Knowledge and insights at your fingertips
Hello, I’m Companion! Ask me anything.

Ask Companion is your ready-to-go AI consultant, designed to help you get results using a proven collection of extensive industry insights.

Extend your AI knowledge collection with your own datasets or third-party information, blended with APD's knowledge and expertise for tailored business insight.

Access all your combined knowledge in single personalised dedicated hub ready for download or print for training, onboarding or compliance.
Designed specifically for OEMs and dealers, Ask Companion is pre-trained on controls, reports and processes, providing practical, business-focused guidance.
Ask Companion’s competent knowledge base is not reliant on general internet searches. It delivers structured, process-driven information to create ideal solutions.
Ask Companion is based on proven consultancy performance methodologies to reflect real-world insights on what really works.
It’s an adaptive AI agent, meaning it learns more as you use it, adapts to your questioning and priorities and improves over time.
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Ask Companion provides specific automotive answers to your questions, whenever you need them. It acts as your personal performance management consultant, 24/7, 365.
Discover your performance opportunities and cost savings, understand your business KPIs and KPDs, take action and drive greater performance.
Learning more as you go, Ask Companion combines all of the knowledge you need in one place.
Our Frequently Asked Questions
Ask Companion AI has been designed to support any type of automotive question related to operations, performance improvement, or growth strategies, HR or action planning.
Designed to be used by OEM staff, dealership management, aspiring managers on a career path or any other dealership staff.
Ask Companion AI is available 24/7and can be used in a safe low-pressure environment where users can ask questions with judgement in a private space to explore ideas, practice communication skills, or get guidance.
Ask Companion AI can provide the answers to questions that uses need support with and has probably the best automotive knowledge base combining the power of advanced AI technologies with more than 20 years of proven business experience and knowledge focused on profitability and performance improvement within retail automotive dealerships.
Ask Companion AI will support the user providing 24/7 support to assist with day to day in dealership issues, strategic action planning or provide insight to your current KPI performance metrics and highlighting the Key Performance Drivers (KPDs) that will support and drive operational performance.
Companion delivers informed answers, strategic counsel, and actionable recommendations designed to help maximise overall business performance.
Typically, from receipt of a new order and completed paperwork within 24 hours.
Ask Companion AI is a SaaS solution with no installation or download required.
Ask Companion AI has a daily limit of 200 questions per user. The threshold can be increased for an additional fee.
All of APD’s SaaS solutions are hosted in Microsoft Azure using the latest technologies and security protocols.
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