Abstract: In a system, used by an automobile dealership having a sales lot, for managing operating parameters of a plurality of vehicles that are responsive to a wireless telephone system-based vehicle management system, a station is responsive to a wireless communications device used by a salesperson. The station includes a receiver and a computer. The computer programmed to receive a communication from the wireless communications device indicating that the salesperson desires to change an operating parameter of a selected vehicle on the sales lot to a desired operating state and send a communication instructing the wireless telephone system-based vehicle management system to send a signal via a wireless telephone system to the selected vehicle that will place the selected vehicle in the desired operating state.

Abstract: In a system, used by an automobile dealership having a sales lot, for managing operating parameters of a plurality of vehicles that are responsive to a satellite-based vehicle management system, a station is responsive to a wireless communications device used by a salesperson. The station includes a receiver and a computer. The computer programmed to receive a communication from the wireless communications device indicating that the salesperson desires to change an operating parameter of a selected vehicle on the sales lot to a desired operating parameter and send a communication instructing the satellite-based vehicle management system to send a signal via satellite to the selected vehicle that will place the selected vehicle in the desired operating parameter.