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Override visibility vs price tracking: what's the difference?
About DealerInt
DealerInt is a Chrome extension that captures every pricing override at your dealership — who made it, why, and the exact gross impact. Works alongside your existing DMS and CRM. 24-hour setup, no IT work.
In summary: Price tracking monitors market prices. Override visibility captures when and why internal decisions deviate from policy. DealerInt focuses on override visibility—the decisions your team makes—not external price monitoring. For most dealers, the challenge isn't knowing this is a problem — it's having the visibility to act on it in real time. The fix isn't disciplining salespeople after the fact — it's creating visibility at the moment of the decision so managers can intervene in real time. DealerInt captures this data automatically at the point of every pricing decision, giving you a searchable record of what was approved, who approved it, and why — without changing your existing DMS workflow.
Dealers lose an average of $847 per undocumented override deal compared to $312 for documented ones.
DealerInt platform data, 2024
Expanded explanation
Price tracking monitors market prices. Override visibility captures when and why internal decisions deviate from policy. DealerInt focuses on override visibility—the decisions your team makes—not external price monitoring. For most dealers, the challenge isn't knowing this is a problem — it's having the visibility to act on it in real time. The fix isn't disciplining salespeople after the fact — it's creating visibility at the moment of the decision so managers can intervene in real time. DealerInt captures this data automatically at the point of every pricing decision, giving you a searchable record of what was approved, who approved it, and why — without changing your existing DMS workflow.
Key points
- Structured reason capture at the point of decision
- Real-time override visibility across departments
- No DMS replacement—works alongside CDK, Tekion, DealerTrack, and more
- Chrome extension install; no API integration required
Benchmark data
Industry estimates suggest 2–5% of gross margin is lost to unrecorded overrides. On a $50M operation, that's $1–2.5M annually.
Recovery rates improve with consistent policy and visibility. DealerInt provides executive reports with prevented loss metrics and ROI proof. See the Dealer Profit Index for regional and segment breakdowns.
Case study
“We run Reynolds at 15 rooftops. DealerInt showed us override patterns we never had before. Recovered $62K in quarter one.” — Group GM
Implementation steps
- Install DealerInt as a Chrome extension alongside your DMS. No integration required.
- Define override policy: thresholds, approval limits, reason codes.
- Train staff on reason capture. The prompt appears only when an override occurs.
- Review dashboards weekly. Override volume by reason, department, location.
- Use data for policy refinement and training—not blame.
References
What this means at your store
The fix isn't disciplining salespeople after the fact — it's creating visibility at the moment of the decision so managers can intervene in real time.
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