Insights for modern dealers
Guides, playbooks, and product thinking for dealerships and auction teams putting AI to work.
Meet Wheelbase Agent: The AI Operator Built Into Your Dealership
Wheelbase Agent is an always-on AI that runs your dealership's operations. Powered by OpenClaw, it follows the agent-integration paradigm big companies now use.
What Is IMX? AI Auction Grading for Dealers, Explained
What is IMX? Inventory Match Index is Wheelbase's AI auction grading system that scores each run-list car against your lot's demand, market data, and profit.
The Used-Car Reconditioning Process, Step by Step
The used-car reconditioning process, step by step: intake, inspection, mechanical, body, detail, and photos that turn a raw buy into a frontline-ready unit.
How to Buy Cars at Auction: A Dealer's Guide
How to buy cars at auction the smart way: read the run list, set your numbers, work the lane, and avoid the mistakes that wreck used-car gross.
How AI Helps Technicians Diagnose, Inspect, and Fix Cars Faster
How AI and AI search help technicians troubleshoot, inspect, and repair used cars more accurately, faster, and cheaper, with a human in the loop.
Built for AI, Not Bolted On
AI-native vs bolted-on software, the Cursor lesson against GitHub Copilot, and why most legacy dealer platforms can't simply add AI features and catch up.