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Inventory Control - After Market

R.L. Polk Canada, Inc. Stocking Solutions let you stay on top of vehicle sales trends and consumer needs in your market. Our Stocking Solutions incorporate the latest vehicle registration statistics for current and historical model year passenger cars and light duty trucks -- everything from which vehicle makes and models are being sold to where those sales are taking place throughout the country. Combine this detailed data with Polk?#352;?strong mapping capabilities and we are able to provide a powerful snapshot of both current and future sales potential for auto parts within your particular market.


What Can Inventory Control - After Market Do For You?

  • Develop a clear picture of your market
  • Fine tune your market planning and forecasting capabilities
  • Increase your market share by exploiting new market opportunities
  • Determine where your customers are located
  • Maximize revenue potential
  • Obtain accurate reporting from official motor vehicle records
  • Detect potential performance issues at the store level
  • Identify correct stocking levels within a given marketplace

Inventory Control - After Market Features

  • Total Vehicles in Operation (TVIO) database, a snapshot of all vehicles registered in Canada
  • New Vehicle Registration (NVR) database, which lets you know which vehicle makes and models are being sold and where those sales are taking place, either locally or nationally
  • Reports on all model years from the most current all the way back to 1981
  • Vehicle segmentation by make, model, series, model year, safety restraint and engine type
  • Customized Automotive Retailer segmentation reports
  • Thematic mapping, including in-depth demographic data from sources such as Statistics Canada and the PSYTE household analysis clustering system for conducting targeted marketing programs that are focused on the best prospects within a particular neighbourhood

Inventory Control - After Market In Action

The Need: A small manufacturer of aftermarket automotive parts was losing ground in their home market to an outside competitor.

The Challenge: Utilizing our stocking solutions, R.L. Polk Canada, Inc. was able to provide our client with a better understanding of their marketplace.

The Solution: We were able to establish that our client had overlooked a niche market within their geographic area which an outside competitor had been selling into. Because our clients had a much clearer picture of market trends and were a much smaller manufacturer, they were able to begin producing and selling parts that were better in quality and price than the parts sold by the outside competitor. As a result, they were able to effectively dominate that part of their home market and prevent their competitor from establishing a beachhead from which to further expand.

Bottom Line: R.L. Polk Canada, Inc. Stocking Solutions helped our client identify and capitalize on new sales opportunities while also keeping a competitor at bay.

Market Studies
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