Genius Inventory (+Recommendations) helps you quickly match customers to the right vehicles using natural language instead of traditional inventory filters. Just tell Genius what the customer is looking for, and it will surface the best matches — ranked by confidence and with clear reasoning behind every recommendation.
What Is Genius Inventory Recommendations?
Genius Inventory Recommendations brings augmented intelligence directly into your Inventory screen. Instead of manually adjusting filters, you can ask Genius for vehicle recommendations based on real customer needs like price, body style, reliability, or buyer type.
Genius analyzes your live inventory, ranks matching vehicles by confidence, and explains why each vehicle fits — making your inventory conversations faster, clearer, and more personalized.
Requirements
Genius must be enabled at the store
No special permissions required
Available to all users
Genius Inventory toggle is user-by-user
Stores are limited to 100 searches per day for entire store.
How to Access Genius Inventory Recommendations
You can access Genius Inventory in two places:
Click the Vehicle icon in the main menu
Open a Customer Card and click the Vehicles button
Both paths will take you to the Inventory screen.
How to Turn On Genius Recommendations
From the Inventory screen, toggle Genius Recommendations ON
The standard inventory search will change to Ask Genius
Inventory filters will be disabled so Genius can handle the search for you
How to Ask Genius for Vehicle Recommendations
Once Genius is enabled:
Click into the Ask Genius text field
Type what the customer is looking for
Example: “Find me a reliable family SUV under $30K”
Or choose from the dropdown suggestions, including:
Recent searches
Popular search examples
Genius will immediately begin analyzing your inventory in the background.
Reviewing Genius’s Recommendations
Matching vehicles appear directly in the Inventory list
Results are ordered by confidence level, with the best matches first
Each recommended vehicle displays a Genius icon in the upper-right corner of the vehicle card
Hover over the Genius icon on any recommended vehicle
Review Genius’s explanation, including:
Matching attributes (body style, buyer type, price, reliability)
Overall confidence score
Example Genius Reasoning:
Body Style: SUV matches Sport Utility
Buyer Type: Family SUV fits 8 passengers with 3rd-row seating
Price: Under $30K matches $26,798 price
Reliability: Kia Telluride known for reliability
Confidence: 95%
This makes it easy to explain why a vehicle fits the customer — right on the spot.
Why Use Genius Inventory Recommendations?
Spend less time searching inventory
Deliver more personalized recommendations
Clearly explain vehicle fit to customers
Keep conversations focused and confident
Genius helps you work smarter — turning customer requests into clear, data-backed vehicle matches in seconds.
Genius Inventory on Mobile
Ask Genius in plain language to instantly see confidence-ranked inventory recommendations with clear reasoning, so you can match customers to the right vehicles faster.
Open the mobile app
Swipe right on iOS or press the DriveCentric icon in the upper left corner on Android to open the menu screen
Choose Inventory
Toggle on Genius Inventory
Press the search bar and:
Type in plain language what you're searching for
Choose from "Recent Searches"
Choose from "Recommended Searches"
Once search results are produced you can click on the Genius icon in the upper right of the vehicle result to see the "Genius Reasoning":
Confidence ranking
Reasoning behind the ranking
Need Assistance?
For assistance, reach out to your Customer Success Team using the Support Icon in the bottom-right corner of DriveCentric!