Automotive
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
Vehicles by VIN, trade-ins and parts counters. Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.
Close fit Planned NAICS 441
Status
Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.
How the industry works
Operating characteristics
- new and used vehicles identified by VIN
- trade-ins
- finance and insurance products
- service department
- parts counter
Typical roles
- sales consultant
- finance manager
- service advisor
- parts counter clerk
- technician
Day-to-day flows
- quote a vehicle
- take a deposit
- record a trade-in
- deliver the vehicle
- sell parts
- open service work orders
Tenders and payments seen
- cash
- bank transfer
- financing
- cards
- trade-in credit
Inventory and assets
- vehicles by VIN
- parts by number
- consignment
- core charges
Reports they ask for
- sales by consultant
- gross per vehicle
- parts margin
- service hours
Integrations they need
- manufacturer portals
- finance providers
- title agencies
A day in the life (illustrative scenario)
What the catalog covers
Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, DLV, CONN, LOGI, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, PE, LATAM, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR, SVC.
| Capability | Status | Catalog modules |
|---|---|---|
| Selling and checkout | C Catalogued | SALE, TKT |
| Inventory, lots, purchasing | C Catalogued | INV |
| Pricing, discounts, tax rules | C Catalogued | PRC, DISC |
| Returns, credit, special sales | C Catalogued | RET |
| Delivery, waybills, logistics | P Partial | DLV, CONN, LOGI |
| Work orders, rentals, services | C Catalogued | SVC |
| Cash drawer, shifts, safe | C Catalogued | CASH |
| Tender types and payments | C Catalogued | PAY |
| Customers, loyalty, gift cards | C Catalogued | CRM, LOYL, GIFT |
| Staff, time clock, payroll basics | C Catalogued | EMP |
| Bookkeeping and ledger | C Catalogued | BK, LITE |
| Reports and analytics | C Catalogued | RPT, ANL |
| Multi-store, multi-register, sync | C Catalogued | MULTI |
| Security, audit, backup, failsafes | C Catalogued | SEC, DATA, FAIL |
| Hardware and peripherals | C Catalogued | HW |
| Country fiscal packs | C Catalogued | PE, LATAM |
| Integrations, API, settings | P Partial | ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR |
| Fleet, assets and maintenance | P Partial | LOGI |
Gaps
- no dealer management system: no desking, F&I menus, title and registration workflow, or manufacturer portal integration
- parts counter and service counter use the generic catalog
Closest catalog items
Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.
- Vehicle documents tracker (SOAT, revisión técnica, licencia) LITE-0006
- Vehicle log (per vehicle) BK-0045
- Asset maintenance log BK-0087
- Fixed assets register BK-0083
- Prompt for serial / batch on line SALE-0046
- Partial payment / deposit SALE-0060
- Ticket transfer between tables TKT-0005
- Special order (out of stock) TKT-0031
- Work order (service/repair) TKT-0032
- Quote to order conversion TKT-0035
- Table QR ordering (local) TBL-0020
- Gift card activation GIFT-0002
- Customer deposit (anticipo) GIFT-0018
- Customer credit score (fiado) CRM-0029
- Bank deposit record CASH-0019
- Cash method PAY-0001
Sub-verticals
Used-car lot
small inventory, trade-ins
Open →Sub-verticalMotorcycle and scooter dealer
parts and service
Open →Sub-verticalAuto parts store
counter plus trade accounts
Open →Sub-verticalTyre shop
fitting and balancing
Open →Regulation themes to verify
These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.
- vehicle registration and title transfer
- consumer-finance and disclosure rules
- odometer and lemon-law rules (themes to verify)
Edge cases that break naive systems
- trade-in valued below the quote
- deposit forfeited
- parts core returned late
Classification
- NAICS
- NAICS 441 (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 44-45
- Fortune 500 industry labels
- Automotive Retailing, Services
- Fit
- Close fit
Public references consulted
- Automotive dealer management systems (Solera, Dealertrack, Tekion) (excerpt)
Questions
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