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Do any dealers actually track floorplan interest per unit?

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A software developer asks whether dealers track floorplan interest costs at the individual vehicle level (by VIN), noting that lenders typically only provide monthly aggregate statements. The inquiry explores whether dealers use per-unit interest data to inform pricing decisions on aging inventory or to identify which vehicles are most expensive to hold.

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Hey everyone — glad to finally join here. I’ve been lurking for a bit and there’s a ton of real dealership experience in these threads.

Quick intro: I’m a software developer currently working on a tool related to dealership inventory costs. I’ve been trying to understand how most stores actually handle floorplan interest operationally.

From what I’ve seen so far, lenders usually send a monthly statement showing total interest, but it doesn’t always break down what each unit has accrued.

So I’m curious:

Do any of you actually track floorplan interest per VIN or per unit?

For example:
  • seeing how much interest a specific unit has accumulated
  • seeing which units are costing the most to hold
  • factoring that into discount decisions on aging inventory

Or is that mostly something that just lives in accounting on the monthly statement?

The reason I’m asking is because I’ve been experimenting with a small tool that calculates estimated floorplan interest using inventory exports and APR inputs.

I'm not trying to pitch anything here — I'm mainly trying to understand:

• how stores actually track this today
• whether it’s useful operationally or just accounting data
• if it would even matter to sales or management

Curious how other dealerships handle this.
 

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A software developer asks whether dealers track floorplan interest costs at the individual vehicle level (by VIN), noting that lenders typically only provide monthly aggregate statements. The inquiry explores whether dealers use per-unit interest data to inform pricing decisions on aging inventory or to identify which vehicles are most expensive to hold.

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