Dragon2000 Announce Industry-First Integration with Codeweavers
5th July 2018
Dragon2000 have partnered with Codeweavers to offer an industry-first finance integration into their dealer management system, DragonDMS.
The all new feature will allow car dealers to instantly retrieve finance quotes alongside their stock and manage the resulting proposals from within one place, saving huge amounts of time jumping from system to system and re-keying important data.
Having finance rates and proposals at your fingertips within the DMS is a ‘game changer’ at the point of sale. Sales staff can easily adjust terms and figures to suit, in front of the customer, and then submit a proposal without having to switch to another program and ask repeat questions, making the sales process quick, easy and seamless.
The integrated Finance Calculator will give dealers the ability to retrieve live finance quotes instantly for customers, whether they are on the phone or stood in front of the sales desk, from all of their preferred lenders, against any vehicle in their DragonDMS.
Monthly payment budget searches can also be performed over the entirety of stock, to discover which vehicles best match customer’s requirements and affordability. Once the perfect quote has been tailored to suit, the dealer is able to quickly submit the proposal to the lender.
The integration of Finance Proposals is also a powerful tool for Dragon2000 customers. Every single finance application submitted, whether it’s generated from within the DMS or the dealer’s own website, will be pulled through into the CRM section and linked to the customers enquiry record and the vehicle stock record, allowing your sales team to act fast and to track, manage and close the sales opportunity.
Shaun Harris, Commercial Director of Codeweavers, explained “One of Codeweavers main objectives for this year in the dealer market was to empower CRM and DMS providers with finance solutions. We developed a range of API’s to remove the need for dealers to access multiple point of sale systems and bring finance to the fore in the dealers primary customer facing system.
“Dragon2000 bought into the concept early and were early adopters of the technology and have done an excellent job of seamlessly integrating the solutions into the DragonDMS platform. Dealers will now be able to present finance earlier in the sales process, reduce costs from less data re-entry and improve the customer experience.”
For more than twenty years, motor trade experts Dragon2000 have been helping car dealers and garages raise efficiencies, maximise profit potential, reduce costs and improve customer retention. Recognising the importance of a single point of data entry as a key time-saver for businesses, they also offer individually built websites that fully integrate with the DragonDMS, and their APPraise app – which is free to DragonDMS users – includes sales video and vehicle health check features.
A pilot of the Codeweavers finance integration is currently being conducted with a number of selected dealers, and the integration will be made available to all dealers using DragonDMS in the coming weeks.
Dragon2000 have been helping dealers and garages drive their businesses forward since 1995. Talk to our team today on 01327 222 333 or email sales@dragon2000.co.uk to find out how our dealer management system, car dealer websites and mobile apps can help your business increase profits and reduce costs.
