Stock feeds
In addition to adding cars manually, DriveExpert supports an automated stock feed from your DMS, accounting package or stock management system. This means you'll always find all your vehicles in DriveExpert, ready to drive or loan.
Once configured, your stock list refreshes automatically — so sales staff pick the right vehicle from the board without chasing workshop or admin for the latest list. Setup details are in the Settings menu of DriveExpert; contact us if you need help connecting your DMS.
Supported feed types
- Email — send us a daily email with an attached MS Excel, CSV or PDF stock list. Your stock feed email address can be found in the Settings menu of DriveExpert.
- FTP upload — an upload to a secure FTP server. The FTP server details can be found in the Settings menu of DriveExpert.
- API — stock can either be pushed to DriveExpert's API, or pulled by DriveExpert from your API. Please contact us to activate this option.
Required fields
We recommend that the stock feed include any vehicle that may be driven — normally service loan cars, staff drive cars, new car demos and used car stock.
Stock list to be provided in the order listed below — see here for an example template stock feed:
- Stock Number
- VIN
- Registration
- Year
- Make
- Model
- Variant / Vehicle Description
- Colour
- KM
- Location / Status / Department (e.g. New, Used, Dept Code etc.)
Most dealers send a daily feed — email or FTP is usually enough to get started. For larger groups or custom DMS setups, the API option gives you real-time sync. See the DriveExpert product page for how vehicle movements, digital agreements and conversion analytics work once your stock is connected.