Acme Cars, 2025

Upgrading motorcentral’s base dealership website template with a modern design and fresh features

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My role

As the digital designer on this project, I worked closely with the project manager and software development team in order to create a design that could work functionally at all screen sizes.

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Background and problem

To be able to increase our reach, we needed an overhaul of our design

Motorcentral has over has designed and built over 600 websites for car dealerships in New Zealand. As you might expect, there comes a point where there just aren’t enough clients left locally. Moving abroad is the next logical step, but in order to do that, we needed to step up or game.

That’s where Acme 5.0 comes in.

Old Acme

Slower to load

Dated look

Hard to find the right car

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Acme 5.0

Optimised for faster page speeds

Intuitive UI and fresh design

More ways to find a car than ever before

Dark mode

Quick filter tabs based on lifestyle

AI generated vehicle descriptions

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Key innovations

Introducing features that set Acme 5.0 apart from the competition

The latest version of Acme brings powerful new capabilities designed to enhance both the customer experience and dealership operations. From AI-powered content generation to intuitive search functionality, these features represent a significant leap forward in automotive website technology.

Making it easier for customers to find their perfect vehicle

Traditional car search filters often overwhelm users with technical jargon and endless options. Acme 5.0 takes a different approach by introducing lifestyle-oriented categories and intuitive quick filters. Customers can browse by vehicle type, popular features, or specific use cases—whether they're looking for a family SUV, an eco-friendly commuter, or a weekend adventure vehicle. The streamlined filtering system gets customers to their ideal car faster, improving conversion rates and customer satisfaction.

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Making it easier for customers to find their perfect vehicle

Traditional car search filters often overwhelm users with technical jargon and endless options. Acme 5.0 takes a different approach by introducing lifestyle-oriented categories and intuitive quick filters. Customers can browse by vehicle type, popular features, or specific use cases—whether they're looking for a family SUV, an eco-friendly commuter, or a weekend adventure vehicle. The streamlined filtering system gets customers to their ideal car faster, improving conversion rates and customer satisfaction.

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Helping customers make informed decisions with intelligent vehicle summaries

One of the standout features of Acme 5.0 is the integration of AI-generated vehicle descriptions. Using advanced language models, each vehicle listing automatically generates a comprehensive, engaging description that highlights key features, specifications, and unique selling points. This not only saves dealerships countless hours of manual content creation but also ensures consistent, high-quality information for every vehicle on the lot.

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Real dealerships using Acme 5.0 across New Zealand

After designing the Acme 5.0 template, I built and deployed these websites for dealerships throughout New Zealand. Each site is customized to match the dealer's brand while maintaining the core features and user experience of the Acme template.