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Paddock answers in seconds. Follows up for weeks. Never sleeps.

Paddock is your dealership’s AI BDC, answering on your website, your texts, and your phones. It knows the car a visitor is looking at, answers from your inventory, and books the test drive while they’re still on the page. Even at midnight.

The Paddock console

Animation: Sarah requests an oil change, Paddock replies, confirms a visit for Thursday at 9:30 AM, and updates her customer record.

Inbound agents

A helpful answer. On every channel.

Phone, web, or text. Paddock answers questions, books visits, and brings in your team when a customer needs a person.

Incoming call

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Outbound

Paddock speaks first.

Lease endings, lapsed service customers, recalls. The revenue most stores lose is in the follow up nobody has time for. Paddock runs it: the right customer, the right moment, a text that sounds like a person.

Lease maturity · text message

Sam’s phone, 62 days before the lease ends

Hey Sam, it’s Alex at Northgate Volkswagen. Your ID.4 lease wraps up at the end of March. Thinking you’ll keep it, or try something new?

Honestly, maybe upgrade. What’s the ID. Buzz like?

Way more room than the ID.4, and still all electric. Honestly, it’s a fun one. Want to see it in person? I’ve got Saturday at 10:00 or 11:30.

Saturday at 10 works.

Perfect, Saturday at 10:00 it is! I’ll have a Buzz up front with your name on it.

Why Sam, why now · lease ends March 30 · first touch, by text, inside the daytime window
More about outbound with Paddock

Platform

Your team stays in charge.

Every thread, every booking, every handoff lives in one console. Staff can take over any conversation with the full history in front of them, and every appointment says exactly which channel produced it.

Inbox

Sam T.

WebAlex is handling it

Started Wed, Jun 18, 1:14 PM

Wednesday, June 18
  • Viewed 2025 Volkswagen ID.4 Pro· 1:14 PM
  • For sure. I’ve got tomorrow at 1:00 or 1:45. Which works better?
    Agent·1:14 PM
  • 1:45. I’m Sam.
    Sam T.·1:14 PM
  • All set, Sam, see you tomorrow at 1:45! I just texted you the details.
    Agent·1:14 PM
  • Confirmation text sent· 1:14 PM
More about the Paddock platform

One memory

One conversation, wherever they take it.

The visitor who chats on your site is the same person who texts on Tuesday and calls on Friday. Paddock knows: same memory, same manners, and nobody is ever asked to introduce themselves twice.

Monday · website

Can I drive the black ID.4 this week?

For sure. Tomorrow at 1:00 or 1:45?

Tuesday · a text

Hey, it’s Sam. Am I still good for 1:45?

Yes, we will see you then.

Friday · a call

It’s Sam. Quick question about financing it.

Hey Sam. Let me get you Maya in finance. She’ll have the whole story.

And when a conversation needs a person, for judgment, a deal, a hard question, Paddock hands it to your team with the full history attached, and gets out of the way.

Handoffs

Financing the ID.4

Friday, 2:12pm

For Maya · Finance
Summary: Sam is ready to talk numbers on the black ID.4.

Full history attached

  • Monday · web chat · test drive booked
  • Tuesday · text · confirmed 1:45
  • Friday · call · asked about financing

Across your dealership

Where could your team use a hand?

Make it easier to go from browsing to a visit, with timely replies and follow up that gives shoppers a reason to return.

Welcome new enquiries

Call or text new leads while interest is fresh, even when your sales team is off the clock.

Turn interest into a test drive

Help shoppers pick a time, add the visit to your calendar, and confirm the details.

Restart quiet conversations

Give an earlier enquiry a fresh start with a different vehicle or a trade-in opportunity.

Plan the next lease move

Reach out before a lease ends so customers can explore their options and book a visit.

Your first week with Paddock

Start small. Launch in a week.

Pick one job for Paddock. We’ll help your team set it up, test it against everyday situations, and put it into practice.

  1. Day 1

    Define the goal.

    Choose one job for Paddock and agree on what a successful first workflow should deliver.

  2. Day 2

    Make it sound like you.

    Share your hours, common questions, and preferences for bookings and handoffs.

  3. Day 3

    Get the workflow ready.

    Bring together the channels, customer details, and scheduling setup needed for the pilot.

  4. Day 5

    Rehearse the real thing.

    Try the questions your team hears every day and adjust the responses together.

  5. Day 7

    Launch and learn.

    Start helping customers, review how the workflow performs, and plan the next step.

The dealership AI BDC

One assistant, across the customer conversation.

Paddock is AI BDC software for car dealerships. It answers inventory questions on website chat, text, and phone, checks available appointments, and keeps the conversation available to your staff. BDC means business development center: the team that turns inquiries into conversations and visits.

Explore the automotive AI BDC

Does AI replace the dealership’s people?

Your team handles the judgment calls. Paddock covers routine questions, booking, and follow-up, while staff can read the record and take over. A negotiation, a complaint, or a missing answer still needs a clear owner at the store.

What should I test before choosing dealership AI?

Ask about an unavailable car, change an appointment time, and request a person. Then inspect the saved record. Our dealership AI evaluation checklist gives your team a repeatable way to compare demos.

Where can I learn about setup and pricing?

Start with product questions and answers, explore what goes into a quote, or use the ROI calculator to model your store’s opportunity.

See Paddock work your store.

We’ll show Paddock answering on a vehicle page, booking an appointment, and handing off to a team member.

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