Are your VDPs earning the click?

93% of car buyers use auto marketplaces in their path to purchase. The Cars.com merchandising guide shows you what separates a VDP that converts from one that gets skipped.

Are your VDPs earning the click?

93% of car buyers use auto marketplaces in their path to purchase. The Cars.com merchandising guide shows you what separates a VDP that converts from one that gets skipped.

In a market where shoppers are stretching every dollar, your listings need to answer every question before it’s asked. Today‘s buyers do their homework before they ever contact a dealership, and your Vehicle Detail Pages are where that decision gets made.

93% of car buyers use auto marketplaces in their path to purchase. When budgets are tight, a complete listing is often what separates a click from a pass — and how you merchandise your vehicles shapes everything from AI-powered search visibility to the moment a shopper picks up the phone.  

The dealers pulling ahead treat every listing like a sales pitch. The Cars.com Guide to Digital Merchandising gives you the tactics to make every VDP work harder

What’s inside:

  • See how Today‘s shoppers evaluate vehicles — and what makes them click or move on

  • Learn merchandising best practices that help your inventory surface across search, AI, and marketplaces

  • Optimize your VDPs to confirm fit, reinforce price, and build buyer trust

  • Discover how pricing transparency and reputation signals turn browsers into buyers

  • Use the included VDP assessment to spot the gaps holding your listings back

Download the free guide and put every VDP to work.

Download the VDP Merchandising Guide

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