vAuto iRecon

vAuto iRecon: vAuto, a Cox Automotive brand, describes iRecon as reconditioning software for dealerships. The product page lists VIN scanning, location tracking, push notifications and the ability to add and view reconditioning photos among its core capabilities, delivered through a mobile app on iOS and Android.

vAuto company profile vAuto official website

vAuto iRecon: iRecon

The task tools let a user manage assigned tasks, complete them in real time, and add and view comments on tasks, with real-time alerts when a task is assigned or updated. Internal groups can be created and assigned tasks.

So a detail crew or a body shop team can manage its own assignments and workflow.

iRecon includes recon templates, which the company says let a manager build custom plan templates and start the process for a vehicle in two clicks. A feature called HQ View lets a dealer see and manage reconditioning reports across a multi-rooftop group.

The product uses vAuto data through the process and integrates with Provision and ProfitTime GPS. A vAuto resource series on iRecon and Provision describes how the two connect, so that acquisition and appraisal decisions flow into the recon plan.

A PR Newswire release describes an iRecon enhancement meant to bring transparency, communication and efficiency to the workflow.

Comparison and round-up articles by outside publishers such as Carketa, Gitnux and ZipDo exist, though they are the publishers' own views and are not adopted here.

A used car director would ask how repair orders and vendor invoices link to the recon record, how costs are captured, how days in recon are reported by step, how technicians in the shop use the app, whether the tool can be used without Provision and how photos are stored. Group operators would ask how HQ View permissions work.

The category guide for reconditioning software lists a neutral checklist that applies to iRecon and to the other recon tools listed. Ask about exit terms.

vAuto announced in January 2019 that it had bought iReconCars and launched iRecon. The tool manages used-car reconditioning, including third-party partners, costs and delays.

A Digital Dealer report described an integration with vAuto Provision for end-to-end used inventory management.

A used-car manager would ask how a recon cost flows into the vehicle's cost on the books.

vAuto iRecon functions
Product or service	Function
iRecon	Reconditioning tracking.