Inventory feed guide
Send your inventory to Cars.com from LeftLane
Yes. LeftLane sends your cars to Cars.com every night, under your Cars.com dealer ID.
Cars.com is a national car shopping marketplace and dealer reviews site.
The feed at a glance
- Updates
- Overnight, every night
- Delivery
- Through LeftLane’s partner network
- File
- A tab-delimited text file per dealer, named for your Cars.com dealer ID
- Photos
- Up to 99 photo links per vehicle, in your order.
- Sold cars
- Removed on the next update, automatically
- Which cars
- The ones you publish to Cars.com, one at a time or in bulk
What Cars.com gets
- 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
Good to know
- Your Cars.com dealer ID is the number Cars.com gives you, with or without the “CC” in front.
How to set it up
- Open a dealer account with Cars.com if you don’t have one.
- Send LeftLane support your Cars.com dealer ID and we’ll turn the feed on.
- Publish cars in LeftLane like you normally do. They go out in the next overnight update.
Cars.com sets its own dealer pricing. LeftLane starts sending your cars once your account is open.
Questions about the Cars.com feed
Does LeftLane send inventory to Cars.com?
Yes. LeftLane sends your cars to Cars.com every night, under your Cars.com dealer ID.
How often does LeftLane update my Cars.com listings?
Overnight, every night. Sold and deleted cars drop off on the next update, with nothing for you to do.
How many photos go to Cars.com?
Up to 99 photo links per vehicle, in your order.
How do I connect Cars.com to LeftLane?
Open a dealer account with Cars.com if you don’t have one. Send LeftLane support your Cars.com dealer ID and we’ll turn the feed on. Publish cars in LeftLane like you normally do. They go out in the next overnight update.
Other destinations
Cars.com is one of 46.
List on Cars.com without typing the car in twice.
See it in a demo, or check what your current website is missing.