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Platinum Software for Car Dealers & Repairshops

We cover all main areas of Car dealership administration. Everything from parts, through workshop and car sales to company administration. Everything in one fully integrated product that will link directly into all major manufacturer ordering and parts identification systems.

The features listed below are merely the "tip of the iceberg"; we are a dedicated long terms specialist in this market offering an unrivalled product.

Parts Department

  • Full inventory & ordering control including customer special order handling.
  • Uses specialist point of sale devices such as barcode readers, cash drawers, card readers and receipt printers.
  • for all major franchises.
  • Links to on-line ordering systems for all major franchises.
  • Complete itemised history of all transactions from which recommended stock holding can be automated.
  • Parts & Price Files for Car Dealers are available for all major franchises and after market suppliers.

Vehicle Sales

  • Comprehensive stock book containing all vehicle details with link to photograph.
  • Automatic update of web based vehicle advertising pages.
  • Vehicle fact sheets including photograph.
  • Full process control from quotation through sales ordering to invoice.
  • Specialist VAT calculation & reporting facilities.
  • Full featured finance optimiser.
  • Profit & Commission Reporting.
  • Fully integrated accessory & extras routines.
  • Sales prospecting to keep track of potential clients.
  • After sales mailing.

Workshop Management & MOT Database

  • Simplified input by standard jobs.
  • Insurance & warranty work monitoring and invoicing, splitting costs between customer and third-party.
  • Real time labour logging via simple barcode input.
  • Diary planning & workshop loading.
  • Comprehensive reporting of efficiency, work in progress and profit.
  • Service & MOT reminders.
  • MOT database & documentation (VT22´s)
  • Full storage and easy retrieval of service dates due.
  • Complete history of all work done by vehicle.
  • Comprehensive report generator for your custom reports.

Administration & Accounting

  • Full professional accounts comprising Sales, Purchase & Nominal Ledgers.
  • Fully functioned, exceptionally easy to use Payroll.
  • Comprehensive Management reports, including automated exception reporting to catch rogue "low profit" sales etc.
  • Manufacturers´ "composite" reporting for most major franchises.
  • Management reporting to profit & loss, balance sheet and budgeting.

See also Platinum Information Packs.

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