Your Garage

Source inventory from consumers’ garages

Quality low-mileage used cars remain in short supply, so we’re excited to share that we’re launching a new feature with a big campaign to connect more consumers (and their current vehicles) with local dealerships.


The new Your Garage feature on Cars.com empowers consumers to save vehicles to their account to track, forecast, and then cash-in their value.

Your Garage gives consumers two different ways to begin their car selling journey:

• Get instant offer, which asks for just a few more details and photos, and then provides an exact cash offer (pending inspection) from a local dealership that is leveraging AccuTrade to instantly appraise cars on Cars.com, their website, and in-store.
• List your car for free, which guides the consumers to create their own listing on Cars.com, respond to leads, and ultimately sell the car privately on their own. Consumers who choose this option will receive ongoing reminders throughout that process that they can skip the hassle by cashing-in an instant offer at a local dealership instead. 

“>Either way, the consumer is being educated on the value of their car and the opportunity to sell to a local dealer quickly and easily. Our mission is to provide the best consumer experience, funnel more vehicle acquisition opportunities directly to our dealers, and set the right expectations for seamless transactions with transparent appraisals. Win-win-win.

Try it out for yourself!

Look out for the Your Garage campaign

To get the word out to consumers about this helpful new feature, Your Garage will be promoted everywhere from live sports to Tik Tok and podcasts. Check out our new campaign spot that highlights how tracking your vehicle’s value on Cars.com can come in handy when you realize your growing family is growing a little too big for your current interior. 

We are investing big in this campaign (after a record-breaking year for traffic in 2023) because growing our audience with more authenticated consumers and their current vehicle data will help drive more high-quality opportunities to you on Cars.com and through our in-market media solutions. 

Reduce your dependency on auctions

Cars.com is just one of the consumer inventory streams you can unlock by leveraging AccuTrade, our industry-leading appraisal technology. 


A recent update of our online appraisal experience — which you can brand for your dealership and integrate into your website — is generating +50% leads per dealer. 

And the dealers who empower their teams to quickly and confidently appraise vehicles with AccuTrade in their everyday processes, including Sales and Service, are completely transforming their used car profitability. 

That’s because appraising more vehicles = acquiring more vehicles = selling more vehicles. And vehicles acquired directly from consumers through AccuTrade net an additional $2,700 in profit, without needing to spend resources on auctions and transportation. 


Take it from the team at Germain Toyota of Naples, who have completely eliminated their dependence on auctions by using AccuTrade every day. Check it out.