Auto Management, also commonly called Automotive Management, is the management of services related to the management of vehicles. Auto Management includes administration for auto repair shops, car and truck dealerships, rentals, auto body shops and more.

So, for a normal person, Auto Management is the management of everything that has to do with cars, trucks and other vehicles.

This is a really wide area that covers a lot and is designed for the automotive area, although you will see areas that are common to most other companies appear. Examples of specific automotive areas are:

• Used car dealership management
• Franchise management
• New car dealership management
• Sales and finance management adapted to the automotive industry
• Car inventory management
• Spare parts management
• Dealership management
• Customer Management
• Showroom management
• Insurance management
• Lease management
• Sales management
• Repair and service management
• Labor management

As you can see from the list, there are quite a few areas. For most areas, you can find the same support and management regardless of the vehicle you are involved with, including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and boats.

One way to understand what it takes is to simply look at what it takes to manage when you want to get a car (or any other vehicle).

Start by going to the car dealership. They will show you examples of cars in their showroom. The showroom is designed so that they can sell the cars that are most interesting to them to sell more easily. Some auto companies require greater visibility than others, which is also important for showroom design.

Once you have chosen a car model, you will be able to tailor your new car according to your demands. All these extras are added to the system and a few months later you will receive the car.

Should you rent the car or buy it? If you buy it, do you need a loan?

While you are waiting for your car, you may want to rent another car to have something to drive.

You get your car and of course there are things you want to change. You may want to get some winter tires or other things from the car dealer. You will need insurance and could bring additional insurance for towing service and free rentals if something happens.

After 6 months it is time for the first service. It includes hiring staff to take care of the car. You may have had a minor accident and need to have the body fixed and therefore you need to deliver it to that specific area of ​​the auto repair shop. This is ongoing for a few years and you decide to sell the car. The car dealer makes a deal to give you another car in return and you pay some extra money since the car is brand new.

The car dealer now has a used one because he needs to sell. This is another process but with many similarities to new car sales.

To support these processes there are different types of automatic management software (or automotive software). Different self-management programs have different purposes and few include the entire area. There are different types of self-management software that include support for the areas specified above, such as:

• Dealer Management System (DMS)
• CRM software specific for the automotive industry
• Inventory management software
• Time management software
• Lead management software
• Finance software
• Sales management software
• Warranty delivery system
• Auction management software
• Vehicle showroom management system

Dealer management systems generally cover multiple areas to make it possible to have less bundled software in the same workplace. This often makes work processes more efficient.

The area is so large that this article only covers a brief introduction to the areas to consider and the type of self-management software that might be interesting to take a closer look at.