Inventory feeds and syndication
Enter a car once. List it on 46 sites.
The more sites your cars are on, the more buyers see them. Add a car in LeftLane once and it goes out to the marketplaces and websites you use, so nobody retypes it. Change the price once and it changes everywhere. When the car sells, it comes down everywhere too.
Where does LeftLane send inventory? To 46 destinations, including CarGurus, Autotrader, Cars.com, Carsforsale.com, TrueCar, Carfax Used Car Listings, CLASSIC.com, eBay Motors, OVE.com and OPENLANE, plus Dealer Car Search, AutoRevo and Dealer.com websites and your own LeftLane dealer website.
CarGurus, CLASSIC.com and AutoRevo update every hour, Autotrader three times a day, and the rest once a day or overnight.
How it works
Add it once. LeftLane does the rest.
Add the car
Scan the VIN in LeftLane or the LeftLane Dealer app, and the year, make, model, trim and engine fill in. Add photos, a price and a description.
Pick the sites
Send it everywhere, or choose sites car by car. In the app, you can publish a batch of cars at once.
LeftLane sends it
Each site gets your full, current inventory on its own schedule, from every hour to overnight, with your photos in order.
Sold means gone
Mark it sold in LeftLane and it drops off every site on the next update. No more calls about a car you don’t have.
Destinations
Every site we send to, and how often.
You’ll need your own account with each site. They set their own prices, and some are free. Sites with a link have a full guide.
Not on the list yet? Click “Request a site” and we’ll look into it. We support more feed formats than we list here.
Car shopping marketplaces
Where shoppers look for their next car.
| Destination | Updates |
|---|---|
| CarGurus | Every hour |
| Autotrader | Three times a day |
| Cars.com | Overnight, every night |
| Carsforsale.com | Once a day |
| TrueCar | Overnight, every night |
| Carfax Used Car Listings | Overnight, every night |
| CLASSIC.com | Every hour |
| eBay Motors | Overnight, every night |
| KSL Cars | Overnight, every night |
| CarSoup | Overnight, every night |
| ClassicCars.com | Overnight, every night |
| AllCollectorCars.com | Overnight, every night |
| RV Trader | Overnight, every night |
| Commercial Truck Trader | Overnight, every night |
Wholesale and auction
Sell or move cars to other dealers.
| Destination | Updates |
|---|---|
| OVE.com (Manheim) | Overnight, every night |
| OPENLANE | Overnight, every night |
| Detroit Trading | Overnight, every night |
Dealer website providers
Keep the website you have. We keep its cars up to date.
| Destination | Updates |
|---|---|
| Dealer Car Search | Every 4 hours |
| AutoRevo | Every hour |
| Auto Revolution | Every 4 hours |
| Auto Dealers Digital | Once a day |
| Dealer.com | Overnight, every night |
Merchandising and inventory tools
Pricing, photo, video and listing tools.
| Destination | Updates |
|---|---|
| HomeNet Automotive | Overnight, every night |
| vAuto | Overnight, every night |
| ACV MAX | Overnight, every night |
| Auction123 | Overnight, every night |
| Dealer Specialties | Overnight, every night |
| Glo3D | Overnight, every night |
| Impel (formerly SpinCar) | Overnight, every night |
| TradePending | Overnight, every night |
| DealersLink | Overnight, every night |
Other dealer software
Share inventory with a partner or your other store’s system.
| Destination | Updates |
|---|---|
| DealerCenter | Overnight, every night |
| ProMax | Overnight, every night |
CRM and marketing
Keep your sales and marketing tools on the same inventory.
| Destination | Updates |
|---|---|
| DealerSocket | Overnight, every night |
| VinSolutions | Overnight, every night |
| AutoRaptor | Overnight, every night |
| Selly Automotive | Overnight, every night |
| SimpSocial | Overnight, every night |
| AutoSweet | Overnight, every night |
| Adpearance | Overnight, every night |
| DealerRater | Overnight, every night |
Lenders
Lender programs that show your cars to their buyers.
| Destination | Updates |
|---|---|
| Credit Acceptance | Overnight, every night |
| Westlake Financial | Overnight, every night |
Local media
Newspaper and local classified sites.
| Destination | Updates |
|---|---|
| Lancaster Farming | Overnight, every night |
| TownNews (BLOX Digital) newspaper sites | Overnight, every night |
| SiriusXM pre-owned program | Overnight, every night |
Site-by-site guides
Guides for the sites dealers ask about most.
CarGurus
CarGurus is one of the largest US car shopping marketplaces, known for its deal ratings.
Every hour, at 45 minutes past the hour
Autotrader
Autotrader is Cox Automotive’s national car shopping marketplace.
