January 2008

Hello Fast Parts® Users!

It’s a new year and we have a clean slate to start with. The industry has changed and it is up to us to come up with new and creative ways to expand our businesses. Fast Parts and Car-Part.com are doing their part to keep up with the changes. Fast Parts is making it simpler to connect to partner recyclers and with the automatic down loading of your inventory to FastnNet and Car-Part.com without you having to think about it. Car-Part.com has also been working to provide faster communication with recyclers and customers with the Car-Part Messaging tool. All you have to do when you find a part on Car-Part.com is click on the bulb and you and the part you choose will appear on the sellers screen allowing you to make the purchase much quicker than calling.

Brokering parts is becoming a very important part of the used parts business. Your customers are calling you for the part. Don’t tell them to go to another recycler for their used parts. Always try to find the part they need and keep them calling you for their used parts needs.

I have had many calls for information about our new portable inventory tool, Partmate, that is due for beta release in February. I have been told by our developers that it should be toward the end of February for a launch date. If you need information please give me a call. If you have decided to purchase the Partmate call me the first of February to be put on the list so you can be the very first Fast Parts users to make your inventory process easier, faster and more complete.

The new recycling industry convention season will start in Raleigh, North Carolina January 25th with the CAR show. I will be there along with Car-Part.com to show off our new products. If you would like information about the CAR Show please call and I can fax you the information or you can go to www.carolinaautorecyclers.com web site and click on Events for more information. I hope I can see all of you at a trade show this year.

Thank you and enjoy the New Year,

boB Clark
(800) 288-7415