scott2112 wrote:My growth YoY is .7%. I am having a fluke year in powertrain and collision. Without the 20% growth in those areas, I am screwed. I have really begun to downsize many of my fast moving parts. For example, GM felt we needed 30 day supplies of most oil filters. My wiper blade collection was taking up half a row of bins. Coolant and DEF stocking was getting out of hand. Whatever GM proposed for these things, I cut in half. I love how REAM, will take back 4K/month of return and try and stuff me with 8K of new stuff. I am smallish dealer, I do not have the space to be a warehouse for their parts. That's what the PDIs are for.
We have another two years of this current program until it gets tweaked again. Then we are really screwed.
I recently had a large batch of new approvals sitting waiting for me. 8 were parts that had gone back to GM on a RIM return within 90 days, and HAD NOT been reordered or sold, and had no lost sale history. I think they just make this stuff up as they go.