Three times a day: overnight, mid-morning and early evening
Cars.com
Cars.com is a national car shopping marketplace and dealer reviews site.
Overnight, every night
Carsforsale.com
Carsforsale.com is a used-car marketplace focused on independent dealers.
Once a day, early morning
TrueCar
TrueCar is a car buying marketplace that shows shoppers what others paid.
Overnight, every night
Carfax Used Car Listings
Carfax is best known for vehicle history reports, and also runs a used-car listings site.
Overnight, every night
CLASSIC.com
CLASSIC.com is a marketplace and market-value guide for collector and enthusiast cars.
Every hour, at 45 minutes past the hour
OVE.com (Manheim)
OVE.com is Cox Automotive’s online wholesale marketplace for dealer-to-dealer sales.
Overnight, every night
Dealer Car Search
Dealer Car Search builds and hosts websites for independent dealers.
Every 4 hours
AutoRevo
AutoRevo builds websites and marketing tools for independent dealers.
Every hour, at 45 minutes past the hour
Auto Revolution
Auto Revolution (autodealerwebsites.com) builds websites for independent and buy here pay here dealers.
Every 4 hours
Auto Dealers Digital
Auto Dealers Digital builds websites and digital marketing for dealers.
Once a day, overnight
What’s sent
Your full listing goes out, not a summary.
Sent straight from LeftLane
- checkEvery car you’ve published to that site goes out in every update.
- checkSold and deleted cars drop off on the next update.
- checkAll your listed photos go out in the order you set. No photo limit.
- checkMake, model, trim, body style and engine come from the VIN, so they match what each site expects.
What most sites get
- checkVIN
- checkStock number
- checkVehicle type (car, SUV, truck, van, RV, motorcycle, boat, trailer, ATV)
- checkYear, make, model and trim
- checkPrice
- checkExterior and interior color
- checkCylinders and engine size
- checkMileage
- checkFuel type, transmission and drivetrain
- checkFeatures (up to 2,000 characters)
- checkDescription
- checkEvery listed photo, in your order
Each site’s guide lists exactly what it gets.
Time-saved calculator
How much time does listing by hand cost you?
Put in your own numbers. We started you at 20 cars a month on four sites.
Your website
Keep your website, or switch to ours.
Keep your website
On Dealer Car Search, AutoRevo, Auto Revolution, Auto Dealers Digital or Dealer.com? LeftLane keeps your cars up to date there. Nothing to rebuild.
Switch to a LeftLane website
Your cars show up within about an hour. You also get a credit application that goes to RouteOne, Carfax and AutoCheck report buttons, and leads by text and email.
FAQ
Questions dealers ask about inventory feeds.
Which listing sites can LeftLane send my inventory to?
LeftLane sends inventory to 46 destinations, including CarGurus, Autotrader, Cars.com, Carsforsale.com, TrueCar, Carfax Used Car Listings, CLASSIC.com, eBay Motors, OVE.com and OPENLANE, plus dealer website providers such as Dealer Car Search, AutoRevo and Dealer.com, and your own LeftLane dealer website.
How often does LeftLane update my listings?
CarGurus, CLASSIC.com and AutoRevo get an update every hour. Dealer Car Search and Auto Revolution every 4 hours. Carsforsale.com and Auto Dealers Digital once a day. Autotrader three times a day. Everything else updates overnight. A LeftLane dealer website updates within about an hour.
Do sold cars come off the listing sites automatically?
Yes. When you mark a car sold or delete it in LeftLane, it’s left out of the next update to every site, so it comes down without you doing anything.
Do I need my own account with each listing site?
Yes. Each site has its own dealer agreement and pricing, and some are free. You open the account, and LeftLane starts sending your cars once the site gives you a feed login or dealer ID.
Can I choose which cars go to which site?
Yes. Turn each site on or off for a car from its page in LeftLane, or pick several cars in the LeftLane Dealer app and publish them together.
Are my photos sent in order?
Yes. Every photo you mark as listed goes out in the order you set. Direct feeds have no photo limit, but some sites have one, like 12 on Carfax and 99 on Cars.com.
Can I keep my current website provider?
Yes. LeftLane updates websites on Dealer Car Search, AutoRevo, Auto Revolution, Auto Dealers Digital and Dealer.com. Or switch to a LeftLane dealer website, which updates within about an hour and sends leads and credit applications straight to you.
What happens if a site I use isn’t on the list?
Ask us. We support more feed formats than we list here, and we add sites when dealers ask.
See your cars go out from LeftLane.
Bring the list of sites you use, and we’ll show you each one in a demo.