How To Load Motorhome & Caravan Listings (incl Export to NZMCD)

How To Load Motorhome & Caravan Listings (incl Export to NZMCD)

AutoPlay can be used as the portal to get listings on to https:/www.nzmcd.co.nz.  Vehicles loaded to AutoPlay for dealers signed up to NZMCD are automatically sent to the website for display.  



 

There are two ways to get Listings on to NZMCD.co.nz through AutoPlay;

  1. Manually Load - manually load your listings to autoplayauto.com (via smartphone, tablet or desktop using Safari/Chrome)
  2. Automatic Import - send your listing file to autoplayauto.com from your DMS or other 3rd party system (please contact support@autoplay.co.nz to find out more about this process)

 


 

TO LOAD LISTINGS MANUALLY TO AUTOPLAYAUTO.COM

 

1. To begin loading Motorhome or Caravan listings into AutoPlay login to AutoPlay at https://autoplayauto.com/.  If you cannot login you can reset your password via the link on the login screen and you will be emailed a link to reset your password.  If you have any issues with logging in please contact support@autoplay.co.nz

 

2.  To begin loading listings click on LISTINGS in the left hand side navigation menu

 

 

3. All of your previously loaded listings will be shown here.  To begin loading a new listing click on the + button on the far top right of the screen.

 


4.  Add New Listing  

Add some details to your new listing.  Mandatory fields are marked with an *

- Yard - Your account will default to a single Yard.  If you have multiple Yards you can select them here.

- Type - Your account will default to Motorhome / Caravan.

- Stock No - You must enter a stock number.  Each stock number must be unique and can only be used once.

- You must enter at least one of VIN, Rego and Chassis Number

Click ADD when ready to move to the next step.

 


 

5.  Images

The next step is to add images to your listing.  You can do so by expanding the 'View Images' section, and clicking on 'EDIT'.

 

 

There are 3 options to load images.

(1) - 'Take Picture' - If your device has a built in camera (smartphone or tablet) you can take photos directly from AutoPlayAuto.com

(2) - 'Image Bank' - If you have images pre-loaded in AutoPlay under Settings>Listing Settings>Images you can reuse these images on listings

(3) - 'Select Local File' - If you have the photos saved on your PC you can click on 'Select Local File' to upload these

 

 

Once images are loaded you can drag and drop to change the order they display in.  To remove a specific image select the image and click on the Trash icon.

 

 

When you are happy with your images click on 'FINISH'.  You can return to edit your images at any time.  

 


6.  Specifications

Next you need to complete all the additional information required to create your listing - starting with SPECIFICATIONS. 

 

 

In the Specifications section you can enter;

- Year (mandatory)

- Make (mandatory) - if you cannot find the make you wish to load contact support@autoplay.co.nz and we will add the make for you

- Model (mandatory) - choose the Model from the drop down.  This list will be limited by what you have specified as the Make.  If you cannot find the correct Model you can click on 'ADD' to create a new one.  Please help contribute to keeping this list tidy by first searching for the appropriate Make before creating a new one.  



- Variant (free text)

- Subtitle (free text)

- Odometer

- Transmission

- Drive

- Fuel Type

 

7.  General

The next step is to add a few more details to your listing.

 

 

 

- Yard - will already be populated from the initial loading screen

- Status - Make sure your listing is 'Current' in order to display on NZMCD.  When you sell the vehicle you can change this to 'DELETED' to remove the listing from displaying online.
- Type - Locked to Motorhome/Caravan
- Body Type - this is a mandatory field.  Select the type of Motorhome/Caravan you wish to create

 

- VIN, Chassis No, Rego - will pull through from the initial loading screen

- Enter the WOF/COF Expiry or Rego Expiry if available
- Options - click New or Demo if the vehicle is not Used.
- Make sure to check the NZMCD checkbox to ensure it displays on NZMCD.co.nz


 

8.  Fuel & Safety

- Add in the Fuel Type

- Fuel Star Ratings and Safety Ratings are not able to be populated for Motorhomes and Caravans in AutoPlay.  To enter any of this info you can type into the Features or Comments fields

 

9.  Features & Comments

To add Features to your listing click on the 'EDIT' button.  Here you can check as many features as you like.  As the list can be quite long it may be helpful to used the built in search field to narrow down the visible features.  When you have selected the Features you want to you can click on 'SAVE'.  If the feature you want to load is not displayed here you can manually type it into the Features column and request we add it via support@autoplay.co.nz

 

 

Comments can be typed into directly to tell a story about the vehicle.  You can paste into the field using CTRL-V but please make sure to check that no unexpected characters have been pasted into your Comments.

 

10. Pricing

You can add a Price via the 'Price' field in the Pricing section.  

 

 

11.  SAVE

When you are happy with your listing click on SAVE to proceed, and CLOSE to return to your listings.

 

 

12.  CONGRATS - You have just created a new listing.  


 

 


 

TO DELETE MANUALLY LOADED LISTINGS FROM AUTOPLAYAUTO.COM (&NZMCD)

 

When the vehicle has been sold you can remove the listing from AutoPlay to automatically remove it from NZMCD.co.nz.  Manually deleting listings only works when the listing was manually created in the first place.  If the listing was imported from a DMS or similar system it must be marked as Sold/Deleted in the system where it is managed.  

 

1.  First find the listing you wish to remove via the keyword search box.  Typing in the stock number or the rego is the easiest approach but there are other filters available should you need them.  

 

 

2.  Once you have found the listing click on it to open it up.  Scroll down to the 'GENERAL' section and find the 'Status' field.  Any listing that is online will be shown as 'Current'.  To remove the listing from AutoPlayAuto.com change the listing to 'Deleted' and it will be automatically removed from the NZMCD website.  

 

 

You can filter your Deleted Listings from the Dashboard by changing the Status filter to 'Deleted'


Any listing with the Status changed to 'Deleted' will still be retrievable in AutoPlayAuto.com if you ever want to relist (Deleted listings are held for 12 months and images are stored for 3 months).  If you want to purge the listing completely you can instead click on the 3 dots on the top right of the screen, and select the 'Delete' option.  Note if a listing is Deleted using this method it will NOT be able to be retrieved.  

 

 

 


 

TO EXPORT LISTINGS TO NZMCD


In order to Export listings to NZMCD you must ensure the 'NZMCD' checkbox is ticket in AutoPlayAuto.com.  This check box is available in the 'General' section on each listing.  The 'NZMCD' checkbox is only visible to dealers we provision in the 'NZMCD APSR Dealer Group'.



 

To remove the listing from NZMCD simply uncheck the ticked 'NZMCD' checkbox and the listing will be removed.

If you Delete a listing or change the Listing Status to Deleted it will automatically remove the listing from the NZMCD website even if the NZMCD tick box is still ticked. 

When viewing all your listings in AutoPlay you can easily find listings you have pushed onto NZMCD.co.nz and filter under the 'BRAND' drop down.  Here you will see a filter for NZMCD with options for 'Listed' (NZMCD checkbox ticked) and Not Listed (NZMCD checkbox not ticked).




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