01 / Total vehicle cost
Know What You Have Invested in Each Vehicle
Purchase cost is only the beginning. A useful margin picture starts with the complete operational cost of getting a vehicle ready to sell.
Other vehicle costs sit alongside purchase and preparation rather than disappearing into a general overhead figure. That gives the dealer a more useful operational view before the car sells.
02 / Record as work happens
Record Preparation Costs as They Happen
Costs remembered after the sale give an inaccurate picture while the car is still in stock.
Add the relevant spend against the vehicle as preparation takes place. The team can see what has already been committed and make decisions with current numbers rather than memory.
03 / Sales administration
Create Sales Invoices From the Deal
When the deal reaches the invoice stage, much of the information the dealership needs already exists.
Carbotix can use the existing customer and vehicle information when creating the sales invoice, reducing repeated data entry and keeping the transaction within the deal record.
04 / The completed sale
See the Margin When the Vehicle Sells
The purpose is vehicle-level operational visibility: understand how the sale compares with the money invested in that vehicle.
= £7,250
Sale Price
minus Vehicle Cost
equals Vehicle Margin
This gives the dealership a practical view of the vehicle’s operational result.
05 / VAT information for your accountant
VAT Reporting for Your Accountant
Carbotix can compile dealership VAT reporting information and allow the report to be exported as a CSV.
That file can then be passed to the dealership’s accountant or used within its wider accounting process.
07 / Read the result in context
Why Days in Stock Matter to Profit
Two vehicles producing the same £2,000 margin can represent very different results if one sells in ten days and the other sits for four months.
Margin becomes more useful when viewed alongside time in stock. Carbotix shows that operational context with the vehicle record, helping dealers compare how quickly capital returned across completed sales.
Frequently asked questions
What financial information can I manage in Carbotix?
Carbotix brings together dealer-specific operational information including vehicle purchase costs, preparation spend, sales invoices, VAT reporting and vehicle margin.
Can I track preparation costs?
Yes. Record servicing, MOT, tyres, mechanical work, bodywork, valeting and other relevant preparation against the vehicle so the operational cost picture is more current.
Can Carbotix create invoices?
Yes. Carbotix can create sales invoices from the dealer workflow using existing customer and vehicle information, reducing repeated data entry.
Can I see profit per vehicle?
Yes. Carbotix shows the relationship between sale price, vehicle cost and vehicle margin, giving the dealership practical vehicle-level operational visibility.
Can I export VAT information?
Yes. Carbotix can compile dealership VAT reporting information and export the report as a CSV for your accountant, finance team or wider accounting process.