Interactive Garage – November 2018

In Press Releases by Admin

NEW VEHICLE AND A LOAD OF NEW ACCESSORIES


2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Love it, hate it, or just don’t care as long as your customers are buying accessories for it, the mixed feelings about the new 2019 Chevy Silverado are all over the board.  Needless to say, we are very excited about this 1500 Silverado platform as it creates a whole new vehicle for our team to accessorize with the hottest products from our fantastic list of aftermarket vendors not to mention our OE accessories.

Good news…the bolt pattern for this vehicle remained the same from previous Silverado 1500s (6×5.5), which made getting a generous offering of wheels and tires on this vehicle instantaneous.  And leveling kits from the likes of Skyjacker and Rough Country will get those customers that want that start up package of “lift, wheels and tires” well underway.

Like any new release, the availability of accessories from the aftermarket is going to be limited. Big thanks to the teams at Lund International and Westin Automotive for getting us everything they had currently as well as “To Be Announced”. With the SEMA Show right around the corner we expect to have hundreds of accessories for this vehicle in the very near future. 

More to come!

 


 

Milestar Patagonia X/T Tire – Exclusive Release

Interactive Garage is once again on the forefront of a new product release from one of our amazing vendors. At the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Milestar will show the first DOT approved X/T Tire to the industry. We are proud to say that we have this tire in every size to be released on 8 of our latest vehicles…a week before it’s official release and ONLY on Interactive Garage software.

The Patagonia X/T is available on the following Interactive Garage vehicles:

2019 Chevy®Silverado 1500

2019 RAM®1500

2018-Current Jeep®Wrangler®JL and JLU

2007-2018 Jeep Wrangler JK and JKU

2009-2014 Ford®F150

2018-Current Ford F150

Please, if you enable these products in your ADMIN, be aware that part numbers have not been assigned to 90% of these tires (yes, that is how new the X/T is), and no pricing is available on any of them. That will be assigned after the SEMA Show release.

 


If you want to know what is available for the JL’s, your source for information is right here and available to you as our valued licensees of Interactive Garage. 

Over 200 new accessories have been added to the JL’s this month.  Including:

Milestar Tires:New Tire from Milestar, the Patagonia X/T. See it on your Interactive Garage before anyone else in the industry. 

Teraflex:6 New Suspension Systems, Falcon Shocks and Stabilizers

Westin Automotive: Nerf Steps and Running Boards

Under The Sun Inserts:Not an official new vendor yet, but a few sample products from this company we thought we would see what the response would be.

Lifetime LED Lights:Replacement headlight options with adapter and harness.

Lund, AVS, Rampage & Bushwacker (a.k.a Lund International Brands): Bumpers, Soft Tops, Running Boards, Hood Accessories and Light Covers.

DV8 Offroad: Wheels

T-Rex: 5 New Grille Insert Options

Please make sure to log into your ADMIN to enable these new products.


New Accessories Added

Over 2500 new accessories have been added to a variety of vehicles throughout your Interactive Garage software program.

Milestar Tires:New Tire from Milestar, the Patagonia X/T. See it on your Interactive Garage before anyone else in the industry. 

Skyjacker: Leveling kit for the 2019 Chevy Silverado

Rough Country: 2 Leveling kits for the 2019 Chevy Silverado

Fuel Wheels: 764 wheels mapped to the 2019 Chevy Silverado

Westin:2014-Current F250 Superduty, RAM 1500 (2010-18) and RAM 2500 (2010-current), Toyota Tundra and Toyota Tacoma Bumpers, Nerf Steps, Running Boards, Bull Bars and Grille Guards.

DV8 Offroad& REV Wheels: Wheelson all applications. Over 300+ wheels added.

TO SEE ANY OF THESE NEW ACCESSORIES ON YOUR INTERACTIVE GARAGE PROGRAM YOU MUST LOG INTO YOUR ADMIN AND “ENABLE” THEM. YOU CAN DO IT BY VENDOR IN BULK OR VEHICLE BY VEHICLE.


!!!PROGRAM ADMIN!!!

We know it is not easy to manage and maintain your programs admin. With over 15,000 accessories across all of our vehicles, and adding 300-600 per update, keeping up is a daunting task. So, let us tell you what we are working on.

1. “Manage Products by Manufacturer”

– We will send you a spreadsheet of all the vendors on the program.  If you want to have a vendor and their products always be “Enabled” on your program no matter what new products are added to any/all of our vehicles, we will “Enable” them for you each and every update.

