Service
01Made for the pace
of the drive.
Give advisors, technicians, and managers one connected view of the day. From the first appointment to the final handover, keep the work moving and the customer in the loop.
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DEALER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Built on
the drive.
Run MOTIV on top of the DMS you have. Switch when you’re ready.
THE WORKSPACELESS FRICTION. MORE FORWARD.
Your entire dealership.
One clear view.
From the first conversation to the next service visit. Bring your people, vehicles, and operations together in a workspace that just makes sense.
THE COMPLETE MOTIV EXPERIENCE
All features included.
No bolt-ons needed.
The tools your team needs, built into one connected platform. No bolt-on modules. No piecing your workflow together.
Explore plansTHE MOTIV EXPERIENCEExplore the workspace
Meridian Motors (Demo)
One clear view of the work ahead.
SEE IT MOVE
Every open repair order.
Every next step.
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A repair order, in motion. One clear path from arrival to ready.
- Start from one clear view. Everything active, waiting and ready—at a glance.
- The full story stays together. Customer, vehicle, concern and estimate share one record.
- Turn findings into clear decisions. Pass, attention and urgent items are easy to understand.
- Build and send the estimate. Recommendations become a simple customer choice.
- Keep approval in the workflow. The decision returns to the RO without chasing updates.
- Progress stays visible. Everyone sees the same status—from bay to advisor.
- Close the loop cleanly. Final totals, status and customer handoff—together.
NO DMS SWITCH REQUIREDRUN BOTH UNTIL YOU’RE SURE.
Keep your DMS.
Run MOTIV on top of it.
No rip-and-replace weekend. MOTIV connects to the system you run today. Your team works in MOTIV. Your DMS keeps doing what it does until you decide it doesn’t have to.
ON TOP · MOTIVLive from day one
Your team works here.
Takes over from the separate tools you pay for
- CRM
- Scheduling
- Inspections
- Texting
- Recon
- Reputation
UNDERNEATH · YOUR CURRENT DMS
Keeps doing what it does.
Nothing turned off on day one
THE PATHYou set the pace. We don’t set a clock.
- 01
Run both.
Go live on top of your DMS. Your team works in MOTIV every day while your DMS stays exactly where it is.
- 02
Drop the other apps.
Once your team is running in it, cancel the separate CRM, scheduling, inspections, texting, recon and reputation tools.
- 03
Switch when you’re confident.
Or don’t.CUT OVERWhen your OEM connection is live, pick your day. Your team is already trained and your data is already in.
STAY ON TOPKeep MOTIV on top of your DMS as long as you like. Your price doesn’t change.
Do you need to replace your DMS? No. You choose if and when to switch.
How switching works01 / FEATURES BY DEPARTMENT
Every department.
One direction.
Explore the work across your dealership.
Made for the pace
Sales & CRM
02Every conversation.
A new possibility.
Carry the customer’s story from the first inquiry to the next set of keys. A connected workspace for leads, inventory, appraisals, and the deal.
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Parts
03The right part.
The next job moving.
Build a clearer connection between the parts counter, the service lane, and the work waiting in the bay.
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F&I
04Keep the deal moving.
Make the details count.
A connected handoff from the sales desk to the finance office, with the customer, vehicle, and deal in the same story.
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Body Shop
05From first estimate.
To the final finish.
Keep collision work visible from drop-off to delivery. Give your team a shared understanding of each repair and what needs to happen next.
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Accounting
06The books.
Connected to the work.
Bring the financial side of the dealership closer to the transactions behind it. Clear records, connected departments, and a more coherent month-end.
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Marketing
07Stay in the picture.
Bring the relationship back.
Connect outreach to the customer’s history, vehicle, and next opportunity. Make each conversation more useful than the last.
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Administration
08Take care of the people.
Who take care of the store.
Connect the work behind the work. Bring people, training, payroll, and internal coordination into the same dealership platform.
