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DL-013 · Case study

Fully automated car auction platform

Swiss Auto's staff entered vehicle listings by hand. We built an auction platform fed daily by scrapers across Swiss insurance, leasing and bailiff sources, with live bidding and a rebrand.

Client
Swiss Auto
Location
Switzerland
Industry
Automotive
Capabilities
03Build
01

Challenge

  • Vehicle details came from many insurance, leasing and bailiff sources.
  • Employees spent hours on manual information input.
  • Buyers needed search, live bidding and timely updates on any device.
02

Environment

  • Zurich-based car auction company.
  • Sources: Swiss insurance and leasing companies, plus bailiff auctions.
  • Buyers on desktop and mobile; staff managing users and auctions.
03

Intervention

  • Scrapers gathering vehicle details from multiple sources, synced daily.
  • Platform with profiles, auction search and sorting, and live bidding.
  • Email notifications for new bids and offers, plus a price calculator.
  • Admin panel for users, live auctions and past data; new logo and brand book.
04

Outcome

  • Thousands of unique vehicles listed and kept up to date automatically.
  • Hours of manual data entry removed for employees.
  • Mobile-optimised platform under a new brand identity.
Scrapers sync vehicles daily from insurers, leasing companies and bailiff auctions into the auction platform, which serves bidders on web and mobile, sends bid notifications and is managed through an admin panel.INSURERSSwiss sourcesLEASINGSwiss sourcesBAILIFF AUCTIONSSwiss sourcesSCRAPERSDaily syncAUCTION PLATFORMSearch / live biddingBIDDERSWeb / mobileNOTIFICATIONSBid emailsADMIN PANELUsers / auctions
  1. 01INSURERSSwiss sourcesSCRAPERSDaily sync
  2. 02LEASINGSwiss sourcesSCRAPERSDaily sync
  3. 03BAILIFF AUCTIONSSwiss sourcesSCRAPERSDaily sync
  4. 04SCRAPERSDaily syncAUCTION PLATFORMSearch / live bidding
  5. 05AUCTION PLATFORMSearch / live biddingBIDDERSWeb / mobile
  6. 06AUCTION PLATFORMSearch / live biddingNOTIFICATIONSBid emails
  7. 07ADMIN PANELUsers / auctionsAUCTION PLATFORMSearch / live bidding
Fig. 14Auction platform data flowScrapers sync vehicles daily from insurers, leasing companies and bailiff auctions into the auction platform, which serves bidders on web and mobile, sends bid notifications and is managed through an admin panel.Scale NTS

Results, as published.

200+
Active users on the Swiss Auto platform
3
Years of working together
5
Team members

Client notes.

Client notes · DL-013Swiss Auto
The team really took the time to get to know us and our needs. They didn't just deliver on time; they delivered a solution that's really tailor-made for us, showing how much they cared about getting it just right.
SignedLukas MeierCEO, Swiss Auto

Stack and services.

Stack04

  • Web scrapers
  • Auction web platform
  • Email notifications
  • Admin panel

Services used02

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