement cost?
Ongoing consulting and coaching come bundled with LotWalk Pro, which runs $1,995 per month and includes the software and a dedicated 1-on-1 coach. If you want a lower-commitment start, the First30 Challenge is a one-day workshop at $199 per seat, hosted by Jasen Rice at Lotpop HQ in Olathe, Kansas.
How fast will we see results?
Most stores are live inside two weeks and start working the plan in the first coaching call. The early wins usually come from aged units and stale leads you already own, the gross sitting in your current inventory, not from buying more cars or more tools.