Software Solutions for Vehicle Battery Sellers
Vehicle batteries are sold by capacity, terminal layout and size, and the date code matters because a battery ages on the shelf. Most sales include taking the old battery back. Batteries are heavy, hazardous in transit and often fitted by the seller. Sellers need that whole cycle on record.
Record the date code of every battery, take the old one back and credit it on the new.
A battery that has sat for a year is not the battery a buyer expects. The date code on the case has to be on the order.
Battery dealers with a web store
A dealer sells car, bike and inverter batteries online and fits them at the shop or at the customer’s door.
Brand distributors
A distributor supplies dealers and workshops in cartons, with credit terms and exchange rules.
Fleet and institutional suppliers
A supplier sells to fleets and sites, often as a rate contract with scheduled replacement.
The workflow for batteries.
- 1
Battery matched
The buyer picks the vehicle, and the store lists batteries of the right capacity, size and terminal layout.
- 2
Date code recorded
Each battery’s manufacture date code is scanned at dispatch and stored on the order.
- 3
Exchange offered
The buyer chooses to hand over the old battery, and the credit is shown before payment.
- 4
Fitting scheduled
A visit to the shop or to the customer is booked, with the old battery collected at the time.
- 5
Old battery tracked
Collected batteries are counted against orders until they pass to the recycler.
The challenges, and what they cost.
What is specific to this trade.
These are requirements we would confirm in discovery. They describe what the solution may need to handle. They are not features that already exist.
- Capacity, size and terminal layout linked to each vehicle
- Date code recorded for every unit sold
- Exchange credits matched to batteries collected
- Carriage only through carriers that confirm they take batteries
What we would build for batteries.
Chosen from the commerce capabilities this business needs, not a list of everything.
Who works in the system, and what each can do.
What it would connect to.
An integration is confirmed only after its API, access and scope are checked. A connection that updates on a schedule is described as scheduled, not real-time.
- Brand catalogues with capacity and dimension data, loaded by file
- Barcode or camera capture for date codes
- Carriers confirmed to accept hazardous cartons
How the work runs, and what we need from you.
What you provide
- Your battery range with fitment
- Your exchange terms and credit rule
- Your fitting areas and visit practice
Define the exchange
We settle the credit rule and the count of returned batteries, because the ledger depends on it.
Capture one date code
A few real batteries are scanned through the flow to test how dates are read.
What you receive.
- A battery fitment structure
- A date code register
- An exchange ledger
- A fitting visit scheduler
How progress is judged.
Measures are agreed against your own baseline. We do not promise a result in advance.
- Exchange credits not matched to a returned battery
- Units sold past your age limit
Selling at home and abroad.
Battery shipping and disposal rules differ widely between countries. The store applies the carriers and limits you confirm, and does not decide them.
The wider requirements for automotive parts are on the Automotive Parts page.
Related subcategories.
Vehicle Battery E-commerce & Exchange Management Software
Custom software solution
No existing GullySystem product keeps date codes and an exchange ledger for batteries, so this is written for the purpose. The existing parts shop product could still look after ordinary stock and till bills.
Read about the softwareExisting GullySystem products that apply
Related services
Selling in a shop as well?
Questions about batteries e-commerce.
Does the system say how old a battery may be when sold?
No. You set the age rule. The system records the date code and flags stock beyond it.
Can the store ship batteries?
Only through carriers that confirm they will carry them, and under rules your adviser sets out for each place.
Is the exchange credit automatic?
The credit is shown on the order when the buyer opts in, and is confirmed when the old battery is collected.
Talk through your commerce requirement.
Describe what you sell, where you sell it and what is slowing you down. An engineer will reply within one business day.
- No obligation
- A reply within one business day
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