AI demand forecasting for auto mechanics.
Auto repair shops-grade AI demand forecasting, shipped by people who've done it before.
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.
Built differently, on purpose.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
The two or three things that decide whether this works for auto repair shops.
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.
Made for New Zealand paperwork.
Demand and cash flow forecasts from your own history, including the harvest, school holiday and public holiday swings your business actually has.
- 11 public holidays, plus yours
- Four school terms a year
- WoF rules change November 2026
How much is the admin really costing you?
Nine hours a week of admin is 468 hours a year. That could drop to about 52.*
*Illustrative, based on 9 hours a week of admin at a typical 80% automation rate. The calculator uses your own numbers.
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.
- Combines your sales history with weather, calendar, and event data
- Per-SKU and per-store forecasts, not whole-business averages
- Re-forecasts weekly as new data comes in
- Explains the why behind every number
- No shelfware or licences you do not use
- No AI theatre
On the tools or running at scale, the admin still eats the week :)
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.
Good questions, answered
How quickly can we see something running?
Week three for a clickable internal demo against real data. Week six for a slice your team can actually use. We hold ourselves to those numbers because they're what stops a project drifting into "endless discovery".
Has this actually shipped for a real auto repair shop?
Yes. Stockouts down 35%, overstock down 22% in the first season. We'll share comparable engagements on the call.
What's the smallest engagement you'd take on?
A two-week paid discovery for auto repair shops that aren't sure whether the build is worth doing at all. You get a one-page write-up of what we'd build, what we'd skip, and what it would cost. About 30% of those discoveries end with us recommending you don't proceed.
Can it help with health and safety records?
It can keep them organised. A business must notify WorkSafe of notifiable events and keep those records for at least five years.
Will it work alongside Fergus or Tradify?
We build around the tools you already run instead of replacing them. Fergus and Tradify are both job management tools built in New Zealand for trades.
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