AI chatbots for auto mechanics.
AI customer support, built around how an auto repair shop actually works.
Reminders timed to each car's WoF, which from 1 November 2026 moves to every two years for many 4 to 14 year old vehicles.
From one-person trades to national organisations, we find the hours :)
Quotes with GST, consent paperwork, LBP records and health and safety logs: the admin every New Zealand trade business carries.
*Illustrative example based on nine hours a week of admin. Actual results vary by workflow and business.
Built differently, on purpose.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Where most auto repair shops engagements actually deliver value.
Mechanics quote from underneath a car and answer the phone from underneath a car, and one of those always loses.
Booking, quoting, and parts follow-up are the admin layer that decides how many cars a workshop can turn over in a week.
Knows the New Zealand rules.
Answers customer questions in plain New Zealand English from your own policies and prices, and hands anything tricky to a person.
- WoF rules change November 2026
- Job management built in New Zealand
- Holidays Act until August 2028
How it works in New Zealand
We find the one workflow costing auto repair shops the most hours, ship a working slice into production in weeks, prove it pays for itself, then harden it and hand it over.
Small team.
Real systems.
Zero fluff.
What you get
What changes for auto repair shops after this lands: the work that used to need a person stays done, the work that needs a person gets done with their attention undivided.
- Trained on your documents, FAQs, and past tickets
- Books appointments, takes deposits, qualifies leads
- Live hand-off to a human when needed
- Daily quality reports so you stay in control
- No annual contracts
- No AI theatre
Straight answers
Do you do hourly billing or fixed price?
Fixed price for the pilot, every time. After that it's your call - fixed price per milestone or a small monthly retainer for ongoing iteration. We don't run open-ended T&M because it disincentivises us from finishing.
When does AI chatbots actually pay back?
Inside the first quarter, in our experience. We pick the first slice specifically because it's the highest-leverage workflow for an auto repair shop - so the savings start landing before the rest of the build is finished.
What's the realistic outcome for auto repair shops?
Handles 60-70% of routine enquiries without human input. We don't promise tenfold lifts because we don't see them outside of marketing decks.
Can reminders follow the new WoF rules?
They need to. From 1 November 2026 many light vehicles aged 4 to 14 years move to a WoF every two years, and new vehicles get their second WoF at 4 years.
What happens when the Holidays Act is replaced?
The Employment Leave Act 2026 replaces it on 6 August 2028. Until then payroll follows the current Holidays Act, so leave calculations need to handle today's rules and the changeover.
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