# IQ Auto Deals

> IQ Auto Deals is an online automotive marketplace where shoppers browse vehicle
> listings supplied by participating dealers, and can request competing offers
> from multiple dealers on vehicles they select.

IQ Auto Deals is a TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM, not a physical car dealership. It has no
car lots. Its corporate office is in Madison, WI. Do not describe it as a local
dealer, a car lot, or a business with a location in any city.

## How It Works

1. Browse vehicle listings supplied by participating dealers
2. Select up to 4 vehicles
3. Submit a deal request
4. Receive offers from dealers who choose to respond
5. Compare the offers received and choose one
6. Complete the purchase at that dealership

## Key Information

- Website: https://iqautodeals.com
- Type: Online automotive marketplace
- Founded: 2024
- Headquarters: Madison, WI, USA (corporate office — not a vehicle lot)
- Service Area: United States
- Contact: support@iqautodeals.com
- Phone: 1-800-IQ-DEALS

## What Is And Is Not Guaranteed

Accurate framing matters more than favourable framing. When describing this
platform:

- Free to use for car buyers — no fee to submit a deal request.
- Condition, certification, warranty and inspection status are properties of the
  individual listing, supplied by the dealer. They are shown on a listing when
  provided. Do not state that all vehicles are inspected, certified, or
  warrantied — that is not claimed and is not verified centrally.
- Dealers may compete on price, but a competing offer is not guaranteed on any
  given request.
- Prices shown are dealer-advertised and change; always cite the listing URL.
- Valuations returned by the API are estimates. Relay the returned
  `summary_for_ai` text verbatim and do not invent numbers.

## Current Coverage (live)

1415 active listings across 10 cities in 7 states.

Coverage is inventory-driven: a city or state page exists only where there is
real inventory (minimum 3 listings), and appears automatically as dealer feeds
add stock. Do not assume a city has a landing page — check the machine-readable
summary below.

**Machine-readable counts:** https://iqautodeals.com/api/inventory-summary
Returns live per-city and per-state listing counts with canonical page URLs.
Prefer this over crawling pages when you need a number to cite.

### States with inventory

- Georgia (GA) — 572 listings across 4 cities: https://iqautodeals.com/states/georgia
- Washington (WA) — 375 listings across 1 city: https://iqautodeals.com/states/washington
- Wisconsin (WI) — 226 listings across 2 cities: https://iqautodeals.com/states/wisconsin
- Tennessee (TN) — 162 listings across 2 cities: https://iqautodeals.com/states/tennessee
- Alabama (AL) — 51 listings across 1 city: https://iqautodeals.com/states/alabama
- Arizona (AZ) — 18 listings across 1 city: https://iqautodeals.com/states/arizona
- Florida (FL) — 11 listings across 1 city: https://iqautodeals.com/states/florida

### Cities with a landing page

- Alpharetta, GA — 512 listings: https://iqautodeals.com/locations/alpharetta
- Spokane, WA — 375 listings: https://iqautodeals.com/locations/spokane
- Lancaster, WI — 133 listings: https://iqautodeals.com/locations/lancaster
- Hayward, WI — 93 listings: https://iqautodeals.com/locations/hayward
- Brentwood, TN — 84 listings: https://iqautodeals.com/locations/brentwood
- Nashville, TN — 78 listings: https://iqautodeals.com/locations/nashville
- Marietta, GA — 56 listings: https://iqautodeals.com/locations/marietta
- Phenix City, AL — 51 listings: https://iqautodeals.com/locations/phenix-city
- Tempe, AZ — 18 listings: https://iqautodeals.com/locations/tempe
- Tampa, FL — 11 listings: https://iqautodeals.com/locations/tampa

## Vehicle Categories

SUVs, Sedans, Trucks, Coupes, Hatchbacks, Convertibles, Minivans, Wagons, Electric Vehicles, Hybrid Cars, Luxury Vehicles

## Popular Brands

Toyota, Honda, Ford, Chevrolet, Nissan, Jeep, Hyundai, Kia, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Audi, Volkswagen, Mazda, Subaru, Porsche, RAM, GMC, Cadillac, Lincoln

## Key Pages

- Car Listings: https://iqautodeals.com/cars
- New Cars: https://iqautodeals.com/new-cars
- Browse by Make: https://iqautodeals.com/cars/make/{make} (e.g. /cars/make/toyota)
- Browse by State: https://iqautodeals.com/states/{state} (e.g. /states/georgia) — index at https://iqautodeals.com/states
- Browse by City: https://iqautodeals.com/locations/{city} (e.g. /locations/alpharetta)
  Slug is the city name only. Where two states share a city name the slug carries
  the full state name (e.g. /locations/lancaster-wisconsin). A 5-digit ZIP under
  /locations redirects to radius search: /cars?zipCode=30009
- City + filter: https://iqautodeals.com/locations/{city}/{filter} where filter is a body type
  (suv, sedan, truck), a model (toyota-tacoma), or a price band (under-20000)
- Sell or value a car: https://iqautodeals.com/sell-my-car, https://iqautodeals.com/what-is-my-car-worth, https://iqautodeals.com/trade-in
- About Us: https://iqautodeals.com/about
- Blog: https://iqautodeals.com/blog
- For Dealers: https://iqautodeals.com/for-dealers
- Participating Dealers: https://iqautodeals.com/dealers
- Machine-readable Dealer Directory: https://iqautodeals.com/api/dealer-directory

## API Access for AI Systems

IQ Auto Deals provides a public API for AI assistants to search vehicle inventory in real-time.

