Stop wasting 30-60 minutes per day searching for vehicles on your lot. GPS lot tracking shows you exactly where every car is located in real-time. Technician needs to find a car? 2 seconds. Manager looking for a vehicle? 2 seconds. Customer wants to see their trade-in? 2 seconds. No more walking the lot. No more radio calls. No more frustration.
Every dealership wastes time searching for vehicles. Here's what it costs you:
For a dealership with 100+ vehicles on the lot:
You have 100+ vehicles spread across multiple rows, sections, and overflow areas. Vehicles get moved during recon, test drives, and lot organization. A technician needs to find a specific car. They: • Check the last known location (not there) • Walk row by row looking for it (10-15 minutes) • Radio other technicians to ask (5 minutes of interruptions) • Finally find it in overflow lot (20 minutes wasted) This happens 5-10 times per day.
Cars get moved constantly: • Lot porter moves cars to make room • Technician moves car to work bay • Sales moves car for test drive • Detail moves car to detail bay Nobody updates the location. Your last known location is wrong 50% of the time.
Most dealerships track location with: • Whiteboard (outdated within hours) • Spreadsheet (nobody updates it) • Memory (unreliable) • Radio calls (interrupts everyone) None of these work when you have 100+ vehicles and 10+ people moving them.
Customer scenarios that waste time: • "Can I see my trade-in?" (15 minutes to find it) • "Where's the car I bought?" (10 minutes to locate it) • "Is my car ready for pickup?" (Don't know, can't find it) Poor customer experience. Wasted time. Lost sales.
Beakon uses your smartphone\'s GPS to track vehicle location automatically:
Every time someone interacts with a vehicle in the app, GPS location is captured automatically: • Scan VIN → Location recorded • Update status → Location recorded • Upload photo → Location recorded • Complete task → Location recorded No extra steps. No manual entry. It just works.
Open the app and see all vehicles on a map: • Visual map of your entire lot • Each vehicle shown as a pin • Color-coded by status (in recon, ready, etc.) • Tap any pin to see vehicle details • Zoom in/out to navigate lot Instant visibility into where every car is located.
Need to find a specific vehicle? Search by: • VIN • Stock number • Make/model • Status • Customer name Results show exact location on map. Walk straight to the car. No searching.
See where a vehicle has been: • Timeline of all location updates • Who moved it and when • Current location vs last known • Movement patterns (identify issues) Full audit trail of vehicle movement.
Here\'s how GPS lot tracking saves time every day:
Without GPS Tracking: • Check whiteboard (outdated) • Walk to last known location (not there) • Radio other technicians (interrupts them) • Walk row by row searching (15 minutes) • Finally find it in overflow lot Total time: 20 minutes With GPS Tracking: • Open app • Search VIN • See exact location on map • Walk straight to car Total time: 2 minutes Time saved: 18 minutes per search
Without GPS Tracking: • Want to see which cars are in detail bay • Walk to detail bay (5 minutes) • Count cars manually • Walk back to office • Repeat for mechanical bay, body shop, etc. Total time: 30 minutes With GPS Tracking: • Open app • Filter by status: "In Detail" • See all cars in detail on map • Filter by status: "In Mechanical" • See all cars in mechanical on map Total time: 2 minutes Time saved: 28 minutes
Without GPS Tracking: • Customer: "Can I see my trade-in?" • You: "Let me find it..." (radio call to lot porter) • Lot porter: "I think it's in row 5?" • You walk to row 5 (not there) • Radio again (it was moved to recon bay) • Walk to recon bay (find it) • Bring customer to car Total time: 15 minutes (customer waiting) With GPS Tracking: • Customer: "Can I see my trade-in?" • You: (open app, search VIN) • "It's in the recon bay, follow me" • Walk straight to car Total time: 2 minutes Time saved: 13 minutes + better customer experience
Without GPS Tracking: • Need to reorganize lot by make/model • Walk entire lot with clipboard • Note location of each vehicle • Create reorganization plan • Direct lot porter where to move cars Total time: 2 hours With GPS Tracking: • Open app • Filter by make/model • See current locations on map • Create reorganization plan • Share map with lot porter • Lot porter follows map to move cars Total time: 30 minutes Time saved: 1.5 hours
Let\'s calculate the real savings:
Conservative Estimate: • 5 vehicle searches per day × 18 minutes saved = 90 minutes/day • 90 minutes/day × 5 days/week = 7.5 hours/week • 7.5 hours/week × 52 weeks = 390 hours/year Labor Cost Savings: • 390 hours/year × $50/hour = $19,500/year Beakon Cost: • $895-995/month = $10,740-11,940/year • GPS tracking included (no extra cost) Net Benefit: • $19,500 - $10,740 = $8,760/year • ROI: 82% • Payback: 6.6 months And this is just GPS tracking alone - not counting all the other benefits of recon software.
Beyond direct time savings: • Technicians spend more time working, less time searching • Managers can monitor lot organization remotely • Lot porters work more efficiently with location data • Sales team can locate vehicles for test drives instantly • Service team can find customer vehicles quickly Productivity improvements compound over time.
Better customer experience leads to: • Faster service (find vehicles quickly) • More professional appearance (no searching) • Higher customer satisfaction • More repeat business • Better online reviews Hard to quantify, but valuable.
GPS lot tracking requires zero setup:
GPS lot tracking is included in Beakon and works automatically from day one. No setup. No configuration. No training. Just start using it.
Unlike RFID or beacon-based systems: • No tags to install on vehicles • No beacons to mount around lot • No special equipment to buy • No maintenance or battery replacement Just use your existing smartphones.
GPS tracking works automatically: • No lot map to draw • No zones to define • No calibration needed • No training required Start using it immediately.
GPS works anywhere: • Main lot • Overflow lot • Off-site storage • Service bays • Detail bays As long as you have GPS signal (which is everywhere outdoors), it works.
GPS lot tracking is included standard with Beakon. No extra cost. No setup. Start saving 30-60 minutes per day immediately.