Example: Shop XYZ always wants Lund, Addictive Desert Designs, Fuel Wheels, Rancho Suspension, BFG Tires, etc., etc., etc.,  “Enabled” no matter what is added, our team will log into your programs admin and make all the vendors you identify in our spreadsheet live each time an update is done.

– If that vendor in the example above has multiple pricing options (MSRP, MAP, Jobber), you can tell us which of those you want for your program.  If not specified or available, we will default to MSRP / Retail.

2. New Vehicles

– You can specify if a new vehicle is introduced by a certain OEM (Ford, Chevy, RAM, Jeep, etc) that they are always “Enabled”, our team will turn them on automatically every time one is added.  For example, if your a Jeep Dealership or your business revolves around selling Jeep accessories, you can tell us to “Enable everything Jeep”. So no matter what Jeep is added to the program (Renegade, Grand Cherokee, etc) it will be “Enabled” as soon as it is released live to the public.

Beyond these two options listed out above, the rest will still be up to you to maintain. A true custom program is only going to be as successful as you make it. Spending time in your admin to set up the vehicles you want, vendors and their products within each vehicle, labor time, and pricing (the most important aspect to any successful program is to be on top of your pricing).

Just having the Interactive Garage™ software running at your business on a kiosk and/or on your website is the first step.  Making it custom to your selling needs and then promoting it to your customers is where and when you will achieve the desired results of success and return on the investment.

If the above is of interest to you, please respond by clicking HEREso we can get this process started with you.


2018 SEMA Show Las Vegas – Reminder!

Yup, that time of year again where the industry packs up and heads to sin city to see all the glitz, glamor, new products, big vendor booths and how many light bars people can put on their project vehicles. Although we do not have a booth as Interactive Garage, the following vendors have their custom Interactive Garage software on display in their booths.

Lund International– Booth 31017

Rancho Performance Suspension & Shocks– Booth 25133

Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels – Booth 43035

DV8 Offroad– Booth 30179

Milestar Tires– Booth 41061

Teraflex – Booth 35235

Westin Automotive– Booth 31075

Addictive Desert Designs– Booth 35137

Please stop by and say hello to these great vendors that support Interactive Garage and check out their custom programs. You’ll see various ways these vendors have the software in use from 60″ touch screen monitors to our custom display stand.

If your interested in a meeting with one of our staff, we will be using the SEMA Members lounge for one on one meetings or where ever you would like to meet up.  E-mail Ryanfor meeting times and dates.


CLEAR YOUR HISTORY / CACHE

Monthly reminder to all of you that are active in your adminand looking to see the changes made from your adminto your main user interface to make sure you clear your browsers history or cache.  Each time you make a change to your adminyou will need to do this as most computers will keep showing your previous web page/s if this “cleanse” has not been performed.  We have fielded calls from many of our licensees around this issue, as it is not a software malfunction on our end, rather a built in item on almost all the web browsers out there that we at Interactive Garage™ have no control over (wish we did). 


(*) RCH Designs / Interactive Garage Software™ Disclaimer:

All products added to the Interactive Garage Software™ program are the property of the vendors / manufacturersthat produce the products.  RCH Designs, LLC does not give nor have the right to sell, distribute or authorize the use of said products to any user of the Interactive Garage™Software Program.  All users of the software must make their own arrangements to sell and/or distribute said products with the vendors / manufacturers directly.


About Interactive Garage Software™:RCH Designs has developed the ultimate automotive accessories salesperson.  Combining an innovative software program with professional digital imaging we created Interactive Garage. The Interactive Garage software, hosted by RCH Designs, has no limitations. Interactive Garage can sell accessories on any web site 24/7/365, making it the hardest working employee or sales person you will ever hire. Your customer designs the vehicle and we are the mechanics, bolting accessories on/off at the click of a mouse in addition to displaying what interior and performance accessories are available with pop up information panels. The options to choose from are endless with a plethora of exterior, interior, and performance parts and accessories.
If you don’t see a product category that fits what you manufacturer, please call us @ 435-879-8208 to discuss, or email ryan@rchdesigns.com.  The software has no limitations, adding new product categories (Batteries, Drivetrain, etc) or sub categories is just a mouse click away.

About RCH Designs:
RCH  Designs is a full service marketing specialist, concept  development, consulting, graphic and web design organization. For more information about RCH Designs, please contact ryan@rchdesigns.com.