Inventory feed guide
Send your inventory to Dealer Car Search from LeftLane
Yes. If your website is on Dealer Car Search, LeftLane keeps its cars up to date, with an update every 4 hours.
Dealer Car Search builds and hosts websites for independent dealers.
The feed at a glance
- Updates
- Every 4 hours
- Delivery
- Straight from LeftLane
- File
- A comma-separated (CSV) file named for your dealer ID
- Photos
- Every listed photo, in your order. No limit.
- Sold cars
- Removed on the next update, automatically
- Which cars
- The ones you publish to Dealer Car Search, one at a time or in bulk
What Dealer Car Search gets
- checkVIN, stock number, year, make, model and trim
- checkPrice, internet price and down payment
- checkMileage, colors, engine, transmission and drivetrain
Good to know
- Your secondary price in LeftLane goes out as the internet price, along with your down payment.
- Your description and features stay on your Dealer Car Search site. LeftLane doesn’t send them.
How to set it up
- Open a dealer account with Dealer Car Search if you don’t have one.
- Ask Dealer Car Search for your inventory feed login and send it to LeftLane support. We’ll connect it and test it.
- Publish cars to Dealer Car Search from each car’s page in LeftLane, or several at once in the LeftLane Dealer app.
Dealer Car Search sets its own dealer pricing. LeftLane starts sending your cars once your account is open.
Questions about the Dealer Car Search feed
Does LeftLane send inventory to Dealer Car Search?
Yes. If your website is on Dealer Car Search, LeftLane keeps its cars up to date, with an update every 4 hours.
How often does LeftLane update my Dealer Car Search listings?
Every 4 hours. Sold and deleted cars drop off on the next update, with nothing for you to do.
How many photos go to Dealer Car Search?
Every listed photo, in your order. No limit.
How do I connect Dealer Car Search to LeftLane?
Open a dealer account with Dealer Car Search if you don’t have one. Ask Dealer Car Search for your inventory feed login and send it to LeftLane support. We’ll connect it and test it. Publish cars to Dealer Car Search from each car’s page in LeftLane, or several at once in the LeftLane Dealer app.
Other destinations
Dealer Car Search is one of 46.
List on Dealer Car Search without typing the car in twice.
See it in a demo, or check what your current website is missing.