Point S chooses autobizMarket to equip its entire car sales network
autobiz, European leader in automotive valuation and data solutions for professionals, announces the signing of a strategic partnership with Point S Vente Auto, the concept dedicated to automotive trade of the leading independent French after-sales network.
As part of this agreement, all Point S dealerships will be progressively equipped with autobizMarket, the leading solution for pricing and analyzing the used vehicle market, currently used by over 6,500 professionals in 22 European countries. Integrating autobizMarket into the core business processes of
Point S members has a clear objective: to enable centers to effectively manage their used vehicle business using reliable, up-to-date, and readily usable market data.
Used vehicles market, a strategic growth driver for after-sales networks
In a rapidly changing automotive market – marked by declining new vehicle sales, accelerating electrification and increased competition among aftermarket players – the used vehicle is emerging as a major growth lever for networks.
In this environment, pricing control becomes a central profitability issue. In a market where prices fluctuate daily based on supply, demand, and regulatory changes, poor valuation at both the buying and selling stages can quickly erode margins.
It is to address these challenges that Point S launched its Car Sales Concept in 2022, a turnkey solution enabling its members to develop a complete automotive business: trade-in, sale, financing and warranty.
With nearly 665 points of sale in France and around twenty centers already involved in the used vehicle business, the network had to meet a structuring challenge: to give professionals historically focused on automotive maintenance the necessary tools to buy, value and sell vehicles at the right price.
autobizMarket: a concrete response to network pricing challenges
To support the growth of its concept, Point S chose autobizMarket, a platform that analyzes nearly 20 million used vehicle listings daily and generates over 400,000 valuations per month in 22 countries. By deploying a common tool across its entire network, Point S enables its members to structure their valuation practices and leverage a shared market benchmark.
autobizMarket allows you to:
- Setting a fair price both when taking over and when selling, using B2C, B2B and C2C values.
- Integrate market data directly into members’ used vehicle business tools.
- Analyze the competition at a local, regional or national level.
- Precisely identify vehicles and their equipment via VIN decoding.
- Secure trade-ins with customizable reconditioning prices and attractiveness indicators.
- Optimize inventory management with bulk valuations and one-click revaluations.
A structured deployment to support the network
Deploying a solution across a network the size of Point S requires robust operational support. autobiz, working closely with the brand’s central teams, implements a comprehensive deployment and training program to ensure rapid adoption of the solution by teams in all participating centers.
The objective is clear: to quickly make each member autonomous in the use of market data in order to optimize their used vehicle business on a daily basis.
Beyond listing, this partnership opens the way to a broader collaboration around the used vehicle value chain, with autobiz having solutions covering all operational challenges related to the automotive trade.
“We are very pleased with this partnership with autobiz, whose expertise and data quality will allow our members to optimize their daily decisions.”
Deborah Binisti – Development Manager, Point S.
“Supporting a large network like Point S is part of autobiz’s DNA. For over 20 years, we have been working alongside automotive distribution players to help them leverage market data to improve their performance. With the Point S teams, we have designed proven and scalable solutions, tailored to the needs of members and capable of supporting the network’s skills development in automotive sales.”
Robin Krouminsky – B2B Sales Director, autobiz.
About autobiz
Since 2004, autobiz has been supporting European automotive players with trade-in and used-car data solutions. Its 280 employees continuously build on more than 20 years of used-car data history combined with strong web, software, and automotive operational expertise. autobiz operates offices in Paris, Berlin, Valencia, and Milan and serves more than 20 leading players in the used-car market as well as around 6,500 points of sale across 22 European countries.
About Point S
Founded in 1971, Point S is the leading independent French automotive aftermarket network, specializing in tires and maintenance. The network currently comprises 665 outlets in France and over 6,500 in 51 countries worldwide. Point S offers seven center concepts tailored to different markets and regions, including Point S Vente Auto, launched in 2022, dedicated to the sale of used and new vehicles.