AutoCat: Faster, Smarter, More Accurate Parts Identification
Bring vehicle data, supplier information and intelligent search together in one modern identification platform, with embedded AI to help teams find the right parts faster and more accurately.
AutoCat helps aftermarket teams identify the right part quickly and confidently at the counter, on the phone, and across every branch.
- Work Faster
- Improve Accuracy
- Strengthen Capability
- Connect to Your Workflow
- Built for What’s Next
Work Faster
Increase Counter Efficiency Across Your Team
AutoCat is designed for busy aftermarket environments where speed matters.
- High-performance, scalable architecture.
- Elastic search with intelligent suggestions.
- Dynamic filtering to remove irrelevant results.
- Keyboard shortcuts and configurable navigation.
- Reliable performance under peak usage.
Less time searching. More time serving customers.
Improve Accuracy
Reduce Errors and Returns
Reducing misidentification reduces returns, protects margin and strengthens customer trust.
AutoCat supports confident decisions through:
- Context-aware Vehicle, OE and product search.
- Clearer part presentation and comparison.
- Side-by-side Application and Buyers Guide panels.
- Cross-reference confirmation highlighting matching parts
- Structured data ingestion for reliable updates.
The right part, first time.
Strengthen Capability
Support Smarter Decisions
AutoCat introduces built-in AI assistance designed specifically for automotive workflows.
- Natural-language product queries.
- Contextual understanding of component relationships.
- AI Sales Agent embedded in the identification journey.
- Roadmap support for WhatsApp and mobile engagement.
- Continuous machine learning enhancements.
AI is applied where it supports teams, not where it disrupts them.
Connect to Your Workflow
Integrate with Your ERP
AutoCat integrates into the wider operational environment.
- ERP integration for stock and pricing visibility.
- Multi-supplier comparison.
- API-driven architecture.
- Azure-hosted scalability and resilience.
- Flexible deployment across terminals and branches.
Catalogue intelligence becomes part of your operational backbone.
Built for What’s Next
Future-Proof Your Platform
AutoCat has been rebuilt on a modern platform designed to support:
- AI expansion.
- Advanced analytics.
- Cross-product integration.
- Reduced reliance on fragmented catalogue environments.
- Evolving digital sales channels.
Reimagined for today. Engineered for long-term growth.
Capabilities
Vehicle & Product Lookup
- VRM, VIN and manual vehicle search.
- Part type and part number lookup.
- Dynamic search refinement.
- Saved lookup history and repeat job cards.
Supplier & Pricing Visibility
- View multiple suppliers simultaneously.
- Integrated stock and price display (ERP dependent).
- Alternative part visibility.
- OE number reference (data dependent).
Configurable Display & Navigation
- Customisable layouts. Reorder and sort columns.
- Product and search control shortcuts.
- Pod (image) and list view options.
- Detailed part pages to reduce screen clutter.
Intelligent Search Logic
- Elastic search with smart suggestions.
- Cross-reference and click-through search.
- Application/Buyers Guide visibility alongside results.
- Structured data for accurate filtering.
A Platform, Not Just a Catalogue
AutoCat forms part of Klipboard’s wider catalogue and data strategy – centralising structured product, vehicle and VRM data to support identification, ERP workflows and AI-powered assistance across automotive operations.
This creates a scalable foundation for innovation without disrupting day-to-day trading.
Whether you’re upgrading your existing catalogue environment or implementing a new solution, AutoCat provides a scalable foundation for faster identification, stronger accuracy and AI-enabled growth.
