What is Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN)?
Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) is buy center software for franchise and independent auto dealerships, built for buying used cars directly from private sellers. Dealers use it to buy from consumers in their market before those cars reach the auction lane.
How it works:
- VAN scans 25+ online marketplaces for for-sale-by-owner vehicles and puts them in one dashboard, matched to your buy box (year, make, model, mileage) inside your territory.
- It filters out listings from other dealers, scam listings, and Do-Not-Call numbers, decodes each VIN, and adds live market valuation.
- Your buyer calls, texts, and emails sellers from inside VAN, and every conversation stays attached to the vehicle.
- One click pushes a car into vAuto, where your manager appraises it. CARFAX and AutoCheck reports run inside VAN.
- VAN runs inside VINCUE Buy Center Pro as VAN Mode, where VINCUE applies your buy plan to each private-seller car.
Plans:
- Professional ($1,695/month): the core platform plus an Acquisition Coach™, an experienced private-party buyer who meets with your team. Every plan includes one.
- VAN Accelerate™ ($2,495/month): adds automated text and email outreach, automated follow-up for unresponsive sellers, automatic replies to KBB ICO leads within minutes, and automatic responses to AccuTrade leads.
- VAN Managed Buyer™ ($5,995/month, 90-day initial term): VAN hires, trains, and manages a full-time buyer who works only for your store on sourcing, outreach, and negotiation. Your desk inspects, makes the final buy decision, and signs the check.
Listed prices are starting rates; final price depends on territory size and number of users. Software plans go live in about four days, and Canadian dealers are billed in CAD.
VAN was founded in 2013 by Tom Gregg and serves dealers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. To see VAN on your market, call 855-952-4949.
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VAN acquisition dashboard showing appointments, showings, and acquisitions.
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Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) Categories and Features
Automotive Data Software
The Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) transforms listings from private sellers into purchasable vehicles for dealerships. By aggregating for-sale-by-owner listings from over 25 online platforms, VAN filters out dealer advertisements, fraudulent posts, and Do-Not-Call numbers. It decodes every VIN and integrates real-time market valuations, enabling buyers to identify which vehicles are worth pursuing. CARFAX and AutoCheck reports are available within VAN, allowing for seamless evaluation as a vehicle can be sent to vAuto for managerial assessment with just a click. The VAN PACE™ reporting feature monitors appointments, showings, acquisitions, and buyer interactions, providing used car managers insight into any bottlenecks in the process. Buyers can access all necessary data from a unified screen. VAN caters to dealerships across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Auto Dealer Software
The Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) is a specialized software designed for auto dealerships to facilitate the purchase of used vehicles directly from individual sellers. Unlike traditional Dealer Management Systems (DMS) or sales Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, VAN functions as an acquisition-focused CRM that complements existing systems like vAuto, CARFAX, AutoCheck, and VINCUE Buy Center Pro, as well as most dealer CRMs. VAN aggregates listings from over 25 online platforms where vehicles are being sold by their owners, aligning them with your specific buying criteria. It equips your purchasing team with the necessary tools for effective communication with sellers and streamlining the scheduling of inspections. For dealerships that prefer not to handle this process in-house, VAN offers the VAN Managed Buyer™ service, which provides a dedicated, full-time buyer who is managed by the VAN team. Subscription plans begin at $1,695 per month and each package comes with the support of an Acquisition Coach™.
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Private Party Vehicle Acquisition
The Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) is a specialized software solution designed for dealerships aiming to enhance their vehicle acquisition processes. Since its inception in 2013, dealerships have utilized VAN to streamline the creation of buy centers. The platform aggregates for-sale-by-owner listings from over 25 online marketplaces into a single interface, efficiently filtering out dealer listings, fraudulent ads, and Do-Not-Call numbers. It enriches each vehicle listing with VIN decoding and market valuation data. Users can engage with sellers through calls, texts, and emails directly within the VAN platform, leveraging automated outreach and follow-up capabilities via VAN Accelerate™. Notably, VAN pioneered the managed buyer service model with VAN Managed Buyer™, providing a dedicated buyer who exclusively represents your dealership while allowing your team to make the ultimate purchasing decisions. Each subscription plan includes access to an Acquisition Coach™. Pricing options begin at $1,695 for the Professional plan, $2,495 for the Accelerate plan, and $5,995 for the Managed Buyer plan, all per month.