TecAlliance has become one of the first companies to make its data available on Caruso, the open, neutral and secure data marketplace for the automotive aftermarket which officially went live on November 16th. Caruso allows data users to connect data from different providers to optimise their business models or develop new ones.

Telematics service providers involved in Caruso include Bosch, Continental and ZF, as well as car manufacturers including BMW. As a first step, TecAlliance is now offering its repair and maintenance information (RMI) via Caruso. In the future, it will also be possible to acquire individual data points via the Caruso marketplace using TecAlliance vehicle IDs, making the information easy to access, even for smaller businesses.

As a forerunner in providing its RMI data (which includes information from technical manuals and leaflets, adjustment data, circuit diagrams and diagnostic information, for example), TecAlliance is enabling innovative businesses to develop entirely new services and apps in the networked automotive aftermarket. For providers of telematics services, fleet managers, leasing companies, workshops or parts dealers, this data offers a great deal of added value: as Caruso brings together data from a wide range of providers. The more providers there are on the marketplace, the wider the range of opportunities for users. Data consumers can choose between different providers, offerings or combinations of the two to obtain the optimum data for their requirements. For example, a fleet manager might obtain data for the entire vehicle fleet without needing to commit to a single provider.

By working with Caruso, TecAlliance is making use of the opportunities of an additional sales channel for its data and services, which are being continuously expanded. The first users of this RMI data are the Scandinavian telematics service provider ABAX and the workshop software provider WERBAS. TecAlliance will be adding to the data it provides through Caruso on an ongoing basis. As a next step, it intends to integrate the querying of service details such as part numbers, price recommendations and labour times.