Financial Services

Everything starts with accurately identifying a vehicle. From there, exploring current and future values, specifications and much more can be done with ease.

RedBook provides enhanced car and motorcycle API identification services that matches a Registration or VIN to the specific car or motorcycle’s unique RedBook ID using proprietary and parallel industry data sources.

A RedBook ID (code) enables under license access to a full suite of specifications, options, imagery, and RedBook’s range of pricing & valuation services.

Even without a registration or VIN look-up API, RedBook’s database can support a comprehensive "help me choose" drop down menu solution delivering the right vehicle and details required to power origination platforms.

Commonly used by Financiers for accurate asset selection, mitigating fraud and incorrect residual values.

RedBook’s solution can be fully integrated within your systems via our API or accessed via RedBook’s Fleetmaster online portal solution.

Confident Lending Starts with Verified Vehicles

RedBook’s new VIN lookup service delivers OEM-authorised factory specification data, giving users a clear picture of how a vehicle was originally ordered, including optional upgrades and variant-level detail.

RedBook’s platform pulls data directly from FCAI OEM members. The information, covering most participating brands from 2010 onwards, is integrated into RedBook’s database to provide dependable details on make, model, year, variant, and available factory-fitted options.

When factory options can change resale value or influence residual risk, transparency matters. This service helps lenders and lessors confirm with more confidence what they’re financing, right down to OEM-fitted upgrades that can impact long-term value or LVR calculations.

RedBook’s solution can be fully integrated within your systems via our API solution.

RedBook is a leader in Residual Value Forecasting for cars in the Australian marketplace with over 60 years of in-depth knowledge and data to draw upon in addition to the vast amount of market intelligence available via the Carsales network.

RedBook generate Residual Value positions for all official new releases in the Australian market, capturing minor and major updates to a model line-up. Forecasts are updated on a quarterly basis, or as model updates occur to ensure coverage of underlying market movements up to 5 years in advance with scope to go beyond.

RedBook can provide scenarios covering variable Price Types and Vehicle Conditions allowing for customisation to suit the application.

PredictRV Pro is built for users that make risk weighted decisions off vehicle values;  not just today, but into the future.

Most decisions in our industry are still made off today’s price, today’s wholesale, today’s retail, today’s book value. What PredictRV PRO does is shift that conversation forward, by showing where value is likely to go, not just where it is right now.

PredictRV PRO allows you to forecast a specific vehicle at a very granular level; make, model, year, variant and use realistic assumptions around kilometres per year and vehicle condition.

For financiers, it’s about residual value clarity and portfolio risk. We’ve been doing this for a number of a clients for many years now, though what PredictRV PRO brings you is the capability and efficiency.

 Amongst others, PredictRV PRO allows lenders themselves to assess how an asset is expected to perform at loan or lease end, rather than relying on static residual assumptions. It can forward project, shedding insight that help identify downside risk early, particularly in volatile segments or emerging powertrains.

Providing services to all the major automotive financiers, RedBook’s expertise spans the full breadth of financier fleet management, including but not limited to:

Portfolio Valuation Assessments, covering:

• Current used pricing.
• Re-forecasting end of term used car values.
• Financial provisioning purposes.
• Finance contract equity targeting.
• Effective risk and capital management.

Cost-to-Run / Cost-To-Own calculations to assist in budgeting for operating leases and alike.

Remarketing intelligence, helping to benchmark reserves and disposal channels to maximise outcomes.

RedBook are an authorised broker for the Registration Plate to VIN look up service hosted by Austroads. This service provides access to the National Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information System (NEVDIS) which is the database that contains information on all registered vehicles (cars, trucks, motorbikes) in Australia aggregated from the eight state and territory road authorities.

As an authorised NEVDIS Broker, RedBook can provide access via API for any Australian entity to search the NEVDIS database for vehicle identification information and status checks.

Available calls include Plate to VIN, Vehicle Details, Build/Compliance date, Vehicle Age, Registration Status, Power to Weight, Written Off History and Stolen Check.

Commonly used by Financiers for ease of asset identification as most people don’t know the VIN but do know the Registration number. Also, for checking a vehicles history including stolen or written off status.

RedBook’s solution can be fully integrated within your systems via our API.

With RedBook’s team member backgrounds ranging from OEM, Financial Services to Fleet Management, RedBook has extensive experience providing bespoke consultancy services for a range of unique purposes for Financiers, including:

• Portfolio valuation, data matching and database cleansing.
• Current & Historical valuation’s tailored for purpose.
• ICEV & BEV Market Intelligence.
• Bespoke market Insights, Analysis, Reporting.
• Total Cost of Ownership studies.

Don’t require the need for a fully integrated solution? Look no further than RedBook’s renowned Fleetmaster online portal solution providing real-time identification and pricing data updated daily in addition to:

• Future Residual Value pricing for new vehicles.
• New and used pricing.
• Includes 'Autocalc' - adjust prices based on Age, Kms & Condition.
• Includes standard and optional equipment.
• Model History, price trend graphs, photographs.
• Vehicle comparisons.

Optional Extras Include:

• VIN / Registration Look-Up to ID for Cars & Motorcycles.
• Real Time Valuations, daily dynamic used car pricing.
• Cost-to-Own Calculator.
• Insights Dashboard.

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RedBook LIVE – a powerful new reporting solution designed to deliver daily insights into the automotive market. RedBook LIVE combines our renowned VIN/Rego identification with factory option detail and market valuations. By sourcing supporting intelligence from carsales.com.au, Australia’s largest online automotive marketplace, RedBook LIVE provides a clear, timely, and comprehensive view of vehicle trends as they happen.

Reports include confidence scores, price history graphs, market comparisons (live and delisted listings), and detailed breakdowns of factory options, accessories, and estimated repair costs.

RedBook LIVE streamlines risk assessment and asset management for financiers by offering transparent benchmarks, current pricing intelligence, and detailed factory option information to support more accurate loan-to-value calculations.