TextMyGoods

A friendly digital customer in contact platform to keep you in comms with your customers after they have left the building!

Auction Writer

The software solution that gives you access to physical auction vehicles without you having to leave the dealership, providing you with exposure to a wide range of stock availability.

Car Recon

Seamlessly manage the car recon process until the car is in showroom condition.

Validate

Simply scan the vehicle licence disc or enter the VIN and we will validate the following for you:

Vehicle Make and Model, Warranty Inception Date, Transmission, Body Type, Kilowatts, Fuel Type, Inceptive Maintenance Plan, Inceptive Warranty and Inceptive Service Plan

Gate

Track and trace whose coming in and whose going out by utilising our simple gate module.

Accurate data is ensured via the scanning of the vehicles license disc, the customer or staff members ID book or drivers license.

Access Control

Track and trace the comings and the goings of staff, customers and vehicles utilising our simple access module.

Accurate data is ensured via the scanning of the vehicles license disc, the customer or staff members ID book or drivers license

Auction

For just R450 per successful sale, you are welcome to utilise the Autobid auction platform.

We market your cars and our auction to in excess of 1 900 traders.

Auctions are presently held on Wednesdays from 9 - 11am

Back2Back

Sales people looking for a used vehicle for a client can search your past and future trade in record base

Email and sms alerts are used to advise when the search is matched.

Search4Me

Looking for a used car to retail that you can't lay your hands on?

Fear not, send a Search4Me via email and sms* to over 1 900 traders who might just have the vehicle you are searching for

The trader/s who have what you're searching for will contact you, you purchase the vehicle from them directly

HPI

Validate the vehicle you are wanting to possibly trade in.

This information can be integrated into your valuations once you have negotiated a deal with TransUnion.

Reducing the risks associated with trading in the incorrect vehicle and/or encumbered vehicles

Shape Up

So many trade in valuations, but what happened to them?

Implement our Shape Up module that forces the managing of these trade in valuations

Deal done, no deal done, kept for stock, confirmed, sent to Grab4U, sent to auction

Customer Classification

Reduce the wasted time associated with serving customers who do not qualify for finance

With your subscription to TransUnion this can be added real-time to all your trade in valuations

Buyins

Authorise your used car purchases electronically

Provides a record of your purchases and measures whether the purchase price is market related utilising our Auto Indicator Value

In Stock

Need to dispose of an overaged unit?

Load the vehicle for auction or trade cover via email or sms communication for instant pricing

Trade In Valuation

Autobid pioneered the paperless trade in valuation app in South Africa in 2005, converting this task from paper and pen to a web based application that provides incredible records and management capabilities.

Captures the customers signature, declaration and consent by customer, CPA compliant.

Provides option to take 5 images of the vehicle

Customer and vehicle data captured accurately via scanning of the customers drivers license and the license disc on the said vehicle

Stocktake & Barcode Creation

Create a barcode for vehicles that have not yet been licensed thereby providing a solution that allows you to stock take Natis registered and unregistered vehicles, new cars, used cars

A simple app allows you to scan the barcode on the Natis license disc and/or the disc you generated and then submit thereby providing you with a paperless stock take audit report

The location of the stock take is provided via your devices location services

Demo & Loan Book

Track & trace which of your vehicles are being test driven (demo) and/or loaned out, and when they are returned.

Provides an account of the sales person and customers information

Vehicle data scanned in (license disc) and drivers license scanned in ensuring accurate data

Provides all the legal requirements associated with this task and records this data

A fraud check prior to test drive or loan can be added.

Auto Indicator

The true value of a used vehicle can only be determined by the price a trader is willing to pay and cannot be determined by algorithms etc.

Auto Indicator collects the values traders are willing to pay for vehicles all day and every day. These values we collect fuel our Auto Indicator ensuring the Autobid Auto Indicator values are market related

Since these values are collected real-time, they reflect the dynamic nature of the market immediately

Offload4Me

Looking to market a vehicle for sale in a hurry?

Provide a brief description of the vehicle you wish to sell and send this info via sms* and email to over 1 900 traders who might have interest in purchasing your vehicle

The interested trader will contact you to close the deal

Offload4Me at your convenience reducing the delays associated with auctions etc

Guarantee

All your trade ins and in stock units qualify for the Autobid 30 day guarantee, ensuring that you have a financial backstop on all your vehicles.

We don't cherry pick, we provide a guarantee on all vehicles with the following limited exclusions - we don't guarantee, stolen and recovered vehicles, rebuilds, left hand drive vehicles, or grey imports. We don't offer a trade cover, we work with you to provide you with a guarantee - ensuring that you can always trade up and not down.

We don't demand that you sell us your vehicles, however, should you wish to exercise the Autobid guarantee, Autobid will inspect the vehicle and make payment to you for such.

Vehicles must be as described.

Grab4U

If you should be part of a motor group, ring fence all vehicles before disposing of vehicles to the trade

This advises all participating Used Car Managers of pending sales to the trade thereby providing them with an option to grab these vehicles on a first come first served basis

Retains preferred stock for internal retail sales

Exact Match

If it's green, the customer is shopping within your group and you can review and compare your valuation with that of your sister dealership

If it's red, the customer is shopping at a dealership outside of your group. You are alerted but unable to make a comparison

Deal Maker

A brand specialist, a Used Car Manager who has a wealth of knowledge of the values of a specific brand/s can be elected

Example: a Mercedes Benz dealership trying to trade a Toyota Landcruiser in can request a trade cover or advice from the Toyota brand specialist within their group (Deal Maker)

Recycle

Looking to up the Autobid Guarantee?

Recycle and submit your request

Reports

Standard real-time reports supplied – trade in statistics, trade in volume report, deal done report.

Special reports supplied on request

Information is power

Buyers

You load your trade buyers in your buyers list and we communicate your trade in information to your selected buyers via email and sms or online

They respond and their offer is recorded on your file

Customisation

Over the past 10 years, we have successfully customised solutions for our clients on request and continue to make this service available to you

Integration

The best method of managing your trade ins, buy ins, your overaged stock, auctions, stock takes and all other associated tasks is via an integration between Autobid and your DMS

We provide our end of the integration

VAT264

Take the hassle out of completing this form. We will prepopulate this form for you, you just have to fill in any missing details and print. An archived copy is stored for your convenience

Workshop Prospecting

Canvas the workshop customers on a daily basis to generate leads in the hope of converting these leads into used or new car sales

Simple application that your sales force can operate and management can monitor and measure their success

Bikebid

Yes, you can get a guarantee on a Motor Bike for just a R100

Valid for 30 days

If you confirm the bike to us we will inspect and pay you for your bike.

PDF & Print Valuations

Print your trade in valuations, buys in etc and file them in your sales folders.

We never delete your files so you will always have these records!

Call Centre

All trade in valuation files are channeled real-time to a third party or third person in your organisation for them to call and follow up on the potential deal.

Call centre follow up and management reporting is provided.

Delivery Notes

Record and register your delivery mileages, delivery dates, documents supplied and captures signatures of buyers and sellers.

F&I Audit Report

Provides your F&I with a birds eye view of all clients, as well as the credit score of those who have test driven a vehicle or had their vehicle appraised for a possible trade in.

Ensure that there are no second gross opportunities that fall through the cracks.

Key Box

Track and trace your keys by scanning the barcode on the key tag and the Driver's license of the person who took the key, providing you with your own key box audit.