What types of business is 4softauto for?
Five types of automotive business: car dealerships, used-car lots, car rental companies, auto parts stores and detailing studios. Each has its own solution, with its own records, calendars and statuses.
Software for automotive businesses
App for car rental, car dealers, used-car lots, auto detailing, car washes, auto parts
Stock and leads for dealers, margin on every used car, car rental bookings, an auto parts catalogue, and bay schedules for detailing studios and car washes. Five solutions, one account, nothing to install.
- Nothing to install
- One account for the whole team
- A separate solution for each type of business
Five solutions
One solution for each kind of automotive business
Not one program for everybody. Each type of business has its own records, calendars and statuses.
Car dealers
Every car in the showroom has a record and a status, and every interested customer is linked to the car they want.
- Stock with status
- Leads and contact history
- Test drives in a calendar
Used-car lots
You put everything you paid for a car on its record and see the real margin before setting the list price.
- Purchase price
- Reconditioning costs
- Margin and days in stock
Car rental
A calendar per car, rent calculated by the day and a hand-over report at pick-up and return.
- Bookings without overlaps
- Contracts from a template
- Deposit with a status
Auto parts
Find a part by internal code, OEM code or by car and see the stock and shelf at once.
- Internal and OEM codes
- Stock by location
- Supplier orders
Detailing and car washes
Packages with duration and price, bay bookings and job sheets with photos from check-in and hand-over.
- Timed packages
- Bay bookings
- Before and after photos
What it is
What is software for automotive businesses
Software for automotive businesses is a platform that keeps a record of what an automotive company sells, rents or looks after: the car in stock, the rented car, the part on the shelf or the job in the bay. 4softauto.net is the platform from the 4b2b ecosystem with five separate solutions: car dealerships, used-car lots, car rental, auto parts stores and auto detailing. Each solution has its own records, calendars and statuses, and the team works in the same account, with nothing to install and no scattered spreadsheets.
What you can keep in 4softauto
- Car dealer: car stock, leads and test drives.
- Used-car lot: purchase cost, reconditioning and margin per car.
- Car rental: a calendar per car, day-based bookings, contracts and hand-over reports.
- Auto parts: a catalogue with internal and OEM codes, stock by location and supplier orders.
- Auto detailing: service packages, bay bookings and job sheets with photos.
Advantages
- A solution for each type of business, not one generic program for everyone.
- The team sees the same data: the car status, the booking, the part stock.
- Calendars show overlaps before they become a problem.
- Documents and photos sit next to the car or job record.
- It runs in the browser, with nothing to install.
Limits
What 4softauto does not do, so you know in advance:
- It does not publish cars on listing sites and does not sell online.
- It sends no messages to customers (e-mail, SMS or WhatsApp).
- It does no tax calculation and does not check by itself whether a part fits a car.
- The data is whatever your team enters.
How it works in 3 steps
Choose your type of business
Dealer, used-car lot, car rental, auto parts or detailing: each has its own solution and its own record.
Add the first records
Cars, parts or service packages, with the data you already have in your spreadsheets.
Work from the same account
The team updates statuses, bookings and stock, and everyone sees the same situation.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about 4softauto.net — software for car dealers, used-car lots, car rental, auto parts and detailing.
How long does it take to get started?
You can start the same day: create the account, choose your type of business and add the first records (cars, parts or service packages). How long data entry takes depends on how many cars or parts you have.
Can I use more than one solution in the same account?
Yes. A company that sells cars and also runs a detailing studio can use both solutions from the same account.
Does 4softauto publish cars on listing sites?
No. 4softauto is an internal record-keeping tool. You publish ads the way you do today.
Can customers book online?
Not directly from 4softauto. Your team enters bookings. For online booking on your website the 4b2b ecosystem has 4appointments.net, and for an online parts shop, 4shopy.net.
Does it calculate taxes or the VAT regime for used cars?
No. It adds up the amounts you enter and shows cost and margin as management figures. Tax treatment is something to settle with your accountant.
Read on
Guides and answers for automotive businesses
Practical answers for dealers, used-car lots, car rental companies, parts stores and detailing studios.
- Guide • Automotive businessesWhat software does an automotive business need?
- Q&A • Car dealersHow do you keep track of car stock in a dealership?
- Q&A • Car dealersHow do you track leads and test drives at a dealership?
- Q&A • Used-car lotsHow do you calculate the margin on a used car?
- Q&A • Used-car lotsWhich reconditioning costs do you put on a used car?
- Q&A • Car rentalHow do you avoid overlapping bookings at a car rental company?
- Q&A • Car rentalWhat must a car hand-over and return report contain?
- Q&A • Auto partsHow do you organise the catalogue and stock of an auto parts store?
- Q&A • Auto partsWhat is the OEM code of an auto part?
- Q&A • Auto detailingHow do you schedule the bays in an auto detailing studio?
- Q&A • Auto detailingWhat goes into a job sheet for detailing?
Affiliate program
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