VUE Enhancements and Software Updates - 2025
Stay Informed on VUE Enhancements & Software Updates
Our commitment to continuous improvement means that every new feature and enhancement is designed with real dealership workflows in mind, helping your team save time, reduce errors, and operate more efficiently across every department.
With each update, we leverage feedback from dealers like you to refine processes, improve usability, and deliver advanced capabilities on a secure, cloud-native platform. Whether you're in service, parts, sales, or accounting, you’ll benefit from solutions built to address your unique day-to-day needs and position your dealership for long-term success.
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Accounting > General Ledger
The Employee column is visible on the Schedules screen, representing the Employee number of the user who posted the transaction.
View the schedule detail for a specific account within the General Ledger in order to easily identify discrepancies in account details without having to run a report.
A Print button is now available to print commission vouchers directly from the Employee icon in the Action Ribbon, either in the Post Vehicle Sales screen or when creating a Wholesale Deal from an Inventory record.
A journal type for Used Leases has been added for Post Vehicle Sales.
Accounting > Accounts Payable > Purchase Orders
Clickable batch numbers on the Purchase Order and Accounts Payable screens now take you straight to the Journal screen, making it easier to view the posting detail.
Accounting > Maintenance
New Service Pricing Override Permissions are available
Payment Method configurations enhance the Accounts Payable and Manual Check processes by enabling the recording and posting of payment options such as EFT, credit card, and cash.
Sales > Vehicles
The option of 'Interior Color' is included in the Customize Grid within the Vehicles Grids. The 'Color' field changed to 'Exterior Color'.
Sales > Reports
Two new columns added to the end of the Vehicle Sales Tax Report - Customer County and Customer City.
The Salesperson Sales Count report offers both a Summary view for quick totals for each unit sold and a Detailed view for deal-level insights.
Parts > Counter > Back Counter
The Parts Comment Indicator is a feature that alerts users when a part has an associated comment in the Back Counter.
Parts > Counter > Parts Desks and Parts Invoices
The Parts Comment Indicator is a feature that alerts users when a part has an associated comment in the Parts Desk and Parts Invoices.
Parts > Counter > Parts Desk
When the 'RO/Invoice Ticket' column is added to the Parts Desk grid, it shows which tickets each parts desk is linked to.
Parts > Reports
Now displays the extended cost total for parts.
Service > Maintenance
Launch service inspections right from the Appointment screen.
Go straight to the comments tab when creating Appointments or Repair Orders when there is a comment or flag associated with that customer.
RO comments can now be included on Work Orders.
This feature controls how technicians are filtered across Repair Orders (RO), Service Appointments, and the Route Sheet.
Accounting > Maintenance > Employees
New Service Pricing Override Permissions are available.
Service > Advisor > Repair Order
The Enhanced RO Payment Summary includes arrows you can click to see detailed subtotals for taxes, charges, and discounts making it easier to understand the full breakdown of Repair Order totals at a glance.
Added the ability to record that information so that managers understand when, who, and why an RO was voided, which can also be viewed through Report Generator.
The RO Mileage Out can now be overridden with the correct permissions.
Eliminate discrepancies and enhance operational efficiency with VUE's Labor Rate tools. The Labor Rate Mismatch Tool ensures that labor rate changes are consistently applied across all Op Codes and Repair Orders. Additionally, benefit from seamless labor rate matrix recalculations and compliance with hidden Fixed Labor Costs.
Track internal and customer-facing notes directly within the Repair Order.
Service > Reports
Internal and Warranty Recap Reports will now display Extended Parts Cost.
The "Include Manual" option lets you choose whether to show manually created receipts from the Receipt Book or only those automatically generated through the Cashiering function in Service or Parts.
General Updates
Enhancements have been made for the Labor Time Guide
OEM Specific
GM
2-18-2025: AutoVIS behavior for GM updated so the AutoVIS runs after Mileage In is updated, rather than after VIN is entered.
The GM Labor Time Guide has been modified to allow text lookup using the Op Code textbox.
Ford
1-7-2025: Ford LTG Keyword Search
The Ford Labor Time Guide has been modified to allow text lookup using the Op Code textbox.
Toyota
The Toyota Labor Time Guide has been modified to allow text lookup using the Op Code textbox.