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The world is quickly turning towards digital technology, and people from numerous industries are trying to convert to this shift as soon as possible. Software and apps have made everything easy and effortless that the business owners can leverage it to the maximum. Incoporating software and other new technologies into the automotive industry is going to affect the industry in so many ways. As this delivers a lot of productivity, efficiency and financial benefits and helps in the management of garages. ENGARAGE have been named as one of the top must-haves in the automobile industry trends. Importance Of Software Development In The Automotive Industry Today, the world is circulate around computers, mobile phones and networks. It is quite tough to imagine a place without these things in our lives. From ordering food to a doctor consultation, you can do pretty much everything right from your home, infact right from your mobile phone wherever you are. As everything is computerized, almost every industry out there is trying to comprise these digital technologies and offer better service for its customers. The automotive industry is no exception because using digital technologies and offer better service for its customers. The automotive industry is no exception because using digital technologies in this sector will reduce a ton of your workload by providing and efficiencies, which both you the service providers and your customers can make use of it pretty effectively. Benefits Of ENGARAGE In Your Automotive Business 1. Easily Book Vehicle Appointment Garages are difficult to manage, and there are times when it is understaffed with multiple tasks to complete flying in from every direction possible. It is not easy to manage request at a time & this is where the effectiveness of customer booking via ENGARAGE raises the game and software steps in the picture to do the heavy lifting. This function will allow the customers to book their car service or repair by selecting the date and available time slots for the garage visit. With this technology, the staff will be able to serve them at that time without any hassle. Everything can be schedule for a particular date and amount of time, which reduces the stress for customers as well as the staff on the front counter or in the office. This smooth process of vehicle booking for log book services or repairs will give you back the time to engage in meaningful conversation with your customers. 2. Enablement Of Digital Inspection The automotive industry was pretty skeptical about digital inspection at first. But believe me, this technology has so many benefits, and it’s here to stay! So, if you are trying to incorporate this technology into your business, then it is high time for you to get this done. The manual or paper vehicle inspection takes up a lot of time and that’s not the best use of your mechanic’s time, right? Digital inspection can reduce this time challenge with ease. The technology enables all your checklist to be either a tick and flick or you may have more detailed checks it doesnt really matter. The instant notification to your customer will speed up the approval process and certainly build trust. This smart technology will reduce workload so that staff can concentrate on other works like working on the next vehicle rather than spending their time on filing out and attaching manual paper inspections. 3. Simple Job Scheduling Usually, car workshop have a reasonable number of employees, and during busy times it becomes difficult to manage them. With a lot of vehicles coming in for service or repair, it is not easy for the staff to get things done and keep track of it. This scenario is the reason why every workshop, garage workshop should invest in the right automotive software. This software will manage the planning of customer appointments and scheduling of the jobs for your mechanic or bays, which mean less confucion and total control. The schedule displays the date and time, the reason for the booking, customer information and which mechanic has been scheduled to work on it, as things change so fast on daily basis having the ability to reschedule to another mechanic or another day gives you the flexibility to manage your garage schedule with ease. 4. Assistance From Digital Reports Succesful garages require a strong set of reports that gives them visibility to track performance and measure key metrics including streamline reporting that helps you drilldown to identify the most profitable part of your business. Your entire paperwork trail can be reduced if not eliminated with the help of software. The cloud based flexible reporting should give you access in real time from any device making work feel like holiday. Move Onwards Check out ENGARAGE one of the best automotive managament software platform present in the market. It is the innovative digital solution in the auto mechanical sector, offering all the required features for workshops and their customers. This software provides you with all the benefits mentioned above. So, why dont you give it a try and streamline your entire automotive business with ease!

The Pomen team with founder Syed Zulhilmi Tuan Sharif who is also CEO, second from left. Being stuck in the middle of the road from a car breakdown is a nightmare that can throw a spanner in our hectic everyday life.  Pomen Autodata Sdn Bhd (Pomen), which claims to be Malaysia’s leading automotive maintenance platform, offers 24/7 assistance for Malaysian drivers, connecting them to an ecosystem of registered workshops through its app. The perfect solution to help book or make reservations with the nearest workshop, Pomen introduced the service in 2019. The app takes its name from the Bahasa Malaysia slang used for “foreman”. To date, the app has been downloaded over 25,000 times with an average growth increase of 10% per month. Although the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting MCO brought a new set of challenges to businesses, Pomen sees the situation as a stepping stone to develop its business further. “We found that after the first MCO in March 2020, downloads of our app increased by 50%. Many car owners have taken the opportunity to perform services such as changing batteries and engine oil at home when the car is unutilised. With the POMEN app, they can easily make reservations with workshops at their own convenience. Convenience is the key as during the MCO, car owners seem to place both convenience and safety as their main priorities,” said Syed Zulhilmi Tuan Sharif, Pomen’s founder and CEO. Pomen Autodata is a Scaleup Malaysia company as well, from its recently announced second cohort. It received US$60,800 (RM250,000) funding. In another boost to the startup, Pomen’s latest update featured its collaboration with Petronas Lubricants Marketing Malaysia. This version includes the nine Klang Valley branches of Petronas AutoExpert workshops that are listed in the app’s directory of authorised workshops and are available for all POMEN members and users. While all users have to register their details to use the app, members need to register their car details as well. This helps Pomen monitor for fraud and unfair pricing. To date, there are more than 600 workshops registered in the app located around the Klang Valley, Johor, Penang, as well as in other major cities. Among the services offered include vehicle service, battery replacement or jump-start, tire replacement as well as repairing damage from accidents. In addition, the app has features such as real-time tracking services and transparent pricing. Users also enjoy free membership from the app to prevent any incidents of fraud by unauthorised workshops.  Pomen is a recipient of a US$121,500 (RM500,000) CIP Ignite (II) grant from Cradle and one of the winners of the Petronas FutureTech Accelerator Program that was selected from the Silicon Valley Immersion Program. The app can be downloaded on the Google Play Store platform or the Apple App Store or can be accessed directly at https://download.pomenapp.com. Original article : https://www.digitalnewsasia.com/startups/auto-maintenance-app-pomen-clocks-over-25000-downloads

Congratulations to POMEN who received an RM500,000 grant last week from Teraju Superb 2020. The SUPERB programme or formerly known as the Bumiputera Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme known is a competition-based business pitching programme that raises new and imaginatibe business concepts as a competition theme. The key objectives of this initiative set up are to recognise competitive Bumiputera start-up entrepreneurs who bring creative and innovative methods to the development of their goods and enterprises. SUPERB has succesfully created 183 Bumiputera start-up entrereneurs and has helped to realise their business ventures at a higher level since SUPERB was launched in 2014.

PETRONAS FutureTech, an accelerator programme to encourage local innovations and support Malaysian startups, held its first Demo Day with 19 startups from the energy, industry, and digital innovation sectors recently. The programme under the PETRONAS Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) arm aims to discover and nurture local technology entrepreneurs and contribute to a tech-driven startup ecosystem for Malaysia. The first batch of startups pitched their business solutions to an audience of venture capitalists, top executives from Malaysian Government Agencies and GLCs, and other members of the Malaysian and regional startup ecosystem. Out of the batch, three startups were selected to take part in a two-week global immersion programme hosted by 500 Startups in San Francisco in early 2020. The startups are POMEN, an automotive aftermarket platform that connects car and motorcycle owners with nearby workshops and mechanics, GA Alliance, a platform that brings together financial professional expertise with digital solutions to transform accounting and AdEasy, a platform for offline ad space. Source: PETRONAS FB Page