Inventory Management Tool
Our top winner in the Inventory Management Tool category this year can now claim the honor of being a Triple-Diamond Award winner.
Inventory Management Tool
The honor of winning the Diamond Award goes to vAuto. With this year’s win the company, acquired by AutoTrader.com in 2010, can now claim the title of Triple-Diamond Winner. “vAuto is proud to receive the Diamond Award for the third consecutive year,” said Keith Jezek, vAuto president. “This award represents a positive return on our promise to our dealer customers: vAuto provides superior technology and individualized, best-in-class coaching and training to improve dealership inventory management performance. We are grateful that dealers take the time to publicly express their satisfaction with vAuto’s technology and team by selecting us again to receive the Diamond Award.”
Company | Award | Score |
vAuto | Diamond | 105.7 |
Group Average | 98.1 |
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