Dealer Solutions

What Dealer Solutions does

Dealer Solutions (DSI) is a US-headquartered professional services firm that performs parts inventory audits and management for automotive dealerships. Founded in 1996 and operating as a division of WIS International, the company is headquartered in New Port Richey, Florida, with a Canadian Division office in Mississauga, Ontario, launched in August 2024. Its service suite covers full-service physical inventories, buy/sell inventories for dealership ownership transitions, recurring inventory management (cycle counts, aged inventory analysis, profit enhancement), facility organization products (bin labels and barcode systems), and parts department design and installation. The company states it has completed more than 15,000 parts inventories and audited approximately $3 billion in parts value over the last five years, with 1,700 inventories and $885 million in audited value reported for 2024 alone.

DSI's technology backbone is a proprietary CDK-integrated scanning system delivered through a Wisdom CDK interface, with documented support across nine major Dealer Management Systems including CDK, R&R, Dealertrack, Automate, DealerBuilt, Autosoft, UCS, Tekion, and PBS. The technology is positioned to eliminate scan gun rentals and additional DMS access fees, and to produce CPA-standard reporting that reconciles directly to a dealership's general ledger. Engagements are staffed by former Parts Managers and Fixed Operations Directors, with the company citing over 600 years of combined industry experience and an internal capacity of 110-200 inventories per Inventory Manager annually.

DSI generates revenue through professional services engagements (physical inventory audits, buy/sell audits, ongoing cycle counts, and design/build work) plus hardware sales of bin labels and labeling systems. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct-to-dealership via phone, website contact forms, and LinkedIn, with national coverage in the US and Canada. In 2024, the company expanded through two acquisitions — Jack Walsh Inventory Service (January 2024, eastern PA/NJ/DE) and DPIS (February 2024, Carolinas/Georgia) — and entered Canada.

Name

Dealer Solutions

Legal name

Dealer Solutions Inc.

Website

https://dealer-solutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Dealer Solutions is a US-based professional services firm that performs parts inventory audits, buy/sell audits, and inventory management for auto dealerships, using proprietary CDK-integrated scanning technology and operating as a division of WIS International.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Auto Dealership Parts Inventory Services

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers (42312)

SIC

Wholesale-Motor Vehicles & Motor Vehicle Parts & Supplies (5010)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive Parts, Tires & Workshop Supplies Marketplaces (CRAFAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Vehicle Processing Centers (PDI, Accessory Fitment, Quality Checks) (TLAHACAB)

Keywords

• Parts inventory services
• Dealership inventory management
• Auto parts auditing
• DMS integration
• Physical inventory counts

Headquarters

HQ city

New Port Richey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Full-Service Parts Inventories: Complete dealership parts inventory management with CPA-standard reporting that reconciles to general ledger. Former Parts Managers conduct audits using proprietary scanning technology. One-time service per inventory cycle.
2. Buy/Sell Parts Inventories: Independent, third-party inventory audits for dealership transitions. Handles short-notice requests with detailed reporting within 24 hours. Protects both buyers and sellers in M&A transactions.
3. Inventory Management Services: Ongoing dealership audit solutions including cycle counts, aged inventory analysis, and profit enhancement recommendations. Impartial third-party objectivity for parts department optimization.
4. Parts Department Design & Installation: Design and installation of parts department layouts including mezzanine integration, technician service centers, new equipment installation, and relocation services. Turnkey solution from concept to installation.
5. Facility Organization / Bin Labels: Auto parts storage systems including magnetic label holders, bin labels, barcode solutions, adhesive labels, and cardstock labels. Products to improve parts department organization and efficiency.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dealer Solutions (DSI) conducts physical parts inventories for automotive dealerships across the United States and Canada. Its core offering is end-to-end inventory auditing — performed by former Parts Managers using proprietary CDK-integrated scanning technology — that produces CPA-standard reports reconciling to the dealership's general ledger, with complementary services for buy/sell transactions, ongoing cycle counts, bin labels, and parts department design and installation.

