AI Receptionist for Car Dealerships
Stop Losing £500+ Per Missed Sales Call

Yes. Your AI receptionist opens with: 'Are you looking for a new or used vehicle? What's your budget range?' Then asks: 'Do you have a car to trade in? If so, what's the make, model, year, and mileage?' And: 'Are you planning to finance, lease, or pay cash?' It captures all qualification details in 60-90 seconds and creates a hot lead with full context. You can set rules like 'Transfer immediately if budget is £20K+ and they have a trade-in' or 'Create CRM task if they're just researching.' Your sales team only talks to qualified, motivated buyers.

Absolutely. DeskCaller integrates with DealerSocket, CDK Drive, Kerridge, AutoLogic, Pinewood DMS, and 50+ other dealer management systems. When a customer asks 'Do you have a 2023 Audi A4 in black?' the AI checks your live inventory feed and responds: 'Yes, we have 2 in stock—would you like to book a viewing?' Every captured lead automatically creates a customer record in your DMS with full notes: vehicle interest, budget, trade-in details, contact info, and appointment time. Your sales team sees it in their pipeline immediately.

Your AI answers instantly, checks that the vehicle is still available, and asks: 'Are you interested in PCP, HP, or leasing? What deposit can you put down, and what monthly payment fits your budget?' It provides ballpark payment estimates (e.g., '£12,000 over 48 months at 6.9% APR is around £285/month'), books a test drive for the next available day, and flags it as 'Hot Finance Lead' for your F&I team. The customer gets immediate answers instead of waiting until Monday and calling three other dealerships. You capture the sale before competitors even open.

Yes. The AI asks: 'Are you calling about Sales or Service today?' If Service, it routes to your service scheduler and asks: 'What type of service do you need—MOT, annual service, repair, or warranty work? What's your vehicle registration and preferred date?' It checks your service calendar for availability, offers time slots, confirms the booking, and sends automated reminders. Service appointments sync directly with your DMS service planner. Your service advisors see the booking with customer vehicle details and requested work already logged.

Absolutely. The AI connects to your inventory feed (via DMS integration or website scraper) and responds in real-time: 'Yes, we have a 2022 BMW 320i M Sport in Sapphire Black with 22,000 miles, priced at £24,995. It has full leather, sat nav, and reversing camera. Would you like to book a viewing or test drive?' If the exact spec isn't available, it suggests: 'We don't have that exact combination, but we have a similar 3 Series in Mineral Grey. Would you like to see photos?' Your sales team only gets involved when the customer is ready to visit.

You train the AI on common questions during setup. For grant eligibility, it says: 'The Plug-in Car Grant ended in 2022, but this hybrid qualifies for reduced company car tax at 8% BIK rate.' For towing capacity, it references your inventory data: 'This model has a towing capacity of 1,800kg braked. Are you planning to tow a caravan or trailer?' For highly technical questions outside its knowledge, it says: 'That's a great question—let me connect you with our product specialist who can give you the exact details,' and transfers or creates a callback task.

48-72 hours for most dealerships. We'll need: (1) your DMS API credentials or inventory feed URL, (2) your sales team's working hours and transfer rules, (3) common questions you get (finance options, part-ex process, delivery times, warranty), and (4) your service department calendar access. We train the AI on your inventory, test it with dealership scenarios (new car enquiry, used car with trade-in, service booking), and you're live. Weekend traffic is your highest-intent shoppers—you can't afford to send them to voicemail.

If your average gross profit per car sale is £2,000-£3,000, you need just 1 additional sale per month to break even. Most dealerships report capturing 8-15 extra sales per month from after-hours and weekend calls that previously went to voicemail or overwhelmed BDC. That's £16,000-£45,000 in monthly gross profit that would've gone to competitors who answered faster. One lost weekend call—like a £28,000 SUV sale that goes to the dealership down the road—costs you more than an entire year of DeskCaller. The AI pays for itself in week one for most franchises.