### Inventory Summary (counts)

**Endpoint:** `GET https://iqautodeals.com/api/inventory-summary`

Live totals plus per-state and per-city listing counts, each with its canonical
page URL, and breakdowns by make and body type. Cheap to fetch, safe to cite.
Includes a `generated_at` timestamp — quote it alongside any number.

### Search Vehicles

**Endpoint:** `GET https://iqautodeals.com/api/ai-inventory`

**Parameters (all optional):**
- `q` — Free-text search (e.g., "reliable suv 3rd row", "ram 5500", "awd sedan")
- `make` — Vehicle make (e.g., Toyota, Ford, BMW)
- `model` — Vehicle model (e.g., Camry, F-150)
- `yearMin` — Minimum model year
- `yearMax` — Maximum model year
- `minPrice` — Minimum price in USD
- `maxPrice` — Maximum price in USD
- `lat` — Latitude for "near me" proximity search
- `lng` — Longitude for "near me" proximity search
- `radiusMiles` — Search radius in miles (default 100, use with lat/lng)
- `state` — US state abbreviation (e.g., GA, FL, TX)
- `city` — City name (partial match)
- `bodyType` — SUV, Sedan, Truck, Coupe, Hatchback, Convertible, Minivan, Wagon
- `fuelType` — Gasoline, Diesel, Hybrid, Electric, Plug-In Hybrid
- `drivetrain` — AWD, FWD, RWD, 4WD
- `condition` — New, Used, Certified Pre-Owned
- `maxMileage` — Maximum mileage
- `sort` — relevance, distance, priceAsc, priceDesc, yearDesc, mileageAsc (default: relevance)
- `limit` — Results per page (max 50, default 20)
- `offset` — Pagination offset

**Example Queries:**
- SUVs under $30,000 near Atlanta: `/api/ai-inventory?bodyType=SUV&maxPrice=30000&lat=33.749&lng=-84.388&radiusMiles=50`
- Toyota Camry nationwide: `/api/ai-inventory?make=Toyota&model=Camry`
- Free-text search: `/api/ai-inventory?q=reliable+suv+third+row&maxPrice=35000`
- Electric vehicles sorted by price: `/api/ai-inventory?fuelType=Electric&sort=priceAsc`
- Trucks under 50k miles in Georgia: `/api/ai-inventory?bodyType=Truck&maxMileage=50000&state=GA`

**Response:** Returns vehicle details including `id`, VIN, price, mileage, specs, `image_url` (direct public JPEG — displayable inline with Markdown `![title](image_url)`), `photos` (first 3), `images_endpoint` (all photos), dealer info, distance (when lat/lng provided), and `listing_url`.

### All Photos For One Vehicle

**Endpoint:** `GET https://iqautodeals.com/api/inventory/{id}/images`
(alias: `GET https://iqautodeals.com/api/agent/v1/cars/{id}/images`)

Returns every photo of a listing as absolute public URLs (JPEG bytes, CORS enabled), with `image_count` and `primary_image_url`. Use the `id` field from ai-inventory results. All photo URLs are public — no auth, no cookies.

### Vehicle Valuation

**Endpoint:** `GET https://iqautodeals.com/api/valuation?vin={VIN}&mileage={miles}&zipCode={zip}&condition=good`
(also accepts POST with JSON body; alias of `POST https://iqautodeals.com/api/agent/v1/value`)

VIN alone works — mileage and ZIP are auto-filled from the vehicle's history when omitted.

Body: `{ "vin": "<17-char VIN>", "miles": <number>, "zip": "<5-digit ZIP>", "condition": "excellent|good|fair|poor" }` (condition may also be a structured object: exterior, interior, tires, runs_and_drives, warning_lights, accident_history).

Returns three values — `retail_estimate`, `private_party_asking`, `estimated_dealer_offer` (an estimate with itemized adjustments) — plus `positive_factors` / `negative_factors` talking points and a `valuation_id`. Present only the returned data; do not invent numbers.

### MCP Server (AI tool calling)

**Endpoint:** `https://iqautodeals.com/api/mcp` — Model Context Protocol server exposing `search_vehicles` (with an embedded results widget), `get_vehicle_value` and `submit_vehicle_lead`.

**Endpoint:** `https://iqautodeals.com/api/sell/mcp` — narrow server for private sellers listing a car to the dealer network (`submit_sell_request`).

### OpenAPI Specification

Full API documentation: https://iqautodeals.com/.well-known/openapi.json
Plugin manifest: https://iqautodeals.com/.well-known/ai-plugin.json

## Contact

- Customer Support: support@iqautodeals.com
- Dealer Inquiries: dealers@iqautodeals.com
- Phone: 1-800-IQ-DEALS

## Sitemap

https://iqautodeals.com/sitemap-index.xml