Guides
Straight answers to the questions Algerian car showrooms ask.
What is a car showroom operating system?
What a car showroom operating system is, how it differs from management software, and what it does for an Algerian showroom, from port to contract.
Read the guideShowroom213 vs Excel and WhatsApp: which should your showroom use?
A practical comparison between running a car showroom on Excel, a notebook and WhatsApp, and running it on Showroom213: stock, leads, payments, imports, contracts.
Read the guideHow to calculate the landed cost of an imported car in Algeria
The landed-cost formula for a car imported from China or Europe (purchase price, exchange rate, freight, customs, port fees), a worked example in DA and how to split a container's costs.
Read the guideTracking car import containers, from payment to port
The stages of an imported car, tracking a container to the port, the estimated arrival date and the alerts that matter for an Algerian showroom importing from China or Europe.
Read the guideSharing a car container between dealers
Rent a container and sell places to other dealers, or buy places in theirs: pricing a place, tracking payments, splitting costs and closing the container.
Read the guideA Telegram bot for your car showroom: what is it for?
What a Telegram bot brings to an Algerian car showroom: team notifications, automatic car posting to a channel, lead capture and QR posters.
Read the guideManaging car consignment in a showroom
How an Algerian showroom sells a private owner's car on consignment: owner details, net price, margin, tracking the sale and how it differs from your own stock.
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