Used car distribution system

Abstract

Used cars circulate through a trade flow of seller ⇒ buyer ⇒ auction ⇒ seller ⇒ buyer, but the distribution costs are high, and there is a tendency for buyers to have an oversupply. [Solution] By providing a website (1) where buyers and sellers can trade directly, the aim is to protect used car sellers who provide employment in rural areas, reduce the distribution costs of used cars, and prevent an oversupply of buyers.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention is a technology that reduces the distribution cost of used vehicles while protecting used vehicle sellers that provide employment in local regions, and prevents purchasers from experiencing oversupply. BACKGROUND ART

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a technology for ensuring the reliability of information on used transactions of railway vehicles, and Patent Document 2 discloses a technology for providing highly reliable information in peer-to-peer sales of used vehicles. PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS PATENT DOCUMENTS

[0003] PATENT DOCUMENT 1 JP 2024-166981 A PATENT DOCUMENT 2 JP 2024-025953 A SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION

[0004] Used vehicles are distributed through a commercial flow of seller ⇒ purchaser ⇒ auction ⇒ seller ⇒ buyer, but online auctions where sellers and buyers conduct direct transactions are also available. Since it is uncertain when a vehicle will be sold on such online auctions, they are difficult to use for sellers who wish to replace their vehicles. In addition, since the used vehicle sales industry contributes to local employment, excessive popularization of online auctions where sellers and buyers conduct direct transactions may adversely affect local employment.

[0005] Vehicle buyers have low capital investment requirements, resulting in low barriers to entry and a tendency towards oversupply. The ability to research used car prices across Japan online reduces the need for auction venues. Auction venues are far fewer in number than sellers, and the employment opportunities they offer are limited. Therefore, providing technology that reduces the cost of used car distribution by facilitating direct transactions between buyers and sellers, attracting skilled personnel, and ensuring the reliability of vehicle information will promote the circulation of used cars. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] To achieve the above objective, the used car distribution system according to the present invention includes a website, the website includes a buyer registration section for registering vehicle buyers and the areas in which the buyers are responsible, an appraisal request section for requesting a vehicle appraisal from a buyer in the buyer registration section by specifying an area, an appraisal result registration section for registering the appraisal results including the vehicle model, year of manufacture, and mileage of a buyer in the buyer registration section who has been requested to appraise a vehicle by the appraisal request section, a purchase price registration section for registering the vehicle purchase price according to the appraisal results including the vehicle model, year of manufacture, and mileage of a vehicle, and a purchase price determination section for determining the vehicle purchase price based on the appraisal results registered in the appraisal result registration section and the purchase price according to the appraisal results registered in the purchase price registration section.

[0007] The aforementioned website includes a seller registration section where vehicle sellers register, and a vehicle disclosure section where, after a buyer from the buyer registration section receives a request from the appraisal request section and purchases the vehicle from the seller, the buyer publishes photos of the vehicle's interior and exterior, as well as the appraisal results from the appraisal result registration section, to the seller in the seller registration section.

[0008] The aforementioned website includes a purchase section in which sellers in the seller registration section purchase vehicles that have been made public in the vehicle public section, and the purchase section includes an authority granting section that grants the sellers in the seller registration section who have purchased a vehicle made public in the vehicle public section the authority to set the selling price of the vehicle in the vehicle public section.

[0009] The website includes an upper limit price setting unit that sets an upper limit on the vehicle sales price that can be set in the vehicle publication unit by the authorization granting unit, according to the appraisal result of the appraisal result registration unit, and a publication permission unit that permits internet publication of the vehicle publication unit when the sales price of the vehicle in the vehicle publication unit set by the seller in the seller registration unit with the authorization granted by the authorization granting unit is less than or equal to the upper limit price set by the upper limit price setting unit.

[0010] The aforementioned website includes a purchase registration section that registers the purchased vehicle and the date for each purchaser in the purchaser registration section when a purchaser in the purchaser registration section, who has received a request for a vehicle purchase appraisal from a vehicle seller in the appraisal request section, purchases the vehicle, and a vehicle counting section that aggregates the number of vehicles registered in the purchase registration section within a specified period for each purchaser in the purchaser registration section.

