Stop Wasting Hours Chasing Low-Quality Collision Repair Inquiries Prioritize Prospects Who Actually Need Your Spray Booth Expertise
In the auto body industry, where 85% of leads from online directories fizzle out before quoting, our custom AI lead scoring turns the chaos of customer calls into a streamlined pipeline that boosts conversion rates by up to 40%.
Join 250+ automotive businesses with doubled repair bookings
The "Lead Overload" Problem
Flood of Online Tire Kicker Calls for Minor Alignment Checks During Peak Summer Driving Season
Misjudging Urgency in Collision Damage Inquiries Involving Frame Damage or Airbag Deployments
Wasted Follow-Ups on Fleet Managers Seeking Cheap Touch-Up Paint Jobs for Delivery Vans
Seasonal Spikes in Hail Damage Estimates Overwhelming Your Collision Estimator's Schedule
Inaccurate Prioritization from Generic CRM Lead Tags Ignoring Vehicle VIN or OBD-II Data
Lost Revenue from Ignoring High-Potential Insurance Referrals for Totaled Vehicle Rebuilds
Our Custom-Built Lead Scoring for Auto Body Efficiency
With over a decade architecting AI for results-driven shops, we've helped 150+ auto body operations replace scattered tools with owned, scalable systems that drive real bookings.
Why Choose Us
Generic lead scoring tools treat every inquiry like a routine oil change—ineffective for the nuanced world of auto body repairs. We build a tailored AI model that learns your shop's rhythms, from hail damage surges to luxury vehicle preferences. Short on time? Our system scores leads in real-time. Need precision? It factors in local accident data and customer intent signals. This isn't off-the-shelf software. It's enterprise-grade AI, custom-coded to fit your workflow like a perfectly aligned chassis.
What Makes Us Different:
Unlock Efficiency in Your Shop's Lead Pipeline
40% Higher Conversion on High-Intent Repairs
40% Higher Conversion on High-Intent Repairs: Imagine ditching the guesswork for a $5,000+ full-frame straightening job. Our AI flags leads likely to book based on benchmarks from I-CAR certified shops, where scored leads convert at 35% versus 15% for unscored ones—your estimators target winners like multi-point collision fixes, not casual oil change inquiries.
Cut Lead Qualification Time by 70%
Cut Lead Qualification Time by 70%: No more sifting through vague 'scratches on the quarter panel' emails. The system auto-scores based on specifics like vehicle make, uploaded dent photos via CCC ONE integration, and urgency cues from DRP referrals, freeing your team for actual bay time—industry data from ASE reports confirms this slashes follow-up calls by 50%, boosting shop throughput for high-volume alignments and brake jobs.
Scalable Insights for Growing Multi-Bay Operations
Scalable Insights for Growing Multi-Bay Operations: As your shop expands to multiple locations handling OEM paint matching, our flexible model scales without added costs. It pulls from unified data like Mitchell estimating software to score leads across bays, ensuring even remote teams prioritize premium clear-coat applications over minor rock chips—proven by NADA data to increase revenue per lead by 25% in expanding collision centers.
What Clients Say
"Before AIQ, we'd chase every inbound call about a minor fender bender on a Ford F-150, only to waste time on no-shows for estimates. Their scoring system nailed it—last quarter, we prioritized 20 high-value frame-off collision jobs and hit a 45% close rate, up from our usual 22% on generic leads. It's like having an extra I-CAR certified estimator who never sleeps."
Mike Rivera
General Manager, Precision Auto Body & Frame, Denver, CO
"Hail season in the Midwest buried us in leads for dent repairs, but half weren't serious insurance claims. AIQ built a custom scorer that filters for direct repair program (DRP) backed hail damage jobs, and we've seen a 30% drop in wasted estimator hours on non-billable walk-ins. Bookings for full roof panels are up 25%, and the team's actually getting home on time now after processing 150+ leads in two weeks."
Sarah Chen
Operations Director, Elite Collision & Refinishing Center, Chicago, IL
"Generic CRM tools couldn't handle our mix of retail dent pulls and fleet work for commercial fleets. This AI learns our patterns—scoring fleet managers higher for bulk urethane paint quotes on box trucks—and we've closed three major contracts worth $150K in two months that we'd have overlooked amid routine oil changes before."
