Guides
These guides are for used car managers, marketing managers, general managers, and dealer principals who need practical answers about inventory content and search visibility. Every guide is written by the InventoryPilot AI team, dated, and updated when Google or vAuto changes something material.
Updated September 28, 2026
vAuto for dealers: the complete guide hub
Every vAuto guide in one place: what vAuto is, what it costs, how to use Provision, login and user access, and how unique descriptions reach Inventory Comments.
vAuto is Cox Automotive's inventory management platform. Dealers use it — mostly the Provision module — to appraise, price, stock and merchandise used vehicles. Its Inventory Comments field is what syndicates to your VDPs, so whatever lives there is what shoppers and AI assistants actually read about each car.
This hub answers:
- What is vAuto?
- How much does vAuto cost?
- How do dealers use vAuto Provision?
- How can a dealership automate vAuto Inventory Comments?
Automotive SEO for car dealerships: the guide hub
Every dealership SEO guide in one place: local search, VDP optimization, unique inventory content, picking an SEO agency, and getting cited by AI engines.
Dealership SEO comes down to three things: a strong local presence, listing pages with genuinely unique content, and pages that answer the specific questions shoppers ask. AI assistants pull from the same material, so there is no separate AI checklist — just fewer places to hide weak content.
This hub answers:
- What matters most in dealership SEO?
- What should a VDP include in 2026?
- Why does unique VDP content matter?
- How should a dealer evaluate an automotive SEO agency?
Dealership AEO & GEO: the AI search visibility guide hub
How answer engines and generative engines choose which dealership to name, what to change on your VDPs and pages, and how to measure it. Three parts, 12 FAQs.
AI assistants name dealerships they can read about and quote from. That takes two things: listing pages carrying unique, specific content instead of manufacturer boilerplate, and mentions of your store on sites you don't own. Google says there are no additional requirements and no special structured data for appearing in AI Overviews or AI Mode; eligibility rides on the same helpful-content fundamentals as classic search. The work is search work, done for pages that answer specific questions, plus a measurement habit so you know when it starts working.
This hub answers:
- What is dealership AEO and GEO?
- Is AEO different from SEO?
- What gets a dealership cited by AI assistants?
- How do you measure AI search visibility?
Start here by role
- Used car manager: start with the vAuto hub, then read How to automate vAuto Inventory Comments.
- Marketing manager: start with the Automotive SEO hub, then read VDP best practices for 2026.
- General manager: start with the AI search visibility hub, then read the AI automotive whitepaper.
- Dealer principal: compare AI vs manual descriptions, then review pricing.
Frequently asked questions
Are these guides free?
Yes. There is no signup and no gating.
How often are they updated?
Each guide shows a published and updated date; we revise it when Google, vAuto, or the platforms change something material.
Do I need InventoryPilot AI to use them?
No. The guides are vendor-neutral where possible and say so where a step is product-specific.