Cyber Automobile Shop

This project aims at developing an application framework that is centered on enhancing and facilitating the communication among the different participating entities involved in the ebusiness of Cyber Automobile Shop systems including site owners, buyers, sellers, car dealers, auto classified businesses and market researchers. With this application, site visitors can search by make and model to access new and used car inventories from local dealers & independent sellers. This application framework combines powerful inventory search features for both new and used car configuration with pricing information, separate photo galleries and side-by-side comparison tools. For supporting dealers, this system connects dealers with private-party sellers to buy new or used cars over the web.

Dealers can get register to the system’s web site and can promote their dealership with enhanced listings, featuring photos and interactive links to their website. The registered dealers can receive responses from the site-surfers or sellers instantaneously by the information flowing in the system and can respond accordingly. In order to support sellers, this system facilitates sellers to place ads online for their used vehicle. With its comprehensive search features, it intends to connect millions of vehicle shoppers or visitors to its registered dealers and sellers every fraction of seconds and this is how it strengthen the relationship between involving entities along with a very good flow of auto classified e-business. The system provides some valuable XML based web services that include unique dealerships and inquired inventory information and make them available over the web for all other interested auto classified business web sites. By using these web services, the ad contents from entities can also make available to all the news papers web site with out any efforts. Consequently, other classified e-business web sites can get advantage of this information by utilizing it with respect to their own requirements. This approach implements the application’s attempt to the substantial increase in the e-business over the web.

3. Features of the project:

It possesses the following features to facilitate the following kinds of activities through it.

v  Buy: Connect with dealers and private-party sellers to buy new or used cars

v  Sell: Place an ad online to sell your car.

v  Research: Compare features; get pricing information, read reviews and more

• It will Offer following features to its users.

v  Consumer Features: Consumer features include the following:

§  Multiple search options such as search by new, used, model, make, mileage etc.

§  Find the best deals by narrowing down options.

§  List dealers close to user’s location.

§  Search specific dealer’s inventory to find all available models

§  User favorite vehicles can be saved to their personal showroom for later viewing.

§  Consumer notified when a vehicle of their choice is added to inventory.

§  Consumers can advertise and sell their private cars.

§  Latest information, news and features, Reviews and incentives.

v  Dealer Features: Consumer features include the following:

·         Classified Advertisement Management.

·         Simple inventory Management, updates inventory many times a week.

·         Trading Tips and options.

·         Update inventory any time, any where.

·         Associated Photo Galleries for each inventory.

·         Auto visit traffic reporting.

 4. Existing System:

Ø  Currently the Automobiles are being booked for exporting manually.

Ø  Tracking of Automobiles information is not possible

Ø  Once the Automobiles reach the destination, acknowledgement also reaches the location where it got booked.

 5. Proposed system:

Ø  The proposed system is completely integrated online systems. 

Ø  It automates manual procedure in an effective and efficient way.  This automated system facilitates customer and provides to fill up the details according to their requirements.

Ø  It includes type of vehicle they are trying to purchase and location. 

Ø  The purpose of this system is to develop a web site for the people who can book their vehicles along with requirements.

 6. Modules:

The application comprises the following major modules.

Ø  Admin

Ø  Dealers

Ø  Sellers

Ø  Visitors

 7. Requirements:  

Hardware requirements:

Content	Description
HDD	20 GB Min 40 GB Recommended
RAM	1 GB Min 2 GB Recommended

Software requirements:

Content	Description
OS	Windows XP with SP2 or Windows Vista
Database	MS-SQL server 2005
Technologies	ASP.NET with C#.NET
IDE	Ms-Visual Studio .Net 2008
Browser	IE