AutoServed, an automotive tech startup founded in 2019 by co-founders Kevin Abalos and Mark Saberola, forged a partnership with SMART Auto Systems, a Mitsui-backed software development company, to launch the Garage Management System and its Customer Ownership Platform in the country. With the fast-changing landscape of the automotive industry, aftermarket service providers will soon find themselves at a disadvantage, without the proper system in place to cope up with the shifting customer preference towards ease of doing their car maintenance and repair, an increasing number of vehicle models, and more complex inventory management that comes along with these developments.
AutoServed is looking at bridging the gap in launching the Garage Management System to empower auto repair businesses, by helping them create repair orders in no time, manage their inventory, and optimize shop productivity among others while increasing their gross margins and improving cash flow. Kevin Abalos, co-Founder, and COO of AutoServed shares, “We’ve been working with auto repair shop businesses in the last three years, in understanding how technology can help them improve their operations, we’ve developed and pivoted several times, to make sure that we address their pain points with our solutions, and the Garage Management System is here to exactly do that.”
The Garage Management System is a cloud-based software that is not a mere POS, but a comprehensive suite of applications, such as appointment booking, job estimate creation, repair order creation, purchasing, and billing among many other features. It is both web-based and runs on the Android platform. It is complemented by a mobile app called Customer Ownership Platform, similar to that of a popular ride-hailing app, it is where car owners can book a repair with a shop, monitor the progress of their vehicle, and in the future may opt to have the vehicle dropped at their doorsteps.
Vijay Gumadi, Founder and CEO of SMART Auto Systems commented, “We are united by our purpose to do good to garage operators and to transform the car repair experience for car owners. Glad to partner with AutoServed in the Philippines,” of the endeavor.
AutoServed is part of the Asian Institute of Management – Dado Banatao Incubator’s THINCOHORT 2020-2021, the country’s premiere startup incubator, Alibaba Global Initiative’s Netprenuer 2021 cohort, and Founder Institute, a top Silicon Valley startup accelerator.
Auto repair shop businesses and car owners interested in AutoServed can download their app available in AppStore and PlayStore or visit their website at www.autoserved.com or email [email protected].