Know Exactly What You Have — and What It's Worth
The average new-car dealership carries a $350,000 investment in parts, yet the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) reports that the average parts inventory is 65% or more inaccurate or inactive. That means somewhere between $227,500 and $625,000 may be tied up in parts you can't confidently sell. A professional annual physical parts inventory replaces guesswork with hard numbers your entire fixed operations team can trust.
Most dealerships rely on a DMS to track, bill, and analyze parts — but a computer record is only as good as the count behind it. When those records drift out of sync with the shelf, every downstream decision suffers.
Why an Annual Physical Inventory Is Essential
An annual physical parts inventory is essential to the continued success of any new-car dealership's fixed operations. Parts managers are constantly chasing a healthy inventory mix and obsolescence reduction — but that effort is futile if the underlying records are simply wrong. You cannot sell a part if you don't know you have it, or don't know where to find it.
A reputable, independent third party should perform this work. An outside count removes internal bias, protects your staff from liability, and gives ownership an objective picture of the department's true position.
Why Choose Mitchell Automotive Services
Mitchell Inventory Service is licensed, bonded, and insured. Our count staff and supervision are our responsibility — the liability of having non-dealership personnel perform your count rests with us, not you. We have performed dealership physical inventories for over 30 years, and our strategic pricing structure reveals the true cost of pulling your own employees off the counter to count instead.
What You Receive
- A complete cycle count of all inventory housed in your parts department, recorded efficiently and accurately.
- An easy-to-understand synopsis of your parts inventory's true dollar value.
- Your DMS updated to reflect actual parts in their correct bin locations.
- A general-ledger balance your accountant can trace and defend for tax, booking, and investment decisions.
- A reliable, objective performance-rating tool for your parts manager.
Free Up Idle Capital
When you know exactly what you have and where to find it, you regain control of the real dollars invested in parts inventory. Obsolete and inactive stock becomes visible, capital stops sitting idle on the shelf, and your parts department finally operates on numbers you can trust.
Want ongoing insight between annual counts? See our Inventory Analysis service, or explore all of our fixed operations services.