Autofininity unveils Feeds Agent for greater automation
Autofinity has unveiled Feed Agent to offer dealers advanced monitoring and automation of inventory.
Feeds Agent enables dealers to integrate supplier systems, dealer management system and online marketing channels to its stock inventory management system.
This provides a single overview of each vehicle including courtesy and employee cars as well as pipeline stock and new cars.
Utilising their own dealer dashboard, Feeds Agent integration allows vehicle upload to the group website, manufacturer websites and online marketing channels such as Auto Trader and carwow. In most cases, Autofinity can display Auto Trader Connect vehicle ratings information alongside vehicle details in the group’s dashboard with no need to switch applications.
Feeds Agent is part of Autofinity’s ViHUB platform with its variety of modules which pools vehicle data from multiple disconnected sources to provide one source of information, overcoming the issue of locating different vehicle details contained in several silos.
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Autofinity’s chief solutions officer Chris Banks said: “Dealer groups run multiple applications in their businesses to meet specific daily task requirements, there has never been one system that can deliver the gold standard demanded which individual suppliers have achieved in specialist areas. As a result, dealers rely on a multitude of applications to operate their businesses. These often lack integration and automated updates with their bespoke inventory management system resulting in double keying and information disparity including pricing.
“We developed Feeds Agent to address this need for the smooth flow of stock through multiple systems thereby enabling tailormade platforms the highest levels of automation. Such further system enhancement and process automation includes once-only vehicle price updates thereby eliminating the need for repeated manual changes in different systems.
“Feeds Agent adds a missing dimension to the dealer’s bespoke platform which makes daily operational tasks even more efficient and frees up employees’ time.”
