Charter Software Announces New General Manager

Centennial, Colorado, May 25, 2022 – Charter Software, a leading North American dealership software provider, is pleased to announce that Kanchan Java will be stepping in as the new General Manager to provide more focused attention to the business. Kanchan has worked for Constellation Software, Charter Software’s parent company, for over 4 years, playing a… Read more »

Ideal 2022 OPE Industry Trends Shares 2021 Dealership Sales Growth

Cedar Rapids, IA, November 23, 2021 — Ideal Computer Systems, sister company of c-Systems and Charter Software and a leading OPE dealership software vendor in North America, has released their new 2022 OPE Industry Trends Report. While the pandemic may have created challenges, the OPE industry hasn’t slowed down. According to the Constellation Data Solutions OPE Market… Read more »

Charter Software Introduces TargetCRM to Help Dealers Drive Repeat Business All Year Round

Littleton, CO, September 30, 2021 – Charter Software Solutions, leading industry-specific dealership software vendor in North America, is pleased to announce TargetCRM, an automated sales and marketing platform designed to help dealers turn their one-time customers into repeat buyers, all year round. Using TargetCRM, dealers can automatically survey their customers after every sale and repair… Read more »

Ideal, c-Systems and Charter are Holding Their Annual Virtual Summit for Dealers

Cedar Rapids, IA, September 6, 2021 – Ideal Computer Systems and its sister companies c-Systems and Charter, leading industry-specific dealership software vendors in North America, are proud to announce that their annual Virtual Summit will take place on November 1-5, 2021. The event is open to all Ideal, c-Systems and Charter customers who are interested in… Read more »

Support Issue of the Month: Duplicating Invoices

Have you ever finalized an invoice incorrectly and now found that you are unable to void the invoice? This is a common scenario, and here is some helpful information on how to work to resolve this situation. You can use the duplicate function. For example, say you have finalized an invoice incorrectly and you are… Read more »

Charter, Ideal and c-Systems are Holding Their First-Ever Virtual Summit for Dealers

Littleton, CO, November 2, 2020 – Charter Software Solutions and its sister companies Ideal and c-Systems, leading industry-specific dealership software vendors in North America, are proud to announce their first-ever Virtual Summit that will take place on November 10th – 12th, 2020. To date, hundreds of dealers in outdoor power equipment, agricultural, construction, powersports, golf,… Read more »

Virtual Summit: The Art of Running a Dealership

What to Expect For the first time ever, Ideal, c-Systems and Charter are hosting a free Virtual Summit for dealers like you. 2020 has been a year like no other. A year of change. A year of many new and unforeseen challenges. Fortunately, our industry has not only persevered but succeeded beyond all expectations. You… Read more »