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Auto Dealers Using MPi's World Class Inspection Program Upsell $5.9M Needed Additional Repairs in January Alone.


LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.  -- Mobile Productivity, Inc. (MPi), a premier supplier of proprietary diagnostic, repair information and service merchandising solutions to the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. , today announced a milestone for its World Class Inspection (WCI WCI Western Climate Initiative
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) Program. For the month of January '07, dealers using the WCI program inspected over 54,500 vehicles, generating an additional $5 million in customer parts and labor up sells.

Vehicle inspection programs can produce substantial revenue for auto dealership service departments; however, most fail because they are not a consistent and quality process and can't easily be measured. The World Class Inspection Program, launched in Jan of '07, is the first of its kind to offer real live process measurement for vehicle service departments. World Class Inspection[TM] provides service departments with the tools and processes needed to measure, manage and coach desired results. It includes Implementation/Training, Hardware, a Measurement System, Software Tools and Field Support.

The Automotive Aftermarket Aftermarket

See: Secondary market.


aftermarket

See secondary market.
 Industry Association (AAIA AAIA Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (consolidation of the Automotive Parts & Accessories Association and the Automotive Service Industry Association)
AAIA Association on American Indian Affairs
) estimates that the unrealized potential of automotive aftermarket products is $62 billion or more per year. AAIA finds that consumer neglect of regular care is a result of a lack of awareness and understanding, inconsistent messages, misinformation mis·in·form  
tr.v. mis·in·formed, mis·in·form·ing, mis·in·forms
To provide with incorrect information.



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 Les Silver, MPi CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , the World Class Inspection Program provides dealers with the tools they need to capture a huge bite of this unrealized potential and improve their bottom line: "With World Class Inspections dealers are demonstrating a higher level of quality, professionalism and credibility to an audience that has for many years been skeptical. It is helping these dealerships build trustworthiness and customer loyalty by performing a better inspection and doing a superior job of explaining needed repairs to the customer. As a result, MPi clients are realizing benefits that average $100 to $125 in additional needed repairs per vehicle inspection, a substantial increase in revenue per RO," Silver said.

The World Class Inspection Program will be demonstrated at NADA 2007, Feb. 3-6 in Las Vegas, NV, at booth 5651N.

About Mobile Productivity, Inc:

Headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, Mobile Productivity Inc. is a premier supplier of proprietary diagnostic, repair information and service merchandising solutions to the automotive industry. The company's technology is making a difference in dealerships across the country; providing significant increases in profits, efficiencies and customer loyalty.

For more information call Susan Lovett at (800) 997-1674 x2010, by email at slovett@mpifix.com or visit www.mpifix.com or visit booth 5651N at NADA 2007, February 3-6 in Las Vegas, NV.
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