Functions on Demand Data for Retail & Importer

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WHAT IS FUNCTIONS ON DEMAND DATA FOR RETAIL & IMPORTER ABOUT?

Functions on Demand Data is a multi-brand data product that contains information on so-called functions on demand that are available in the vehicle and, if so, which ones and whether they have been activated and for how long.

Functions on demand (FoD) are special vehicle functions that can be booked and activated for a vehicle on demand, such as navigation system, driving assistants, seat heating and many more. Some functions are hardware and software-based and can only be activated if the corresponding hardware is available. Other functions are only software-based and can be activated without hardware limitations.

Such functions have been installed in the vehicles of the Volkswagen Group since around 2020 and enabled the customer to configurate his vehicle individually. Since then, the number of vehicles with FoD has increased significantly and more and more FoD are being added.

Functions on demand can have an impact on the value of a vehicle . Knowledge of this data is immensely important for determining the current vehicle specification and correct price of a vehicle as well as for issuing attractive, customised offers to potential buyers. Therefore, this data may help to sell vehicles more efficiently, easier and faster.

 

Functions on Demand Data for Retail & Importer

  • Data on functions on demand available in the vehicle and their status
  • Allows an even more detailed description, identification and specification of the vehicle
  • Realtime data
  • Query is VIN-based
  • Contains data of currently 2 brands of the Volkswagen Group, 2 more to follow shortly
  • Data is sourced originally from the included brands
  • Reduces ambiguities and manual effort for data research significantly
  •  Individual support from our data specialists
  • Works best with further data products like VIN Specification for Retail and Importer

AVAILABLE DATA AND FEATURES

The data product provides 11 data points:

  1. Vehicle Identity Number
  2. Function Id
  3. License Bundle Profile Id
  4. Status
  5. Lifetime
  6. Test Period
  7. Activation date
  8. Expiration date
  9. Type
  10. Price
  11. Description

Data points 1 - 9 are available via API, data points 10 and 11 are readable data dumps.
Limitations may apply.


SUPPORTED BRANDS AND MODELS

The data set contains original data from currently 2 brands of the Volkswagen group:

  • Skoda
  • Audi

The following 2 brands will follow shortly:

  • Volkswagen Passenger Cars
  • Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

The present car pool currently comprises roughly 4.5 million vehicles. The number is rising rapidly with many new vehicles and additional functions on demand. Limitations may apply.


SUPPORTED COMPANIES

The data product is currently released for retail & importer:

  • car dealers and importers who must be car owners
  • management software providers for car dealers & importer who must be car owners
  • sales platforms on behalf of car dealers & importer who must be car owners

Notice: Subject of data usage may only be B2B vehicles. Use for consumer vehicles is excluded.

If you are one of the supported companies and are interested in this data product, please contact us.


SUPPORTED MARKETS

  • Germany

PERMITTED DATA USAGE

The data set is provided to authorized customers only. The scope of the permitted data usage is defined in the contract between the customer and Volkswagen Group Info Services AG.


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HOW TO START?

In order to access data of the product Functions on Demand Data for Retail & Importers, the following steps and prerequisites are required:

  1. First, we will agree on a legal contract with you and your company. Please contact us for more details.
  2. On the Data Hub
    • Your company registers on our Data Hub using ONE Business ID (www.onebusinessid.com) , a service provided by Volkswagen AG
    • You subscribe to this product
  3. After subscribing to the product you will be issued an API-Key.
  4. You can connect to the data product and consume the data by sending a GET Request according to the API specification of the product you can find below to the provided endpoint
  5. Set the HTTP-header `x-marketplace-api-key` to the value of the API-key

  Read on for the event data detailed content and format description.

API Specification