SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -

When you have to recondition a vehicle for your certified pre-owned inventory, what are your best practices?

How many cars should you certify in the first place? What do you expect to get out of CPO, and what is your commitment to the program?

Some dealers struggle with getting store-wide buy-in to CPO; what strategies work best for you?

How do operations differ between dealer group’s import and domestic CPO offerings, and their luxury and mainstream CPO offerings?

Based on feedback from the dais of experts participating, these are just a few of the questions you may hear — and examples of insight you may learn — during the “Top 10 Best CPO Ideas” panel discussion at next month’s CPO Forum.

Moderating that general session is Jasen Rice, owner of LotPop.

Joining Rice will be:

Todd Hoagey
Chief Executive Officer
Auction Direct USA

Don Luke
Principal
Bill Luke Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram
2015 Auto Remarketing CPO Dealer of the Year

David Nelson
Director, Pre-Owned Vehicle Operations
Hendrick Automotive Group

Danny Papakalos
Used Car Director
AutoNation

Rod Rowley
Vice President, New and Used Vehicle Inventory
Larry H. Miller Group

The session, sponsored by AutoAlert, is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 17.   The CPO Forum is part of the Used Car Week conferences happening Nov. 16-20 at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The CPO Forum kicks off at 9 a.m. on Nov. 16 with a full day of concurrent workshops, networking opportunities, the CPO Dealer of the Year presentation and a keynote address from Joe Derkos, director of consulting and analytics at J.D. Power.

The next day, the CPO Forum shifts to general sessions, including the Top 10 Best CPO Ideas discussion and many others, plus OEM CPO award ceremonies from both Vincentric and IntelliChoice.