[0011] The aforementioned website includes a reward registration section in which the reward for the number of vehicles purchased in each assigned area is registered, and a reward determination section that determines the buyer's reward based on the assigned area of ​​the buyer registered in the buyer registration section, the number of vehicles purchased compiled by the vehicle counting section, and the reward for the number of vehicles purchased in each assigned area registered in the reward registration section.

[0012] The aforementioned website includes a vehicle counting unit that calculates the average number of vehicles purchased by buyers in the Buyer Registration Unit for each assigned region registered in the Buyer Registration Unit, within a specified period compiled by the Vehicle Counting Unit, and divides this by the number of buyers registered in the assigned region of the Buyer Registration Unit to calculate the average number of vehicles purchased. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the distribution costs of used cars and promote the distribution of used cars by ensuring the quality of buyers and the accuracy of the information being distributed. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0014] [Figure 1]A diagram illustrating the schematic configuration of a used vehicle distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] A flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of a used vehicle distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0015] Hereinafter, embodiments of the used car distribution system 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0016] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating the general configuration of the used car distribution system 100.

[0017] The used car distribution system 100 consists of Website 1.

[0018] Website 1 includes a buyer registration section 2, an appraisal request section 3, an appraisal result registration section 4, a purchase price registration section 5, a purchase price determination section 6, a seller registration section 7, a vehicle listing section 8, a purchase section 9, an authorization granting section 10, an upper limit price setting section 11, a listing permission section 12, a purchase registration section 13, a vehicle count aggregation section 14, a reward registration section 15, a reward determination section 16, and a vehicle average section 17.

[0019] The Used Car Distribution System 100 aims to reduce distribution costs by enabling direct transactions between used car buyers and sellers, attract talented personnel, and promote the circulation of used cars by ensuring the reliability of information on the vehicles being traded. Existing used car buyers profit from the difference between the auction price and the purchase price, so their goal is to buy cars cheaply from sellers, which places a heavy burden on those involved in the buying process.

[0020] For this purpose, the used car distribution system 100 is provided with a website 1, and the website 1 is provided with a purchaser registration unit 2 for registering vehicle purchasers and the areas they are responsible for, an assessment request unit 3 that allows a vehicle seller to specify an area and request a vehicle purchase assessment from the purchasers in the purchaser registration unit 2, an assessment result registration unit 4 where the purchaser from the purchaser registration unit 2 who has received the vehicle purchase assessment request via the assessment request unit 3 performs the vehicle purchase assessment specified by the seller and registers the assessment result including the vehicle model, year of manufacture, and mileage, a purchase price registration unit 5 in which vehicle purchase prices corresponding to assessment results including the vehicle model, year of manufacture, and mileage are registered, and a purchase price determination unit 6 that determines the vehicle purchase price based on the assessment result registered in the assessment result registration unit 4 and the purchase price corresponding to the assessment result registered in the purchase price registration unit 5.

[0021] By determining the purchase price in this manner, used car purchasers no longer have the incentive to assess vehicles at an unreasonably low price. The prices registered in the purchase price registration unit 5 of the website 1 are amounts obtained by deducting a fixed commission from the selling price of used cars of the same model for buyers. Since vehicles with high new car selling prices are purchased by wealthy individuals and their used car selling prices are also high, it is assumed that for the purpose of correcting disparities, a higher commission is set for vehicles with high used car selling prices, and a lower commission is set for low-priced vehicles.

[0022] Since it is impossible for ordinary enterprises that are forced to pursue profits to perform price determination in this manner, the used car distribution system 100 is operated by a government agency, with private purchasers registering on it. Since purchasers have low capital investment requirements and their performance can be evaluated based on the number of vehicles they purchase, it is assumed that the persons registering as purchasers in the purchaser registration unit 2 of the website 1 are individual business owners holding the qualification of small vehicle assessor, or corporations (incorporated individual business owners).

[0023] Since sole proprietors have low social insurance contributions and high tax payments, it is desirable to register as a legal entity in the used car distribution system 100. For persons living in rental housing to register a legal entity, it is necessary to rent an office. Therefore, while acting as a purchaser in the purchaser registration unit 2 of the website 1, the local government overseeing the assigned area provides support, and it is desirable to perform legal entity registration using an address owned by the local government.