Explore Administration
YOUR DEPARTMENTS
02 / THE POWER BEHIND THE PLATFORM
Built to keep
you moving.
Four shared capabilities.
Every department connected.
01
Payments
A smoother close.
Connect payment processing and text-to-pay to the visit, the customer, and your cashier workflow.
Explore payments02
Phone & Text
Every conversation, connected.
Keep calls and customer messages close to the record, from the first inquiry to the next service update.
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Reports & Insights
See what moves your store.
Bring department performance and multi-rooftop activity into focus. Move from the big picture to the details behind it.
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Cloud Foundation
One foundation. Everywhere.
Bring your dealership together in a browser-based workspace, with connected records and access controls at the data layer.
Explore cloud foundationMILES / INTELLIGENCE WITH A HUMAN PURPOSE
More intelligence.
More human.
The context to understand. The confidence to respond.
AI that helps your people make every conversation count.
Enhancing human connection. Never replacing it.
Meet MilesMOTIV INTELLIGENCEBUILT AROUND PEOPLE
ContextCoachingClarity
THE HUMAN ADVANTAGE
Miles supports the work.
Your people own the relationship.
MORE FROM MOTIV
Beyond the workflow.
Built around your world.
The people, the culture, and the customer connection.
Bring more of your dealership together.
MOTIV / GARAGE
The relationship
rides along.
A consumer app that keeps vehicle ownership and the dealership relationship close at hand.
Explore garageMOTIV / ACADEMY
Grow the people.
Move the store.
Practical automotive learning that helps your team build skills and carry their learning record forward.
Explore academyMOTIV / WEBSITE HOSTING
Your presence.
Beyond the lot.
Give your dealership an online home connected to the bigger MOTIV experience.
Explore website hostingMOTIV / DEALER STORE
Your dealership.
Your storefront.
Give your team a central place to discover and order dealership merchandise.
Explore dealer storeMOTIV / EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
Good work deserves
to be seen.
Celebrate employee contributions, team milestones, and the people who make a difference.
Explore employee recognitionMOTIV / INTRANET
One place to
find your footing.
Bring company news, policies, and shared resources together in a home for your dealership team.
Explore intranetMOTIV / TEAM COMMUNICATIONS
Keep everyone
in the conversation.
Connect the people across departments with a shared place for internal conversations and coordination.
Explore team communicationsMOTIV / TASK MANAGEMENT
Clear next steps.
Shared momentum.
Organize assignments, owners, and follow-through so the next action stays visible.
Explore task managementMOTIV / ROUTE PLANNER
Every stop.
A clear direction.
Organize pickups, deliveries, and multi-stop trips with the people and details behind each stop.
Explore route planner03 / SECURITY & DATA OWNERSHIPBUILT ON THE DRIVE.
Your data.
Your dealership.
Your call.
The relationships are yours. The records should be, too. Security and portability belong at the foundation of your dealership software.
THE OWNERSHIP PRINCIPLE
Your customers. Your repair orders.
Your deals. Your history.
Protection in every layer.
Encrypted data, role-based access, multi-factor authentication, and a foundation built around dealership separation.
Freedom to take your data.
Export your dealership records in standard formats. No export fee. Your data remains yours when you leave.
Clarity about how it’s used.
Understand the role of service providers, AI processing, and your dealership’s instructions in the privacy policy.
Built by someone
who still works
the drive.
The early starts. The last deliveries. The pride in getting it right.
From the detail bay to sales to service management, founder Bode Manzitto has spent fourteen years living the workflows MOTIV is built to improve.
Software shaped by the people who use it. That’s our drive.
The story behind MOTIVTHE MOTIV JOURNAL
A sharper perspective.
For the whole store.
MARKET WATCH
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BUYER'S GUIDEBest DMS for a Service Department: What to Actually Look For
COMPARISONCDK Alternatives in 2026: An Honest Comparison for Dealers
AN INVITATION TO BUILD WHAT COMES NEXT
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Part of our foundation.
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Enrollment closes December 31, 2026.
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