Days to Market
Days to market is the number of days between when a used vehicle is acquired by a dealership and when it becomes available for sale. It directly affects used car profitability.
Days to market (DTM) is a key used car performance metric that measures the number of days between when a vehicle is acquired (purchased at auction, traded in, or received from a lease return) and when it is photographed, priced, and listed for sale. Faster days-to-market means more selling days and less holding cost per unit. Industry best practices target sub-3 day DTM for top-performing used car operations. Days to market is directly controlled by the efficiency of the reconditioning (recon) process — the faster a vehicle moves through inspection, repair, and detail, the sooner it can generate gross.
Category: Operations
Override exposure calculator
How much gross could untracked overrides be costing your store?
Drag the slider to match your average retail units per month. DealerInt customers typically see override leakage drop 30–50% in the first 90 days once every decision requires a reason and shows up on the GM's dashboard.
Est. monthly leakage
$16,800
Est. annual leakage
$201,600
Based on observed override patterns across DealerInt stores. Actual results vary; this is meant to make the invisible cost visible.
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