[0024] It is assumed that a purchaser in the purchaser registration unit 2 of the website 1, who is an employee working at an automobile dealership, registers with the purchaser registration unit 2 after passing the used motor vehicle appraiser skill test, learns practical work through OJT from a purchaser holding the qualification of a small vehicle appraiser for a certain period after registration, and officially starts operations as a purchaser after obtaining the qualification of a small vehicle appraiser.

[0025] In the used car distribution system 100, purchasers and sellers of used cars conduct direct transactions. Therefore, the website 1 is provided with a seller registration unit 7 for vehicle sellers to register, and a vehicle disclosure unit 8 that, after a purchaser from the purchaser registration unit 2 who received a request at the appraisal request unit 4 purchases a vehicle from the seller, discloses photos of the vehicle's interior and exterior and the appraisal results from the appraisal result registration unit 4 to the sellers in the seller registration unit 7.

[0026] A vehicle purchased from a seller by a purchaser in the purchaser registration unit 2 of the website 1 is moved to a storage location designated by the local government overseeing the purchaser's assigned area, and photographs to be disclosed on the vehicle disclosure unit 8 are taken at the storage location under the supervision of local government staff.

[0027] When a seller in the seller registration unit 7 of the website 1 sells a vehicle to a buyer, using the information from the vehicle disclosure unit 8 ensures the reliability of the vehicle information, contributing to improved operational efficiency for sellers and reduced advertising costs. The website 1 is provided with a purchase unit 9 through which sellers in the seller registration unit 7 purchase vehicles disclosed on the vehicle disclosure unit 8, and an authority granting unit 10 that grants the seller in the seller registration unit 7, who has purchased a vehicle disclosed on the vehicle disclosure unit 8 via the purchase unit 9, the authority to set the selling price of the vehicle on the vehicle disclosure unit 8.

[0028] Vehicles purchased through the Purchase Section 9 of Website 1 are moved from the storage location designated by the local government that oversees the area of ​​responsibility of the aforementioned buyer to a location designated by the seller in the Seller Registration Section 7 who purchased the vehicle through the Purchase Section 9.

[0029] To ensure the reliability of vehicle information, the information in the Vehicle Public Information Section 8, which can be edited by sellers in the Seller Registration Section 7 of Website 1, is limited to the sales price. If buyers and sellers can communicate outside of the used car distribution system 100, there is a possibility that a seller may ask a buyer to falsify the Vehicle Public Information Section 8 before purchasing the vehicle. Communication between buyers and sellers outside of the used car distribution system 100 is prohibited, and if the Vehicle Public Information Section 8 is updated after being made public to sellers in the Seller Registration Section 7, the updated content will be checked, and if an improper falsification is confirmed, the buyer who falsified the information will be removed from the Buyer Registration Section 2, and the seller who instructed the falsification will be removed from the Seller Registration Section 7.

[0030] Even if the distribution costs of used cars are reduced, it is meaningless if the costs are passed on to the seller's margin. Website 1 includes an upper limit price setting unit 11 that sets an upper limit on the sales price of vehicles that can be set in the vehicle publication unit 8 by the authorization granting unit 10, according to the appraisal result of the appraisal result registration unit 4, and a publication permission unit 12 that permits internet publication of the vehicle publication unit 8 if the sales price of the vehicle in the vehicle publication unit 8 set by the seller in the seller registration unit 7 with the authority granted by the authorization granting unit 10 is less than or equal to the upper limit price set by the upper limit price setting unit 11.

[0031] The upper limit set by the upper limit price setting section 11 of Website 1 is determined in accordance with the market price of used cars, but it must not exceed the suggested retail price set by the manufacturer at the time of sale within five years of the manufacturer ceasing sales of the same model of vehicle.

[0032] Since the reward paid to the buyer is determined by the number of vehicles purchased, Website 1 includes a purchase registration unit 13 that registers the vehicles and dates purchased by each buyer in the purchase registration unit 2 when a buyer in the purchase registration unit 2, who has received a request for vehicle purchase appraisal from the vehicle seller in the appraisal request unit 4, purchases the vehicles. It also includes a vehicle counting unit 14 that aggregates the number of vehicles registered in the purchase registration unit 13 within a specified period for each buyer in the purchase registration unit 2.

