Auto-Mate is the leading developer of computerised management systems for dealers in the automotive industry. The South African company is jointly owned by Britehouse and Management.

Auto-Mate’s goal is to provide systems and services to meet the specific requirements of its users and that enable motor dealerships to operate more effectively, efficiently and profitably.

Adding value to customers is key and central to all that Auto-Mate does and stands for. The flagship Auto-Mate product is its Dealer Management System - a fully integrated software application that is developed, distributed and supported by the company and cohesively caters for the automation and computerisation of all aspects pertaining to managing a motor dealership.

PROGRESS SOFTWARE is the supplier to Auto-Mate of its 4GL software development and database tools and has awarded Auto-Mate the following awards:

An award for 20 years of excellence 1981 to 2001 The Top Revenue Earner Award in both 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2006 The Award for Industry Sector Excellence in 2002 The Partner of the Year Award in 2003.
South African presence
Over 600 South African motor dealerships rely on Auto-Mate’s management system as an integral part of their business. This represents over 9000 individual users making use of the system on a daily basis. Customers range from small dealerships to large multi-site dealer groups and the modular nature of the system makes it scalable for any sized dealerships.
Auto-Mate’s Dealer Management System is endorsed by a number of motor vehicle manufacturers including Toyota, Ford, Mazda, SsangYong, General Motors, Nissan, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Daewoo, Land Rover, Hyundai, Iveco, Volvo, Volkswagen, Kia, Renault, Daihatsu and Mitsubishi.
Many of the importers of Chinese and Indian-manufactured vehicles into South Africa have approved Auto-Mate as a DMS of choice for their dealers.
Auto-Mate is committed to providing the automotive industry with the tools it needs to run an efficient and printable business.
As such, the company continues to develop its products to accommodate changes within the industry and meet the changing needs and challenges of its customers.
African presence
Auto-Mate is represented in 13 countries in Africa, from our neighbours in Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mauritius and Mozambique – through to Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, Bahrain and Ghana.
The success of Auto-Mate in Africa is due the fact that it is stable and robust enough to run on a stand-alone basis in all these countries with no requirement for professional IT staff.
Support for these sites is done locally from our offices in Bryanston, South Africa.