A complete sales system for auto repair shops and detailers

A car overheats on the freeway. The driver pulls into a lot and Googles "mechanic near me." They call three shops. The one that picks up first gets the tow.

Your tech is under a hood. The phone rings four feet away. By the time it's clean hands and a phone-cradle, the customer is already on the way to the next shop.

WebDevAuto is the complete sales system that picks up the call, books the bay, and keeps customers updated through the repair — engineered for independent repair shops, detailers, body shops, and tire shops.

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Where auto shops actually lose business

Auto-shop revenue leaks in three predictable places:

High
rate of missed calls during business hours
solo and small shops have no dedicated front desk; auto-shop forums describe shops where techs deliberately stop answering the phone
#2¹
driver of negative auto-shop reviews
status-update silence — customers waiting for repair updates eventually leave 1-star reviews
47%²
of drivers cite "lack of tailored maintenance alerts" as their top frustration
a customer who got their last oil change at your shop is your easiest rebooking
$250–$650³
average general-repair RO ticket
detailing $100–$250; ceramic coating $1,200–$2,800

The fix is software that picks up the phone, sends status updates automatically, and rebooks customers based on their service history.

What does the leak look like at your shop?

Plug in your average RO, weekly call volume, and rough miss rate. The Missed-Call Cost Calculator returns a real dollar figure in 60 seconds.

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Alex answers every call. Books the bay. 24/7.

When a customer calls during business hours and your tech is mid-job, Alex picks up on the first ring.

Alex isn't a recording or an IVR tree. He runs a proper service intake:

▸Captures year, make, model, mileage
▸Identifies the symptom ("Squealing brakes? Check engine light? Won't start?")
▸Flags emergencies — tow-required, won't-start, brake failure — and routes them to whoever is on call
▸Books the drop-off slot directly into your shop calendar
▸Logs the intake into your CRM so the tech walks into the bay already knowing the issue

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A website that books — not just shows your work

Your website is the highest-volume salesperson in your shop. Most auto-shop sites are slow, mobile-broken, and bury the phone number under a stock photo of a wrench.

WebDevAuto sites for auto services are engineered to:

▸Load in under 2 seconds — Google's Core Web Vitals research shows mobile users abandon sites that take longer
▸Capture every lead — phone, form, online appointment booking, all integrated and routed to the same CRM
▸Rank locally — technical SEO done right, so when someone searches "mechanic near me" or "ceramic coating [city]" you actually appear
▸Showcase work — gallery and review-display patterns tuned for auto detailing and high-ticket repair

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The two systems that protect your reviews

Automated status updates. Every job-stage change in your CRM triggers a customer-facing SMS:

Industry research is unambiguous: shops that send at least two updates between drop-off and completion see significantly fewer negative reviews and more 5-star feedback.

"Your 2018 Subaru Outback is in the bay. Diagnosis in progress." → "Diagnosis complete — sending the estimate now." → "Repair in progress, on track for 4pm pickup." → "Ready for pickup. Total: $487.20."

Missed-call rescue. Within 30 seconds of any unanswered call, our system fires off a personalized SMS — "Hey — sorry I missed you. I'm in a bay right now. What's going on with the car?" — most callers respond within minutes.

How missed-call automation works

Every customer, every vehicle, every service-due alert

A unified inbox + CRM that pulls in calls, texts, emails, web form submissions, and Google Business profile messages. Plus VIN-and-history-tuned automated rebooking that turns one-time customers into repeat business.

Each job records:

▸Vehicle (VIN, year/make/model, mileage at service)
▸Service performed and parts used
▸Recommendations declined ("customer declined coolant flush — flag for next visit")
▸Estimated next service date by mileage and time

Six months after an oil change, the system automatically sends: *"Hey — looks like your Outback is due for an oil change. Want me to get you on the schedule for next week?"* That single feature recovers more revenue per dollar invested than any marketing channel.

Lead Finder — for shops ready to grow beyond drive-bys and Yelp

Available as a Custom Engineering add-on for Growth System customers. Lead Finder is our proprietary local prospecting engine — but for auto services, the targeting is highly local and signal-driven.

Every auto-services deployment includes:

▸A discovery call to map your service area, specialty mix, and ideal customer profile (commuter? enthusiast? fleet?)
▸A custom-tuned outbound campaign — what works for an independent repair shop in a commuter suburb doesn't work for a detail shop targeting performance-car owners
▸DNC compliance, state-by-state outbound rules, per-message review or auto-send (your choice)
▸Direct integration with your CRM so warm prospects flow into the same inbox as inbound

Lead Finder details

Tuned for the auto-services trades

Our system is configured per shop type — different intake scripts, different scheduling logic, different rebooking cadences:

Independent repair shops
service-bay scheduling, diagnostic intake, repair-stage SMS updates, mileage-based rebooking
Auto detailing
package-based booking (interior, full detail, ceramic coating tiers), mobile-vs-shop scheduling, before/after gallery
Ceramic coating + paint protection
high-ticket consultation flow, appointment-with-deposit, after-care follow-up
Body shops
estimate intake, insurance-claim coordination, repair-stage SMS updates
Tire shops
appointment + walk-in mix, recurring rotation/balance reminders, fleet account handling

We do not currently serve dealerships — DMS lock-in (CDK, Reynolds) makes integration impractical. We also serve mobile mechanics, motorcycle/powersports shops, RV repair, and heavy-truck repair — these often need custom tuning.

