Retailers should determine their own tech agenda and select the applications that work best for their business rather than adopt a single ‘eco-system’ through one supplier, says Autofinity.
Autofinity’s CEO Andy Whitehair said: “We believe dealers would prefer to create their own ecosystem rather than have no choice but to operate a particular application because it forms part of a larger supplier’s portfolio.
“Open integration provides dealers with the opportunity to select specific applications to meet their needs without having to compromise. It also provides them with flexibility as some OEMs will insist on certain applications whilst other dealerships will have legacy licences which may be required to run their course.
“An integration platform such as ours enables these systems to ‘communicate’ whilst information and uploads are automated.”
Autofinity’s core product ViHUB integrates multiple third-party systems into a single interface, providing complete oversight, control, and marketing capabilities for dealership stock.
An upgrade is underway with an enhanced dealer-centric dashboard ensuring ViHUB reflects the needs of frontline users.
Autofinity is now applying its retail knowhow to the wholesale market with its new aggregation platform ViSOURCE which brings together stock and data from across the market to give used car buyers a single, comprehensive view of available vehicles.