The garage and workshop management software that maximises your occupancy rate

Single workshop, single- or multi-brand dealership, multi-site group: MecaPlanning digitalises every step of your automotive aftersales, from appointment booking to vehicle handover, for a smooth process from first customer contact to invoicing. Designed for all automotive and mobility professionals, this workshop management software makes one promise: to simplify your daily work, give you complete visibility of your business and turn every available slot into billed margin.
2 900
sites equipped
worldwide
600 000
appointments managed per month
15
brands connected for online booking
+15%
more billed
hours
01 / THE AFTERSALES CHALLENGE

Aftersales profitability, your main margin driver

Across all dealership activities, aftersales margin is now the only one still growing, ahead of new, used and commercial vehicles, and it accounts for a larger share of the dealership’s total revenue every year. Which leaves a very practical question: how do you capture that margin, day after day, in your workshop?

Maximising aftersales margin in practice

Your workshop’s margin is won slot by slot: every empty slot filled is one more billable hour. It is also won, more quietly, by taking back control of the administrative workload: the time spent getting a DMS for invoicing, the manufacturer’s extranet for appointments and a shared spreadsheet for technician schedules to talk to each other, not to mention all the re-entry these tools require. Faced with so many tools that don’t communicate, you, the automotive professional, end up spending almost as much time juggling software as running your workshop, mechanical and bodywork alike, with all the risk of errors and oversights that implies.

Smoothing the schedule and, above all, optimising occupancy

Today, average workshop occupancy tops out at around 78%. Whether you run a small garage or a reconditioning centre, our mission is to help you close that gap and aim for 100% occupancy. Smart scheduling that takes account of actual workload, available skills, parts availability and mobility solutions (courtesy vehicles and more) lets you offer more slots that better match your customers’ availability, all managed from a single platform that finally brings together what so many tools used to scatter.
02 / OUR SOLUTIONS

Three solutions, one promise of control

MecaPlanning adapts to the size, structure, digital maturity and ambitions of every aftersales player, without ever compromising on its promise: a workshop managed in real time, from the first booking click to vehicle handover. Whether you are an independent mechanic, a body shop, a single-brand dealer or the aftersales director of a multi-brand group, one of these three solutions is your ideal management software.

Garage management software, from independent workshops to multi-site groups

Discover MecaPlanning
+15% more billed hours
÷3 inbound calls for the same number of appointments
-40% average vehicle downtime

The leading platform for managing and streamlining the entire aftersales journey, from appointment booking to vehicle handover, for every type of automotive workshop, mechanical or bodywork, right up to commercial and industrial vehicle fleets.

Your customers book where and when they want, online, via QR code, by phone or directly at the dealership, with no staff involvement needed and a much shorter wait for the first available slot.

In the workshop, all schedules connect and sync in real time : service advisors, technicians, courtesy vehicles, pre-picking and HR, to balance the workload, eliminate downtime and streamline every step. From repair order tracking to parts ordering, everything feeds into role-based dashboards for simpler day-to-day management, right through to handover, with your customer kept informed automatically via their preferred channel : SMS or email.

A complete, real-time view to manage, not just execute. All from a single platform that fits into your existing digital ecosystem, with more than 100 integrations: DMS, manufacturer extranets, invoicing software, tyre scanners and more.

Bodywork module New

Collision repair built into your software

Already managing mechanical work with MecaPlanning? The Bodywork module can be activated instantly on the same platform to centralise your collision repair activities too, with no set-up fee or additional DMS integration. This fully integrated add-on module provides a dedicated bodywork calendar that takes damage severity into account and schedules jobs automatically, a web app so every technician can follow their jobs in real time, and a direct connection to estimating tools (DARVA, Qapter, Diva, etc.) and to national and local assessors. One tool for the entire bodywork and assessment chain, with no duplicate entry.

Additional options

Beyond the Bodywork module, MecaPlanning also offers several paid add-on options to meet the specific needs of your business:
Skills-based automatic appointment assignment In-depth performance analysis Multi-site online booking Technician tablets Dedicated processes
03 / WHY CHOOSE US

The levers that make the difference

An Excel spreadsheet, several programs that don’t talk to each other, a few sticky notes on the workshop wall: many garages and workshops still run their business with tools that were never designed for it. The result is always the same: lost time, workload poorly distributed between technicians, information that arrives late and, in the end, empty slots and margin slipping away. MecaPlanning was designed as the right tool for automotive professionals: less time on admin, more time on the core business, and more slots filled.

