Monthly Dealer Strategy
5-section strategic monthly report: brand share, depreciation, market trends, inventory, and supply
Purpose
Monthly Dealer Strategy runs a comprehensive 5-section report on the first Monday of each month using three parallel sub-agents. Brand performance and market trends from the brand-market-analyst agent, demand-to-supply ratios and turn rates from the market-demand-agent, and lot composition from the lot-scanner — all running simultaneously to minimize total run time.
The output gives the dealer a complete strategic picture: how their OEM brand is performing in their state (market share with month-over-month bps change), which models in their lot are depreciating fastest, what the broader market demand looks like, and a 30-day action plan with five prioritized items by estimated dollar impact.
How It Works
Execution flow. MCP tool calls are shown inline on each step.
↔ Parallel Execution
Spawn lot-scanner in facets-only mode to get top 5 make/model combos from the dealer's current inventory without fetching individual listings.
get_sold_summarySpawn market-demand-agent to generate D/S ratios and turn rates for dealer's state using prior month sold data.
get_sold_summarySpawn brand-market-analyst agent to calculate brand share with MoM bps change and market trends across current, prior, and 3-months-ago periods.
get_sold_summaryAfter lot-scanner returns top 5 models: pull sold summary for each model at current month and 3 months ago. Flag models with >1.5%/month depreciation.
search_active_carsPull active inventory facets by make and body type with price and DOM stats for the local market.
MCP Tool Calls
| Tool | Calls | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
get_sold_summary | 10-15 | Brand share (2 periods), market demand D/S, turn rates, depreciation (2 periods × 5 models) |
search_active_cars | 2-3 | Supply-side overview facets + lot composition via lot-scanner |
Example Output
MONTHLY DEALER STRATEGY REPORT — February 2026 Dallas Toyota | Texas | Franchise Prepared: March 3, 2026 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ SECTION 1 — BRAND PERFORMANCE Toyota: 16.2% share (up 40 bps from Jan) — #1 in Texas Ford: 15.2% share (down 80 bps) — losing ground in trucks Your brand vs prior month: GAINING — 2nd consecutive month up SECTION 2 — DEPRECIATION WATCH (your top 5 models) Model 3mo Avg Price Now Avg Price Monthly Rate Flag 2022 RAV4 XLE $32,800 $29,850 -1.44%/mo ACCELERATING ⚠ 2021 Camry SE $21,200 $19,900 -1.02%/mo Normal 2023 Tacoma SR5 $38,100 $37,600 -0.44%/mo Stable ✓ 2021 Corolla LE $17,800 $16,200 -2.37%/mo HIGH RISK ⚠ 2022 Highlander $41,200 $39,800 -1.14%/mo Normal SECTION 3 — MARKET TRENDS SUVs: 33% of TX market, D/S = 1.81 (under-supplied) Sedans: 19% of market, D/S = 1.11 (balanced) EVs: 8.2% penetration (up 110 bps from Jan) SECTION 4 — INVENTORY INTELLIGENCE Top under-supplied: Tacoma (D/S 2.71), CR-V (2.31), F-150 (2.24) Aging >60 DOM: 3 units | Floor plan burn: $2,415/mo SECTION 5 — SUPPLY-SIDE OVERVIEW Local market: 4,821 used units, median ask $28,400, avg DOM 34d 30-DAY ACTION PLAN 1. Reprice Corolla aged units — accelerating at 2.37%/mo 2. Acquire 2 Tacomas at auction this week (D/S 2.71) 3. Reduce 2021 Malibu (94 DOM) immediately 4. Monitor RAV4 depreciation — may need auction pricing floor 5. Add 1-2 CR-Vs to lot — D/S 2.31, fastest turning non-truck
Cost Estimate
1 monthly run ≈ $0.22 – $0.90/month
Limitations
- US-focused. UK dealers receive only Section 5 (supply-side overview) — Sections 1-4 require get_sold_summary which is US-only.
- Requires dealer_id in profile for lot-scanner to pull lot composition. Without it, depreciation watch still runs but uses user-provided model list.
- Three parallel agents run independently — if any agent encounters an API error, that section will be missing from the assembled report.
- Run time is 3-6 minutes depending on lot size and API response times for the parallel agent wave.
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