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New car build and dealer option records for AI
A dealer can teach an assistant to distinguish factory equipment, dealer-installed accessories and options that were merely quoted.
NAICS 441110 · New Car Dealers
A dealer can teach an assistant to distinguish factory equipment, dealer-installed accessories and options that were merely quoted. NHTSA provides VIN decoding resources. Scale’s Data Partnerships program publicly lists retail and consumer workflows, and requests real operating records under an approved scope. NHTSA VIN decoder · Scale Data Partnerships
Give a fictional build sheet and dealer addendum similar stock IDs. Put an installed accessory on only one vehicle and an unsigned estimate on the other. Ask which configuration is supported and have a reviewer score identity, source and installation status.
Start with original dummy sheets and manufacturer-neutral models. Keep actual VINs, buyers, pricing agreements and dealer management exports out. Confirm dealership and vendor rights before discussing real records.
Describe an original dealership workflow
Original Fiund exercise
Factory equipment, installed dealer additions and quoted options belong in separate fields
Two manufacturer-neutral mock vehicles use invalid stock aliases and original paperwork. No actual VIN, buyer, price or dealership export appears.
| Record | Source | What it records |
|---|---|---|
| NC1 | Factory sheets | Stock DEMO-A1 includes factory option F. Stock DEMO-AI, final letter I, lists no F. Distinct dummy vehicle references. |
| NC2 | Dealer addition | Signed installation record explicitly names A1 and accessory D. No source says D was factory-installed. |
| NC3 | Unsigned estimate | AI estimate quotes accessory D but no installation record. Similar stock text and same accessory name as NC2. |
Question for the model
Which configuration is documented for each stock alias, and can the estimate establish installation on AI?
Show the reference answer and checks
NC1 supports factory option F on A1 only. NC2 independently documents dealer installation of D on A1; it does not turn D into factory equipment. NC3 quotes D for separate AI without installation evidence. Preserve factory, installed and merely quoted states and the exact stock characters rather than transfer a signed installation through a near match or treat an estimate as an observed configuration.
- Merging similar stock IDs and transferring an installed option to another vehicle.
- Treating a dealer quote or addition as factory equipment without the matching source.
Fields to preserve
- Invalid stock and vehicle alias
- Disambiguates units.
- Factory option source
- Defines original configuration.
- Dealer installation versus quote status
- Preserves later equipment evidence.
Test another case
Add AI's signed D installation with a later date. Require it to become documented as dealer-installed without changing the factory sheet.
Use independently written dummy sheets. Exclude VINs, deals and management-system exports; dealership and vendor rights need separate review.
Discuss a contribution
Describe the sources you control, the task they could support and what has already been checked. Use the existing-data assessment for an archive or the collection brief for a new recording project. The contributor agreement defines Fiund’s licensing authority and compensation. A guide or fictional exercise does not establish an accepted collection or a sale.