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Automotive · Built for Kenya

Car Dealership & Import Management System

From acquisition to sale, every vehicle and every shilling accounted for

Whether you run a single-lot dealership, a multi-branch franchise, an import-and-clear business bringing in vehicles from Japan or the UK, or you broker deals between buyers and sellers without holding stock yourself, the underlying problem is the same: too many moving pieces to track on paper or across scattered spreadsheets. A vehicle's full history — where it came from, what it cost to land and recondition, who's financing it, what's owed to a broker in commission — needs to stay attached to that vehicle from acquisition through to the day it's delivered to a customer. Zinen Technologies builds a car dealership and import management system that keeps all of it — stock, deals, financing, payments and compliance — in one place.

Built for how car sellers actually operate across Kenya and East Africa, the system handles direct purchases, trade-ins, consignment stock, auction lots and full import shipments side by side, with every payment method East African buyers actually use — M-Pesa, Airtel Money, MTN Mobile Money, cards and bank transfers — built in rather than bolted on.

What's included

Everything included in the Car Dealership & Import Management System

Full vehicle stock records

Make, model, year, mileage, VIN, condition grade and photo gallery for every vehicle, with an automatic certified-pre-owned badge on well-inspected stock.

Multi-channel acquisition & landed cost

Direct purchase, trade-in, consignment, auction and import shipments, with freight, duty and tax valuation rolled into true landed cost.

Inspection, reconditioning & inter-branch transfers

Track recon job costs against margin, and move stock between branches with a full audit trail.

Deal lifecycle & financing

Quotation through reservation, financing, sale and delivery, with in-house installment plans or external bank/SACCO financing tracked alongside.

Every payment channel East African buyers use

M-Pesa, Airtel Money, MTN Mobile Money, card and bank gateway payments, plus manual cash and transfer.

Broker & consignment commission tracking

Commission calculation and payout tracking for brokers and consignment partners, alongside insurance, warranty and KYC records.

Why it pays off

The results businesses see

  • One record per vehicle instead of scattered notebooks and WhatsApp threads
  • True landed cost on every imported vehicle, not a rough estimate
  • Commission and financing tracked without separate manual reconciliation
  • Works the same whether you're a single lot or a multi-branch dealership

Built and supported from Nairobi

Zinen Technologies is based at Bazaar Plaza, Moi Avenue, Nairobi. Every car dealership & import management system we deploy is configured, tested and supported by a local team who understands how businesses in Kenya operate — including M-Pesa payments and local compliance requirements.

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Common questions

Car Dealership & Import Management System — frequently asked questions

Does this work for importers, not just dealership floor sales? +

Yes, import shipments are tracked as their own acquisition channel, with freight, duty and valuation rolled into landed cost per vehicle.

Can it handle brokers who don't hold their own stock? +

Yes, consignment and broker commission tracking is built in, so a broker connecting buyers and sellers can track payouts without owning inventory.

What payment methods does it support? +

M-Pesa, Airtel Money, MTN Mobile Money, card payments and bank gateways, alongside manual cash and bank transfer.

Is this only for large dealerships, or does it work for a small lot too? +

It scales both ways — a single-lot dealer and a multi-branch franchise use the same system, just with more branches and stock in view.

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