Days-on-Lot Tracking and Alerts

A used-car manager is reviewing the morning aging report before the sales meeting and knows some units are approaching the 90-day mark.

It is unclear exactly which vehicles crossed into a new aging tier overnight, and ownership is getting impatient with several long-sitting units.

Inventory Aging highlights the units that moved into the 90+ bracket overnight, each with a recommended markdown based on comparable listings. The manager approves most suggestions and overrides one due to a pending repair.

At month-end, the owner is deciding which aged units to send to wholesale auction.

In past months, vehicles were sent to auction on gut feel, and some were regretted later when comparable units sold retail elsewhere. A clearer read is needed on which aged units are truly dead versus still retail-viable.

The Inventory Aging dashboard sorts 90+ day units and shows, per vehicle, the recommended discount, the number of comparable listings in the market, and the full pricing history. Some are flagged as retail-viable with a small cut; others are flagged as saturated.

A used-car manager notices several vehicles creeping toward the 60-day mark during a weekly lot review.

The manager's habit is to wait until 75 days before cutting price. By then, floor-plan interest has compounded and the markdown must be steeper.

Inventory Aging surfaces the vehicles with a 'coming due' flag at day 55, showing what a small percentage cut would do to their competitive position based on current comps.