Carous DMS
The dealer management system that runs your whole day.
Stock, prep, pricing, keys, leads, deals, invoices and the VAT return — every job a dealer does, in one system that talks to your website and your sales channels.
Have a look around
Two sides of the business, one screen.
Flip between the Vehicles and Sales areas — this is the actual layout your team works in every day.
Tools
Your stock and everything that gets a car ready to sell.
Inventory
Every vehicle in stock, across channels.
Add vehicle
Add a car by reg lookup or manually.
Sync feed
Stock pushed live to your sales channels.
Prep
Recon pipeline — where each car is in prep.
Workshop
Jobs, bays and technician time.
Reprice
Price against the live market.
Stock funding
Funding lines and what each car owes.
On order
Vehicles committed but not yet in stock.
Appraisals
Trade-in and part-exchange appraisals.
Key cabinet
Who has which key, in and out.
Create
AI briefing
3 leads need a follow-up today. 2 cars are ready to reprice.
Everything in the box
21 modules. No add-on price list.
Both sides of the system come as standard — the forecourt and the back office.
Vehicles
Your stock and everything that gets a car ready to sell.
- InventoryEvery vehicle in stock, across channels.
- Add vehicleAdd a car by reg lookup or manually.
- Sync feedStock pushed live to your sales channels.
- PrepRecon pipeline — where each car is in prep.
- WorkshopJobs, bays and technician time.
- RepricePrice against the live market.
- Stock fundingFunding lines and what each car owes.
- On orderVehicles committed but not yet in stock.
- AppraisalsTrade-in and part-exchange appraisals.
- Key cabinetWho has which key, in and out.
Sales
Your whole sell-side — from first enquiry to invoice to cash.
- Leads & ChatContact enquiries and live conversations.
- DealsYour pipeline from enquiry to sale.
- DiaryAppointments, tasks and reminders.
- InvoicesRaise and track sales invoices.
- ReceivablesOutstanding balances and aged debt.
- ContactsYour customer and contact book.
- Follow-upsScheduled nudges so no lead goes cold.
- ReportsSales performance and margins.
- PurchasesStock buying and purchase orders.
- Accounts & VATMargin scheme, VAT and HMRC boxes.
- ExpensesOverheads and business costs.
Deal Builder
Assemble finance, add-ons and part-ex into one deal.
Documents & e-sign
Send, sign and store paperwork digitally.
Pending purchases
Everything agreed but not yet landed.
AI Insights
A briefing before your first coffee.
Every area of the DMS carries AI insights — a running read on your stock, pipeline and cashflow that turns the data you already have into the next thing to do.
- Cars ready to reprice against the live market
- Leads going cold before they're lost
- Aged debt and invoices worth chasing today
AI briefing — Tuesday
- Reprice2 cars sit £250+ above live market — 41 days in stock.
- Follow-ups3 warm leads had no touch in 4 days.
- Receivables£6,180 of invoices pass 30 days this week.
See your dealership in Carous DMS.
Book a free demo and we'll walk the whole system through with your own stock and your own numbers.