Full visibility of workshop activity, at a glance

Technician workload and availability, job progress, upcoming delays, revenue generated day by day: clear dashboards give everyone an instant, clear view of the workshop, without cross-checking several tools or picking up the phone. No more time wasted looking for information in the right place: everything you need is right there on your screen. A workshop manager can see in seconds which technician is available, which job is running late and which vehicle is still waiting for a part. Managers can follow their day at a glance and compare it with other sites in the network.

04 / OUR INTEGRATIONS

Open up your workshop: an ecosystem built around your business tools

MecaPlanning integrates with the digital ecosystem already in place to manage all your aftersales activity in real time and from every angle, from a single platform. Whether you already use invoicing software, accounting software or a full DMS, MecaPlanning connects to it rather than duplicating it. More than 100 integrations are already connected, organised around the real needs of automotive professionals:
DMS

Management system

Icar, DataCar, Eris, SAPHIR, Autoline, Everlog/DBS, DCSNet, Incadea, etc.
Manufacturer

Extranet & booking

Audi, Cupra, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes, Porsche, Renault, Skoda, Stellantis, Volkswagen, Volvo, etc.

Bodywork

Estimating & assessment

DARVA, Qapter, Diva, etc.

Callbots & IA

Conversational agents

CallAuto, Sandra AI, Diago, Alhena, etc.

Communication

Marketing & customer relations

Fleetback, Car History, VITALIS, OpenFlex Marketing, etc.

Mobility

Mobility solutions

Roole, Identicar, Certificar, OCW, UCAR, myrentcar, etc.

Tool not on this list?

Don’t hesitate to contact us: it’s probably already connected. And if not, MecaPlanning connects to any new portal on request, whether it comes from the market or was developed in-house, so you can keep the invoicing, quoting or accounting software you’re used to or required to use. It’s this logic of connecting rather than duplicating that lets your workshop, mechanical and bodywork alike, modernise and optimise how it is managed, finally getting your tools to talk to each other, without starting from scratch or retraining all your teams on an entirely different system.
05 / THEY TRUST US

What software do garages and workshops use?

Thousands of garages and workshops already manage their aftersales with MecaPlanning: more than 2,900 sites equipped in 45 countries, more than 50,000 daily users and nearly 600,000 appointments managed every month. Starting with France, where MecaPlanning is the market leader with around 40% market share across primary networks and dealerships.

Ready to run your workshop at full capacity?

Request a personalised demo and discover how MecaPlanning can transform your aftersales.
06 / FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is garage and workshop management software?

Garage management software, also called garage software or car repair software, is a platform that centralises aftersales management for a workshop or dealership: appointment booking, technician and resource scheduling, real-time job tracking, customer communication and performance indicators. MecaPlanning goes further than a simple diary: it synchronises every schedule (service advisers, technicians, courtesy vehicles, pre-picking, HR) and covers the entire journey, from appointment booking to vehicle handover.
No. MecaPlanning connects to more than 100 applications, including most DMS on the market, and can connect to others on request, subject to their publisher’s agreement. It is a complementary tool that enriches your existing information system and makes it more effective for aftersales, without replacing your DMS.
MecaPlanning is the benchmark platform, whatever the size of the workshop or group. MecaPlanning Agent uses the same smart scheduling engine in a version focused on the core business: it is designed for independent workshops and smaller businesses, before moving up to MecaPlanning when needs or activity justify it. Finally, MecaPlanning Factory targets new and used vehicle preparation centres, as well as centralised body shops that need to industrialise their workflows.
The Bodywork module is a paid option, fully integrated into the MecaPlanning platform. Much more than simple body shop invoicing software, it covers the entire management of the workshop. It adds a dedicated calendar, automated scheduling based on damage severity, connection to estimating tools (DARVA, Qapter, Diva) and to national and local assessors, and a web app for each technician profile.
Not strictly speaking. MecaPlanning is first and foremost workshop management software, not invoicing or accounting software. However, it connects to your existing invoicing software, DMS and accounting tools so that every step, from quote to garage invoice, stays centralised, up to date and visible on a single dashboard, with no manual re-entry. Whether you issue car repair invoices or mechanical invoices, or already run garage accounting software, MecaPlanning connects to it without replacing it.
Good car repair software should cover the whole cycle: quote, repair order, scheduling and creation of the related documents. MecaPlanning connects these steps to your existing quoting and invoicing tools for tracking with no re-entry, whatever the size of your workshop: independent garage, mechanical workshop or dealership.
The price depends on the size of the workshop, the number of sites and the modules chosen (the Bodywork module, for example, is a paid option). Contact us for a personalised quote tailored to your business.

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