[0033] Since the compensation paid to buyers must be adjusted based on the minimum wage of their respective areas, Website 1 includes a compensation registration unit 15 in which compensation is registered according to the number of vehicles purchased in each area, and a compensation determination unit 16 that determines the buyer's compensation based on the buyer's area of ​​responsibility registered in Buyer Registration Unit 2, the number of vehicles purchased compiled by the Vehicle Counting Unit 14, and the compensation according to the number of vehicles purchased in each area registered in the Compensation Registration Unit 15.

[0034] Since the number of buyers registered in the buyer registration section 2 of website 1 needs to be adjusted according to demand, website 1 includes a vehicle count averaging section 17 that calculates the average number of vehicles purchased by buyers in the buyer registration section 2 for each assigned region, by accumulating the number of vehicles purchased by buyers in the buyer registration section 2 within a specified period, which is compiled by the vehicle count aggregation section 14, and dividing by the number of buyers registered in the assigned region of the buyer registration section 2.

[0035] The local government responsible for overseeing the service area of ​​a buyer registered in the buyer registration section 2 of Website 1 must manage the number of buyers in the buyer registration section 2 so that the average number of units purchased in the service area, calculated by the average unit number section 17 of Website 1, falls within the specified value.

[0036] To ensure the stable operation of the used vehicle distribution system 100, it is necessary to maintain the quality of buyers. To maintain the quality of buyers, it is necessary to pay appropriate compensation to business owners who handle high-value movable property and stabilize their income. Deregistration of buyers is limited to cases such as adjustments due to the average number of vehicles purchased calculated by the average number of vehicles purchased section 17 consistently falling below a certain value, periods in which the number of vehicles purchased is significantly lower than the average number calculated by the average number of vehicles purchased section 17, falsification of information in the vehicle disclosure section 8, frequent rescheduling of appraisal requests received by the appraisal request section 3 due to the buyer's circumstances, and failure to conduct a purchase appraisal without contacting the seller.

[0037] The following explains how the used car distribution system 100 distributes used cars, based on Figure 2.

[0038] In Step S1, the seller of the vehicle specifies a region in the appraisal request section 3 of Website 1, and requests a vehicle appraisal from a buyer in charge of that region in the buyer registration section 2.

[0039] In step S2, the buyers in the buyer registration section 2 of website 1 perform a purchase appraisal of the vehicle specified by the seller of the vehicle for which an appraisal was requested in the appraisal request section 3, and register the appraisal results, including the vehicle model, year of manufacture, and mileage, in the appraisal result registration section 4. The purchase price determination section 6 determines the purchase price of the vehicle based on the purchase price registration section 5, which includes the vehicle model, year of manufacture, and mileage, and the appraisal results registered in the appraisal result registration section 4.

[0040] In step S3, the buyers registered in the buyer registration section 2 of Website 1 purchase the vehicles they have appraised in response to requests from the appraisal request section 3, and move them to the designated storage location.

[0041] In step S4, the vehicle disclosure section 8 of website 1 makes the vehicle's interior and exterior photos and the appraisal results from the appraisal results registration section 4 available to the sellers in the seller registration section 7.

[0042] In step S5, the seller in the seller registration section 7 purchases the vehicle through the purchase section 9 of website 1 and moves the vehicle to a location specified by the seller.

[0043] In step S6, the seller in the seller registration unit 7 sets the sales price for buyers in the vehicle listing unit 8, based on the permissions granted in the authorization unit 10 of website 1.

