Automotive and mobility
Garage management software for auto groups, with higher bay utilization
Infoloop is an automotive software development company. Its garage management software serves multi-site auto groups and independent workshops. Online booking, job cards, bay scheduling, parts inventory and invoicing share one platform, connected to your website. Scope, budget and timeline are agreed in writing before work starts, and branches go live in phases.
Talk to our teamGroup diary, nine branches
Today
Branch 1
Under half the bays booked.
- Cancellation offered
- Waiting list
- Reminder sent
- SMS
Each new branch adds another booking process
A paper appointment book at one site and a spreadsheet at another. A free booking widget on the website that someone checks at lunch. Head office consolidating the daily figures by hand every evening.
Most garages have several booking channels. What they lack is one process that every branch follows. Vehicles get double booked. A bay sits idle while another site turns work away. Customer service history stays in a folder at whichever branch the customer visited last.
Parts inventory shows the same pattern. The trade counter, the workshop and the online store draw from the same stock, and each records it separately. A vehicle waits on a lift for a part nobody ordered. Invoicing is delayed because the job card was never closed.
- Bay capacity across every branch on one screen.
- Bookings, job cards, parts and invoices in one system.
- Automated service reminders that bring customers back.
Infoloop Infoloop's automotive software development starts from GarageZone, its own garage management software for workshops. It is configured around your services, pricing and bay layout. It integrates with your accounting package and supplier catalog. Deployment is phased: one branch goes live first, then the others follow. Infoloop is headquartered in India and works with companies worldwide.
Measured results
- 28%more work through the same bays for a nine-branch auto group on one platform
- 11 wksfor the whole group to go live on one platform, one branch at a time
- 99.9%uptime on software Infoloop supports for clients
- 50+projects delivered across 6 countries, with a named person who replies within one business day
Where garages lose bookings and bay time
Four issues garage owners and group operators raise on a first call, and how the software resolves each one.
Each branch has its own booking process
An appointment book at one site, a spreadsheet at another and a widget on the website. Head office has no view of available capacity, and vehicles get double booked. A shared calendar covers every branch's bays, so each job goes to the site with capacity today.
Phone calls consume the working day
One workshop, one phone line and paper job cards. Demand is there, but the day goes on calls and invoice follow-ups. Online booking, an AI assistant that triages inquiries and fills cancellations, and one screen replace four separate tools.
Parts inventory tracked in three places
The trade counter, workshop and online store draw from the same stock. Inventory links to the booking calendar, so you know what is committed to open jobs and what to reorder today. An alert arrives before a vehicle is stuck on a lift.
Customer history on paper and spreadsheets
Customer, vehicle and service records sit in an appointment book and several workbooks. Data migration is part of the project scope. Where a tool works well, such as your accounting package, the platform integrates with it, so nothing is entered twice.
Where garages lose bookings and bay time
4 problemsProblem 1 of 4
Each branch has its own booking process
What we do
An appointment book at one site, a spreadsheet at another and a widget on the website. Head office has no view of available capacity, and vehicles get double booked. A shared calendar covers every branch's bays, so each job goes to the site with capacity today.
One calendar for every branch. Supported after launch.
Case studies
Measured results from nine garages on one platform and a Shopify store rebuild for a DTC brand.
Bay utilization up 28% across nine garage branches, on one platform
Brightlane Auto Group migrated all nine branches to GarageZone in 11 weeks. Bay utilization rose 28%, with no branch closures during the rollout.
- bay utilization
- +28%
- admin saved per branch, daily
- 4.5 hrs
- uptime since launch
- 99.9%
Your project
Planning takes about a week. Each branch goes live in sequence, on dates agreed in writing.
What an automotive engagement includes
For garages and auto groups that need new software without any branch losing a working day.
Branch-by-branch rollout
Planning takes about a week. Each branch goes live in sequence, on dates agreed in writing.
Billing that fits the work
A fixed price when the scope is clear, hourly when it will change. The rate and an estimate are agreed before any branch changes its process.
Capacity across every branch
Head office sees available capacity at every site and can reassign a job to the branch that can take it.
Integration with existing tools
Accounting package, supplier catalog and the booking form on your website, so each figure is entered once.
Support after launch
Monitoring, fixes within an agreed service level, security updates and a monthly report.
Clients in six countries use Infoloop software
Integrated with the tools you already use, delivered by certified Webflow and Shopify Partners.
- NHS
- HSBC UK
- Infosys
- GoCardless
- Makson
- Brompton
- HCFS
- projects delivered
- 50+
- countries
- 6
- uptime on software we support
- 99.9%
- average client rating
- 4.8
What our clients say
Case studies
Manage the results and quotes shown on the case studies page.
"More cars through the same bays, with fewer staff hours on admin. That is growth that did not cost us a new building."
Shown on the case studies page when published.
Read the case studyMore cars through the same bays, with fewer staff hours on admin. That is growth that did not cost us a new building.
Operations Director, Brightlane Auto Group
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FAQs
Questions from garage owners and auto groups
Direct answers. If your question is not listed, raise it on the first call.
What does garage management software do across several branches?
It places every branch's bays on one shared calendar and shows head office where capacity is available. Work can be reassigned to the branch with available capacity today. Website bookings land in the same calendar. Customer, vehicle and service history follow the vehicle between sites.
How long does it take to roll out across several sites?
About 11 weeks for nine branches. Brightlane Auto Group went live one site at a time, and no branch lost a working day. A single workshop takes much less time. The completion date is written into the agreement, and customer and vehicle data migration is included.
What does garage management software cost?
A rollout with a clear scope has a fixed price. Changes and support after launch are billed hourly, also called time and materials. The rate and an estimate are agreed in writing before work starts. The price depends on the number of branches and the volume of historical data to migrate. The website or online store is quoted separately.
How is this different from off-the-shelf garage software?
It is configured around your group. Off-the-shelf garage software gives every customer the same screens. Infoloop starts from GarageZone and adapts it to your services, pricing, bay layout and branches. The platform and the data are yours. If you bring it in-house later, you receive a documented handover.
Can the platform integrate with tools we already use?
Usually, yes. Appointment books, booking spreadsheets and standalone job card tools move into one workshop management system. Tools that work well, such as your accounting package or a supplier's parts catalog, are integrated rather than replaced, so no figure is entered twice. The integration plan is agreed in writing before development starts.
Is AI safe to use with our customers?
Yes, for routine tasks, with a person handling the rest. The AI assistant triages booking inquiries, offers open slots after cancellations, sends service reminders and flags parts to reorder. Every message is logged, and the assistant can be switched off in seconds. Pricing changes and customer complaints go to your staff.
Tell us how you take bookings today
Bring your number of bays and branches and a description of your current booking process. You leave the call with a rollout plan. A written scope, estimate and timeline follow.