ERA-IGNITE vs. vAuto Conquest

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ERA-IGNITE
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Reynolds and Reynolds, headquartered in Dayton, offers the Windows-based ERA-IGNITE dealer management system (DMS). ERA-IGNITE offers a single system with a single unique identifier for every customer, every vehicle, and every transaction.N/A
vAuto Conquest
Score 9.9 out of 10
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vAuto, a Cox Automotive company, offers Conquest, a dealer management system for new car auto dealerships.N/A
Pricing
ERA-IGNITEvAuto Conquest
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
ERA-IGNITEvAuto Conquest
Considered Both Products
ERA-IGNITE

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vAuto Conquest
Chose vAuto Conquest
I have used a number of other products that each do part of what vAuto Conquest does, but no other product seems to incorporate all the desired features into one, easy to use program the way Cox Automotive has done with this product. Given the enormous number of programs out …
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User Ratings
ERA-IGNITEvAuto Conquest
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.9
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
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(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ERA-IGNITEvAuto Conquest
Likelihood to Recommend
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
ERA-IGNITE works well for day to day operations at Car Dealerships. It will maintain your customer records. It is lacking a little in mainlining employee records, as you have to switch back and forth between ERA "blue screen" (older version) and IGNITE "point and click" (newer version). Overall, though it will get the job done.
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Cox Enterprises
Use this tool to calculate your entry value, reconditioning budget and plan, and retail exit strategy. Seeing what "recent" units have sold is helpful to interpret a more accurate time to sale prediction
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Pros
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
  • I like when you are punching journal entries, checks, etc. you get the schedule balance at the bottom. That is very beneficial.
  • Payable checks are well done. You can pay by invoice or vendor.
  • There are numerous reports that you can create in RMI to help with any specific reporting that is needed.
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Cox Enterprises
  • Provides an exceptionally simple interface to see what is desirable in the market
  • Can be set to automatically adjust pricing based on turn rate and market demands
  • Integrates very well with the other products offered by Cox Automotive
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Cons
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
  • The Financial Statements can only be printed on legal and instead of scrolling through it to look at it you have to navigate it at the top with the arrows.
  • Their time clock is not user-friendly. You cannot just pull up one person and look at their time and make changes. You have to go through like you want to print, look at the time for the employee to find errors, then back out and go into a different screen to correct.
  • Giving employees access to different functions is a nightmare. It is not at all laid out the way Ignite is used, and there are numerous hidden check boxes.
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Cox Enterprises
  • Show me comps for my unit across different model years
  • Make full MSRPs available for retrieval
  • Show me original MSRP price of my appraisal
  • Allow me to require options to be selected prior to closing appraisal when appropriate
  • Show me an alert for a recall with no remedy
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Support Rating
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
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Cox Enterprises
Customer service has been a primary selling point of all the products we use through Cox Automotive. They have been great on every level, from implementation and setup to post-install support to technical support, they go far above and beyond the norms I have seen in other companies within this realm.
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Alternatives Considered
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
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Cox Enterprises
It's been so long since I have used a competitive product to vAuto, it is no longer found on the list. If the other product were an Apple product, it would compare to an old iPod. Whereas, vAuto is a new iPhone
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Return on Investment
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
  • Creating numerous reports on ERA-IGNITE is beneficial in seeing where you are getting the best ROI and where you are lagging.
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Cox Enterprises
  • Increased Sales Gross
  • Lower Turn Rate
  • Increased Sales Absorbtion
  • Increased foot traffic through business prior to the pandemic at least.
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