Product overview

Dealer Solutions is a nationwide dealership parts inventory service provider and a division of WIS International. The company operates as a unified service platform with Full-Service Inventories as the core offering, supported by Buy/Sell Parts Inventories for dealership transitions, Inventory Management Services for ongoing audits, and Facility Organization/Bin Labels plus Parts Department Design & Installation as add-on services. Two additional brands were acquired in early 2024: Jack Walsh Inventory Service (January 2024, eastern PA/NJ/DE) and Dealer Parts Inventory Service Plus/DPIS (February 2024, Carolinas and Georgia). The company completed over 15,000 parts inventories with a 98.4% customer satisfaction rating, auditing $885 million in inventory in 2024 alone.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full-Service Inventories
• Buy/Sell Parts Inventories
• Inventory Management Services
• Facility Organization (Bin Labels)
• Parts Department Design & Installation

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.4% customer satisfaction rating based on electronic surveys at inventory completion
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Dealer Parts Inventory Service (DPIS)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 February 2024Dealer Parts Inventory Service Plus, Inc. (DPIS) became part of DSI as of February 8, 2024. Led by Garrett Tomberlin for many years, DPIS has customers across the country but is most concentrated throughout the Carolinas and Georgia. Acquisition expands DSI's national footprint with increased density along the East Coast.
• Jack Walsh Inventory ServicemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Jack Walsh Inventory Service, LLC became part of DSI as of January 1, 2024. Led by Tom Baker for 20 years, Jack Walsh is a well-known brand throughout eastern PA, NJ and DE. Nearly the entire team of parts professionals transitioned to DSI ensuring transparent customer experience. Expands DSI's national footprint with increased density along the East Coast.
• WIS InternationalcoreOthersDSI is a division of WIS International, a family of brands providing inventory services. WIS International is the industry leading expert in global inventory, data collection and technology innovation. DSI operates as a customer-driven corporation within the WIS International family of brands.
• WIS Inventory SolutionsminorOthersSibling brand under WIS International providing full physical inventory counting services for retail, healthcare, manufacturing, warehouses and specialty sectors.
• Retail SolutionsminorOthersSibling brand under WIS International offering retail solutions including chain wide resets, remodels, new store setups, and store closings.
• CDK GlobalcoreTechnology or IntegrationDSI uses proprietary CDK-integrated scanning technology to deliver CPA-standard accuracy. CDK is the primary Dealer Management System supported, with dedicated Wisdom CDK interface for seamless data integration.
• Dealer Management System (DMS) PartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationDSI supports all major DMS systems including CDK, R&R, Dealertrack, Automate, DealerBuilt, Autosoft, UCS, Tekion, and PBS. All Inventory Managers have access to user guides and notes on all supported systems.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WIS International: Parent company of Dealer Solutions and the broader WIS family of inventory brands. Directly comparable because it delivers global physical inventory counting, data collection, and technology services across retail, healthcare, and manufacturing — DSI is its specialized automotive-dealership arm.
• RGIS: One of the largest global physical inventory and merchandising service providers. Comparable because RGIS performs outsourced physical inventory counts for retailers and adjacent verticals using similar traveling-auditor service models that compete for the same outsourced counting dollars.
• WIS Inventory Solutions: Sibling brand under WIS International providing full physical inventory counting for retail, healthcare, manufacturing, warehouses, and specialty sectors. Comparable because it shares the parent platform and similar traveling-auditor delivery model, even though it targets non-automotive customers.

Broad incumbents

• CDK Global: Dominant Dealer Management System provider and DSI's primary technology integration partner. Comparable because CDK controls the system-of-record DSI integrates against and could either reinforce DSI's moat or, over time, bundle native inventory-audit functionality.
• Dealertrack (Cox Automotive): Major DMS and dealer-services platform under Cox Automotive, supported by DSI's multi-DMS integrations. Comparable as a broad incumbent in dealership technology that shapes how outsourced inventory services plug into dealer workflows.
• DealerSocket (Reynolds and Reynolds): Established dealer CRM and DMS vendor with adjacent fixed-ops modules. Comparable as a broad incumbent in dealership software whose inventory-related modules could intersect with DSI's reconciliation and aged-inventory analytics work.

Emerging players

• Tekion: Cloud-native, modern Dealer Management System provider that DSI explicitly supports. Comparable because Tekion represents the new generation of DMS platforms where native data accessibility could shift the value of third-party inventory-audit integrations.
• vAuto: Cox Automotive inventory-management tool focused on used-vehicle pricing and stocking for dealerships. Comparable because it is a software-led dealer inventory product that could partially overlap with parts-inventory analytics and profit-enhancement use cases DSI supports.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/DSIinventories

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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