There have been pain points for decades when lots didn’t have enough vehicles, or had too many vehicles or the wrong vehicles. Many dealers have been left scrambling to right-size inventories — through the economic collapse of 2008, Cash for Clunkers and, most recently, pandemic shortages. Hear what dealers can do to prepare themselves ahead of market fluctuations and inventory volatility, including using better data to value cars accurately, buying more profitable vehicles, managing inventory and predicting trends; diversify acquisition with multiple sources for used car inventory; and build profit centers in both retail and wholesale.