[0044] In step S7, the publication permission unit 12 of the website 1 permits the publication of the vehicle in the vehicle publication unit 8 on the internet if the selling price of the vehicle in the vehicle publication unit 8 is less than or equal to the upper limit price determined in the upper limit price setting unit 11 according to the appraisal result registration unit 4. [Industrial applicability]

[0045] This invention is suitable for promoting the distribution of used cars by reducing the distribution costs of used cars and ensuring the quality of buyers and the accuracy of the information being distributed. [Explanation of symbols]

[0046] 1 Website 2. Buyer Registration Department 3. Appraisal Request Department 4. Assessment Result Registration Section 5. Purchase Price Registration Department 6. Purchase Price Determination Section 7. Seller Registration Department 8. Vehicle Exhibition Section 9. Purchasing Department 10. Authorization Section 11. Upper Price Setting Section 12. Public Access Permit Section 13 Purchase Registration Department 14 Unit Counting Department 15. Reward Registration Department 16. Compensation Determination Department 17 Average number of units

Claims

1. It has a website, The aforementioned website includes a buyer registration section where vehicle buyers and the areas they serve register. The system includes an appraisal request section where the seller of a vehicle specifies a region and requests an appraisal of the vehicle from the buyers in the aforementioned buyer registration section. The appraisal request unit has a buyer from the buyer registration unit that has received a request for a vehicle purchase appraisal from the buyer registration unit, and the buyer performs a purchase appraisal of the vehicle specified by the seller, and the appraisal result registration unit registers the appraisal result including the vehicle model, year of manufacture, and mileage. It is equipped with a purchase price registration section in which the purchase price of a vehicle is registered according to the appraisal result, including the vehicle model, year of manufacture, and mileage. The vehicle is equipped with a purchase price determination unit that determines the purchase price of the vehicle based on the appraisal results registered in the appraisal result registration unit and the purchase price corresponding to the appraisal results registered in the purchase price registration unit. A used car distribution system characterized by the following features.

2. The aforementioned website includes a seller registration section where vehicle sellers register, The vehicle disclosure unit includes a vehicle disclosure unit that, after a buyer from the buyer registration unit who has received a request from the appraisal request unit purchases the vehicle from the seller, discloses photographs of the vehicle's interior and exterior, as well as the appraisal results from the appraisal result registration unit, to the seller in the seller registration unit. The used car distribution system according to feature 1.

3. The aforementioned website includes a purchase section where sellers in the seller registration section can purchase vehicles that have been made public in the vehicle public section. The purchase unit includes an authority granting unit that grants the seller in the seller registration unit the authority to set the selling price of the vehicle in the vehicle disclosure unit after the seller has purchased the vehicle that has been made public in the vehicle disclosure unit. The used car distribution system according to claim 2, characterized in that it is a used car distribution system.

4. The aforementioned website includes a price cap setting unit that sets an upper limit on the vehicle sales price that can be set in the vehicle publication unit by the authorization unit, according to the appraisal result of the appraisal result registration unit. The vehicle disclosure permission unit is provided to permit internet publication of the vehicle disclosure unit if the sales price of the vehicle in the vehicle disclosure unit, set by the seller in the seller registration unit using the authority granted by the authority granting unit, is less than or equal to the upper limit price set by the upper limit price setting unit. The used car distribution system according to feature 3.

5. The aforementioned website includes a purchase registration section that registers the purchased vehicle and the date for each purchaser in the purchase registration section when a purchaser in the purchaser registration section, who has received a request for a vehicle purchase appraisal from the vehicle seller in the appraisal request section, purchases the vehicle. The system includes a vehicle counting unit that aggregates the number of vehicles registered in the aforementioned purchase registration unit within a specified period, for each purchaser in the aforementioned purchaser registration unit. The used car distribution system according to feature 1.

6. The aforementioned website includes a reward registration section where rewards are registered according to the number of vehicles purchased in each assigned area. The system includes a reward determination unit that determines the buyer's reward based on the buyer's service area registered in the buyer registration unit, the number of vehicles purchased compiled by the vehicle counting unit, and the reward corresponding to the number of vehicles purchased in each service area registered in the reward registration unit. The used car distribution system according to claim 5, characterized in that it is a used car distribution system.

7. The aforementioned website includes a unit for calculating the average number of vehicles purchased by buyers in the Buyer Registration Unit for each assigned region, calculated by the Unit for which the Unit for which the Buyer Registration Unit has compiled data for a specified period, and then dividing this by the number of buyers registered in the assigned region of the Buyer Registration Unit to calculate the average number of vehicles purchased. The used car distribution system according to claim 5, characterized in that it is a used car distribution system.

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