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Catalyst & the Motorcycle Trade

Catalyst has for many years been a specialist in the Motorcycle business. We are involved at every level from manufacturers through distribution to individual dealers.

We cover all main areas of motorcycle dealership administration. Everything from parts, through workshop and motorcycle sales to company administration. Everything in one fully integrated product that even links directly into all major manufacturer ordering and parts identification systems. We are a dedicated long term specialist in this market offering an unrivalled product.

What is a dealer management system?

A dealer management system is essentially a kit of tools which enables you and your staff to administer the business with the minimum of time and effort. This means vastly less effort than a paperwork system whilst providing vastly more information with which to plan and run the organisation. In short the better the DMS the lower the overhead in wages combined with a far greater insight into the business's strengths, and direction which in course enables timely and decisive management

What makes ours different?

Short answer

We and our product are bigger, better and more reliable than any other specialist in the motorcycle dealership market.

Longer answer

We care deeply that our product is the very best possible. Our success depends on our customers success, we thus constantly work very hard to develop and improve it.

• Unlike our competitors we cover all of the key areas of dealership management in one fully integrated product including professional accounts which are of course at the core of understanding your business.
• We directly market bikes on the web on behalf dealers. The Site gets millions of hits and thousands thousands of visitors per month, this service is free for the first year (Note: Third parties which you give us permission to have your data from FindIt may make a charge -check your agreement with these third parties). www.catalyst-findit.com
• We export vehicle information to Visordown, Bike trader, MCN (Via portfolio) customers own web sites, manufacturers approved used stock and others meaning that information is entered once and automatically appears on many web sites.
• The product is incredibly stable and reliable so you can rely on figures produced.
• The software is fully secure by user as you, or course, need to limit access to sensitive information.
• The software is incredibly flexible with user configurable reporting, document designs and menus.
• We provide seamless integration for e-commerce include upload of stock details and pictures, download of customer and order information and even real-time stock level enquiries.
• Our products are always at the cutting edge taking advantage of new technology as it becomes available. Recent examples being our integrated e-commerce and automated web facilities. See our recent software changes.

Brochure

See our on-line brochure.

Motorcycle Manufacturers

Platinum supports a series of links to manufacturers including Electronic Parts Catalogue (EPC), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Manufacturer Composites (COM), Manufacturer Collaborative Inventory Management (CIM), Parts & Price Files.

Franchises

How can our software help your Dealership? Click on a logo to find out.

Manufacturer

Essentially the manufacturer is similar to any other trade distributor of parts and will benefit from all features listed in our distribution section. In addition we offer various advantages, we have a specialist warranty claims system linked directly to a vehicle records system which offers complete tracking and administration. Stock records, barcoded labelling through the printing of government documentation (V55) to invoicing and hopefully not too many warranty claims! We cope with multiple discount rates by customer and product type and can invoice in multiple currencies.

Parts & After-Market Distributors

For distributors in the motorcycle trade the best source of information may well be our Trade Counter & Distribution section. In addition within the motorcycle trade we can of course distribute your price and product information to your dealers so that they are constantly up to date with your product portfolio.