Know exactly how AI sees your dealership.
Car buying has changed. Today, car buyers ask AI engines like ChatGPT and Google AI where to shop before they ever visit a dealer website.
CarGenius AEO services focuses exclusively on car dealerships, not the broader industry.
We know VDPs, inventory feeds, and how car buyers actually shop, so we test the major AI engines with the questions your buyers ask, show you what AI says about your dealership and your competitors, and tell you what to fix - on your site and off.
3.2x
Visitors from AI search are 3.2x more likely to convert than traditional search visitors (Semrush, 2025)
Monthly
Fresh AI answers, scores, and recommendations every month - same methodology, comparable trends
Detailed Report
Every audit is organized around the three things your business depends on
Three questions every dealer should be able to answer:
We audit how AI engines respond to real buyer prompts across the three moments that drive your business, and score each one.
Can buyers find you when they ask AI for help?
How AI surfaces your dealership when buyers ask for the best dealer nearby, by brand, city, or reputation.
Does AI surface your inventory at the moment of purchase intent?
How your vehicles show up when buyers ask AI for a specific model, price range, or feature near them.
Is your service department in the answer?
How AI responds when drivers ask where to get their vehicle serviced, from oil changes to recalls.
Inside the CarGenius AEO Report.
A monthly audit of what AI actually says about your dealership. Here is what it shows you - illustrated with sample data.
See where you rank when buyers ask AI.
We ask the major AI engines the questions your buyers ask, then count how often each dealership in your market gets named. You see your standing, every competitor's, and how it moves month to month.
No black-box score. The report shows the actual AI answers behind every number.
Three scores that map to your business.
Each lens gets its own score, its own findings, and its own recommendations, so you always know which part of your business AI is helping - and which part it is quietly sending to a competitor.
Scores use the same methodology every month, so the trend is real, not noise.
Off-site visibility, made concrete.
When AI picks a local dealer, your presence beyond your own website carries the most weight. We verify your profiles across the marketplaces AI actually cites and show where you are strong, thin, or missing.
Every gap comes with a recommendation and who typically owns the fix.
Every report ends with what to do next.
Findings become a prioritized action list, tagged on-site or off-site, with effort and impact for each. Your team and your existing partners can act on most of it. Where you need extra help, we connect you with the right resources.
We bring the strategy. Your team, your partners, or partners we help you find get it done.
What you get every month.
Detailed insights and action plan, plus an advisor who knows your market.
Detailed AEO Report
Your full monthly audit: scores across Find, Buy, and Service, the actual AI answers behind them, competitor comparison, and on-site and off-site recommendations. Built for whoever owns your digital execution.
Customized Action Plan
An executive slide summary with the top wins, the top gaps, and the recommended next actions. Delivered with an optional 30-minute walkthrough call. Built for the GM and Marketing Director.
Advisory Services
Ad-hoc guidance when things change: site migrations, new AI engines, sudden visibility drops. Where execution help is needed, we connect you with the right resources to get it done.
Why CarGenius.
Dealership focused AI products
Generic AI products don't understand VDPs, OEM constraints, inventory feeds, or the dealer buyer journey. CarGenius does nothing else.
AI engines tested directly
Our audit queries the major AI engines with dealer-relevant prompts and shows you the actual answers, not estimates from a black box.
Strategy and execution partner
We tell you what to do and why. You keep the teams and partners that already work for you, or we help you find ones that do.
Fresh every month
AI-driven analysis means new intelligence every month, not a quarterly deck rehashed by a junior account manager.
