Inventory & Vehicle ManagementPurpose
1.2. Automates integration with dealer management systems, improves multi-platform consistency, centralized image repository usage, and enables real-time updates for marketing, listings, and internal allocations.
1.3. Automator ensures every new vehicle is automatedly presented to potential buyers, partners, third-party sites, and internal teams.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Fresh images or descriptions are uploaded to dealership management software or cloud storage.
2.3. Vehicle receives final pre-list status (post-inspection, ready for sale).
2.4. Manual or automatic trigger from internal app for expedited uploads.
Platform Variants
3.1. Salesforce
• Feature: Flow Builder – Automatedly triggers a workflow based on new vehicle record.
• Configuration: Set record-triggered flow tied to “Vehicle Added” event; map assets fields.
3.2. DealerSocket
• Feature: Inventory Management API – Automates vehicle photo/description uploads.
• Configuration: POST to /inventory/vehicles/images endpoint and /description endpoint.
3.3. CDK Global
• Feature: Vehicle Inventory Integration API – Automator for pushing updates.
• Configuration: Configure Inventory Push API for new vehicle, include image/description in payload.
3.4. AWS S3
• Feature: S3 Event Notifications – Automates trigger when new images look uploaded.
• Configuration: Enable PutObject trigger and send image URL to integration workflow.
3.5. Google Drive
• Feature: Files API Push Notifications – Detect new file for automated upload.
• Configuration: Watch for “added” events in warehouse folder, then collect image links.
3.6. Microsoft SharePoint
• Feature: Automated Workflow with Power Automate – Upload detection.
• Configuration: ‘When a file is created’ trigger; initiates vehicle listing automation.
3.7. Dropbox
• Feature: Webhooks – Monitoring upload events automatically.
• Configuration: Create webhook to catch folder/file addition for images or descriptions.
3.8. Zapier
• Feature: Multi-App Zaps – Automates triggers and multi-platform posting.
• Configuration: New file or row triggers action, maps fields to destination inventory site.
3.9. Autotrader API
• Feature: Vehicle Upload API – Automatedly posts new vehicle data.
• Configuration: Use POST /vehicle endpoint with base64 image payload and description fields.
3.10. Cars.com
• Feature: Vehicle Listing Feed – Automated batch import.
• Configuration: Upload CSV/XML + image URLs nightly or on demand, match VIN.
3.11. VinSolutions
• Feature: Inventory Sync API – Automates real-time inventory updates.
• Configuration: Enable webhook sync for new vehicle records including images/text.
3.12. Dealer.com
• Feature: Inventory API – Automated uploads for images/descriptions.
• Configuration: API POST to /inventory/cars/upload; attach file and text.
3.13. Facebook Marketplace
• Feature: Automated Listing via Graph API.
• Configuration: POST to /{dealer_page_id}/vehicles with photos/descriptions in payload.
3.14. Instagram
• Feature: Instagram Graph API for Content Publishing.
• Configuration: POST image and details to /{user_id}/media endpoint.
3.15. Google Business Profile
• Feature: Business Profile API – Vehicle Post creation.
• Configuration: Automated POST to /accounts/{accountId}/locations/{locationId}/localPosts.
3.16. Dealertrack
• Feature: Inventory Management API – Automated data sync.
• Configuration: API PUT for matching vehicle, upload assets and descriptions.
3.17. Edmunds
• Feature: Inventory API for dealership updates.
• Configuration: Upload inventory data and images via scheduled batch or REST API.
3.18. Shopify
• Feature: Product API – Automatedly imports new vehicles as products.
• Configuration: POST to /admin/products.json with image and description attachments.
3.19. WordPress
• Feature: REST API for custom post types.
• Configuration: POST to /wp-json/wp/v2/vehicles with media and content.
3.20. Mailchimp
• Feature: Automated email campaign builder
• Configuration: Feed vehicle image/description to campaign when new inventory pulls in.
Benefits
4.2. Ensures all digital and print platforms are automatedly updated in real-time.
4.3. Standardizes vehicle presentation, building automatable brand identity.
4.4. Enables multi-channel promotion, increasing inventory visibility.
4.5. Quickly adapts listings across all sales and marketing assets with automation.
4.6. Automator improves internal workflow reliability, speeding vehicle go-to-market.
4.7. Automatedly boosts enterprise agility, accommodating business scale and peak loads.
4.8. Seamless integrations accelerate digital transformation in car dealership operations.