Why this isn't Shopmonkey or Tekmetric

You've probably heard of Shopmonkey, Tekmetric, Mitchell1, or AutoLeap. They're shop-management software — digital vehicle inspections, parts ordering, invoicing, payroll. They're built around managing the inside of your shop.

WebDevAuto is built around the outside of your shop — getting customers, capturing calls, keeping them updated, and bringing them back. We're the customer-facing layer those tools assume you've already solved.

Use us alongside Shopmonkey or Tekmetric if you have shop-management software you like. We integrate with the tools that hold your job and customer data.

	Shopmonkey / Tekmetric / Mitchell1 / AutoLeap	WebDevAuto
What it does	Manages your shop operations, parts, and invoicing	Gets you customers and brings them back
Best for	Shops needing better internal workflow	Shops losing leads to slow phones and silent status updates
Where it fits	After the car is in the bay	Before the car is in the bay — and after it leaves

Kukui is the closest direct comparison — they offer websites and CRM for auto shops. We differentiate on AI receptionist + missed-call automation + integrated booking + ROI calculator, all bundled at lower entry pricing.

Too small for Shopmonkey's enterprise plan? Too DIY for stitching together a website + Mailchimp + Google Voice? We're built for the in-between.

Pricing built around where you are

For most independent shops with steady call volume, Growth System is the right starting point — Alex AI voice agent, AI lead qualification, missed-call automation, automated status updates, and CRM with mileage-based rebooking.

Foundation Build works for solo or new shops replacing a stale website first. For high-volume shops or multi-location operators that need a dedicated voice agent with custom call flows or Lead Finder for outbound prospecting, talk to us about a Custom Engineering build.

Engagement

Engagement Tiers

Two productized tiers built around the standard infrastructure. Custom engineering for everything else. Setup is one-time; monthly covers hosting, maintenance, and the systems running 24/7.

Not sure which tier fits? Run a diagnostic on your current site first.

Foundation Build

The Site Layer, engineered to standard. Every default a serious business needs from day one.

Setup$1,500

or $750 + $250/mo × 3

Monthly$99 /mo

Site Layer — custom build (up to 7 pages)
Mobile-first, sub-2s load
Engineered lead capture + routing
Discovery Layer — technical SEO + schema
Logo design
Google Business Profile sync
Hosting, monitoring, ongoing maintenance

Solo operators or new businesses replacing a template or freelancer site. Foundation done right, the first time.

Growth System

The full operational stack. Every layer of the architecture — Site, Operations, Discovery, Intelligence, and Conversational — working as one system.

Setup$2,999

or 3 × $1,000 monthly

Monthly$499 /mo

Everything in Foundation
Operations Layer — CRM + unified inbox
- Custom-built AI SMS/email chat agent — up to 10,000 texts/emails per month
- Customer database, pipelines, and lifecycle automation
- Advanced business metrics + reporting
Workflow automation, end-to-end
- Real-time calendar & appointment scheduling
- Optimized reminders / to-do list
- In-app customer invoicing with payment processing
- Employee job assignments & task organization
- Inbound customer support requests
Discovery Layer — SEO, GEO, AEO, AIO
- Search engine optimization
- Google engine optimization
- Answer engine optimization
- AI optimization
Conversational Layer — Alex AI Voice Agent included
- Live inbound call answering, qualifying, and booking
- 500 minutes/mo included, then $99 per 100 min
- Industry-tuned conversation flows

$500k–$3M revenue businesses. You have leads coming in but ops can't keep up. Time to compound, not patch.

Custom Engineering

When off-the-shelf can't do what your business actually does.

The productized tiers ship every default a serious business needs. When you need more, we scope it as a custom engagement. Ranges below reflect real project variance — every build is scoped, quoted, and contracted before code is written.

Build

Build Range

Operate

3D Product Configurator

Interactive 3D rendering, real-time pricing, fulfillment handoff.

Build:$5,000 – $18,000

Operate:$200 – $600/mo

Inventory & Fulfillment System

Multi-location stock, supplier triggers, real-time sync.

Build:$6,000 – $25,000

Operate:$250 – $800/mo

AI Document Pipeline

Ingest documents, extract structured data, route to systems.

Build:$4,500 – $18,000

Operate:$250 – $750/mo

Integration Middleware

Bridge systems off-the-shelf doesn't connect (Shopify ↔ ERP ↔ QBO).

Build:$3,500 – $15,000

Operate:$150 – $500/mo

Custom Mobile App

Native or React Native — companion apps or standalone mobile products.

Build:$15,000 – $60,000

Operate:$400 – $1,500/mo

Marketplace Platform

Two-sided builds: vendor onboarding, transactional infra, dispute flows.

Build:$20,000 – $80,000

Operate:$500 – $2,500/mo

Custom AI Agent

Domain-trained AI for your team or your customers — beyond voice.

Build:$6,000 – $25,000

Operate:$300 – $1,500/mo

Full Custom App / SaaS

End-to-end product engineering — from spec to deployed platform.

Build:$15,000 – $80,000+

Operate:$500 – $3,000/mo

Building something not on this list? Most of our engagements aren't. Tell us what you need; we'll spec it.

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Multi-location operator with 5+ shops or a regional chain? We build dedicated systems with custom logic.

Two ways to start

Engineering Diagnostic

We'll review your current shop site, identify the conversion leaks, and email you a 30+ point report.

Missed-Call Cost Calculator

Plug in your average RO, call volume, and miss rate. See in 60 seconds what unanswered calls are costing your shop every month.