Portland, OR.—( January 16, 2019) – AutoMap™, the leading inventory tracking and audit solution for dealerships, today announced the immediate availability of A.I.R. (AutoMap™ Invoice Retrieval system), a solution that enables dealers to easily search invoices from a desktop or a mobile phone to find customer-requested vehicles currently in inventory.
Invoices are scanned and become digital images, which are then converted by an OCR process into text files. The scanned information is fully integrated with the AutoMap car finder solution and invoices can be searched and edited by dealers using A.I.R., AutoMap’s innovative text-based invoice database, to quickly see which vehicles are currently on the lot.
“As we all know by now, OCR is much, much faster than manual retyping,” said Mark Sargeant, Vice President of Logistics and Business Development for AutoMap. “Once we convert an invoice image into actionable text, we want to give dealers an efficient way to search for and access that key sales information.”
Utilizing A.I.R.’s proprietary algorithms, dealers can search their lot virtually by year, make and model, and even at a finer level of detail, such as by matching exact equipment or options. Separate invoices can be created as needed, such as for Sales or Accounting departments.
Through this process, A.I.R. enables a sales consultant to find available inventory that matches exactly what each customer wants. A consultant can bring up the individual invoice on any vehicle for further detail and analysis with the customer.
If an exact match is not available, A.I.R. recommends alternative vehicles, helping to keep the customer interested and in the store.
“Consumers are willing to spend only a certain amount of time at a dealership,” said Sargeant. “A.I.R. is the most efficient, quickest way to connect those consumers with a desired vehicle that’s actually on the lot. Combined with our vehicle locator solution, A.I.R. enables dealerships to better manage both their inventory and their sales process.”
For more information on A.I.R. (AutoMap Invoice Retrieval System) and AutoMap, please visit www.automap.us , call 503-707-9574 or stop by booth 7453W to see it in action at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention.
About AutoMap:
AutoMap is the leading inventory tracking and audit solution for dealerships across the United States. Once a low-powered onboard diagnostic device (OBD) chip in installed in each vehicle, a 30 second process, managers are able to track all vehicles across multiple lots on their computers or smartphones using the AutoMap app. Instant tracking and auditing helps dealership staff sell more cars, increase customer satisfaction, accelerate the auditing process and monitor all vehicles in inventory. You can find out more about AutoMap at www.automap.us