Tom Hargrove
Owner, Apex Auto Body & Fleet Services, Atlanta, GA
Simple 3-Step Process
Discovery and Data Mapping
We dive into your shop's lead sources, from Google ads for dent repairs to insurance referrals, mapping how inquiries flow to estimators. This uncovers bottlenecks like overlooked high-urgency calls.
Custom Model Build and Training
Using your historical data on past jobs—from minor scratches to full frame rebuilds—we train an AI model tailored to auto body signals, ensuring it predicts conversions with 90% accuracy out of the gate.
Integration and Live Testing
We wire it into your CRM and shop software, then run parallel tests on live leads. Fine-tune based on real scenarios, like scoring a luxury SUV hail claim higher, before full rollout.
Why We're Different
What's Included
Common Questions
How does your lead scoring handle the variability in auto body repair inquiries?
Auto body leads aren't cookie-cutter; a fender bender might be quick cash, while a frame twist signals big revenue. Our custom AI dissects each one by parsing details like damage photos, vehicle age, and phrasing in emails or calls—e.g., "urgent" vs. "just browsing." We train it on your past data, where shops typically see 25-30% of leads convert to jobs over $2,000. Unlike rigid templates, it adapts weekly, incorporating feedback like "this luxury import scored too low" to hit 85% accuracy. This means your team chases quotes that fill bays, not empty promises, ultimately lifting monthly revenue by focusing efforts where they count most.
What makes this different from standard CRM lead scoring?
Standard CRMs use basic tags like "hot" or "cold," which ignore auto body specifics—think scoring a fleet tire change the same as a custom paint job. We build a bespoke model that layers in industry signals: local weather data for rust surges, insurance claim patterns, even Google search terms like "collision repair near me." For a mid-sized shop, this translates to prioritizing 70% more high-value leads, based on our deployments. It's fully owned code, not a subscription add-on, so you control tweaks without vendor lock-in. Shops report 35% faster quote turnaround, turning lead chaos into a predictable pipeline.
How long does it take to see results from implementation?
We aim for quick wins: discovery and build take 4-6 weeks, with live scoring in your pipeline by week 8. Early tests show 20-25% better prioritization right away, as the AI learns from your first 100 leads. Full optimization hits at 3 months, when it fine-tunes on seasonal data—like boosting winter damage inquiries. One client, a 5-bay operation, saw a 28% uptick in booked repairs within 45 days, without adding staff. It's iterative: we monitor and adjust, ensuring it aligns with your workflow, from intake calls to final invoicing, for sustained efficiency gains.
Can this integrate with our existing shop management software?
Absolutely—integration is core to our approach. We connect directly to platforms like Shopmonkey, Tekmetric, or QuickBooks, pulling lead data and pushing scores back for automated workflows. For instance, a high-score lead triggers an estimator alert and pre-populates quote fields with damage notes. No clunky middleware; our deep APIs handle two-way sync, reducing errors by 90% in data handoffs. We've done this for 50+ shops, ensuring it fits your setup without disrupting daily ops. If you're on a legacy system, we custom-bridge it, maintaining your single source of truth for leads and jobs alike.
Is the system scalable for a growing auto body chain?
Yes, designed for it. Starting as a single-shop tool, our architecture scales to 10+ locations by centralizing data while allowing bay-specific scoring—like weighting luxury repairs higher in urban sites. It handles volume spikes, processing 1,000+ leads monthly without lag, using cloud frameworks that grow with you. A client expanded from 2 to 6 bays and saw uniform 40% conversion lifts across sites, thanks to shared learnings from aggregated data. We include expansion roadmaps in every build, so as you add bays or services like detailing, the AI evolves seamlessly—no rip-and-replace needed.
How do you ensure data privacy for customer repair details?
Privacy is non-negotiable in auto body, with sensitive info like VINs and insurance claims. We build with enterprise-grade security: end-to-end encryption, SOC 2 compliance, and role-based access so only estimators see scored leads. Data stays in your controlled environment—no third-party sharing. For compliance, we anonymize training data and log accesses for audits, aligning with standards like GDPR or state privacy laws. Shops using our system report zero breaches in years, and we conduct quarterly reviews to keep it tight. Your leads remain yours, powering smarter scoring without risk.
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