vAuto for dealers: the complete guide hub
Everything we've written about vAuto — what it is, what it costs, how to use Provision, how access works, and how descriptions get into it.
Updated September 28, 2026
Short answer
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.
Which vAuto module does what
- Provision — Appraising, pricing and stocking used vehicles against live market data.
- Conquest — New-vehicle pricing and stocking.
- Stockwave — Wholesale sourcing across auction sources.
- iRecon — Reconditioning workflow tracking.
Inventory Comments is a field on every vehicle record, not a module; it is the free text that syndicates to your website and listing sites.
Start here
What is vAuto?
What the platform does, which modules dealers actually use, and where it sits next to your DMS and website provider.
How much does vAuto cost?
Pricing is quote-only. Here's what drives the quote — rooftops, modules, group size — and the questions to ask before you sign.
How to use vAuto Provision
Appraisals, pricing, stocking and merchandising workflows, in the order a used car manager touches them.
vAuto login and user access guide
Signing in, resetting a password, fixing lockouts, and adding a user with only the permissions they need.
How to automate vAuto Inventory Comments
The three ways dealers fill the field at scale, what breaks, and how automated write-back works.
vAuto description generator alternatives
What to compare in 2026: cadence, uniqueness, AI-search intent, pricing transparency and control.
Connecting AI descriptions to vAuto
How Inventory Comments get written and delivered automatically, and what access that requires.
vAuto tips and tricks for 2026
Small habits inside Provision that save a used car manager time every week.
Optimizing Provision with AI
Where AI helps inside the vAuto workflow — and where it just adds noise.
Quick answers dealers ask first
Is vAuto the same as Provision?
Provision is vAuto's used-vehicle module — appraising, pricing and stocking. Most dealers say "vAuto" and mean Provision.
Does vAuto write vehicle descriptions?
It has a Generate button that produces a feature list. Its output reads largely the same from store to store, which is one reason listing pages so often carry near-identical description text.
Where do vAuto descriptions end up?
The Inventory Comments field syndicates to your website and to third-party listing sites, so whatever is written there is what shoppers and AI assistants read.
Can something else write into vAuto for you?
Yes. A vAuto user with Inventory Comment editing rights is enough — that's exactly how InventoryPilot AI delivers unique descriptions for every VIN weekly.
Sources
- vAuto Provision product page, accessed September 28, 2026
- vAuto Conquest product page, accessed September 28, 2026
- vAuto Stockwave product page, accessed September 28, 2026
- vAuto iRecon product page, accessed September 28, 2026
- Cox Automotive brands, accessed September 28, 2026