How Car Dealers Cut Costs and Save Time with a New Photo App

Erlend Bakke
CEO
August 24, 2025

A new trend is spreading in the automotive industry: more and more dealers are using artificial intelligence for car photography, saving both time and money.

Traditionally, professional car photography has been time-consuming and expensive. Many dealers have hired photographers with special equipment to ensure the cars looked attractive and professional. But thanks to developments in mobile cameras and imaging technology, it is now possible to take high-quality photos directly from a smartphone—with professional results.

The challenge has often been the background: how to recreate a professional studio look without clutter or distracting elements?

That’s where Autopix comes in. The app lets car dealers photograph cars with their phones and get the images automatically edited in just minutes, with photorealistic backgrounds, floors, and shadows—as if the car had been photographed in a professional studio. The quality has surprised many: the technology uses advanced AI to recreate shadows, reflections, and lighting, making it difficult to tell the difference between edited photos and real studio shots. Previous solutions often resulted in cars that looked like they were “floating,” but now the result feels far more real and natural, says Erlend Bakke, CEO of Autopix.

One user reports on the App Store that they previously spent up to NOK 300,000 annually on a photographer, but have now reduced this cost by 85–90 %.

By taking the photos themselves, dealers avoid all the hassle of coordinating photographers and preparing locations. Cars can be photographed where they already are—whether in the garage, the lot, or the wash bay—while still achieving a consistent, professional look. Delivery time has also been dramatically reduced: the photos are ready within minutes, compared to the traditional 24-hour turnaround.

Autopix also offers full integration with dealer systems, making the entire process—from photo to publishing—seamless and efficient.

The app is available in the App Store, where it has received a user rating of 4.8 out of 5 based on 168 reviews, underscoring high customer satisfaction.


Summary:

  • 85–90 % cost reduction compared to traditional photography (Apple)

  • Save money – typical photography budgets of around NOK 300,000 per year are drastically reduced (Apple)

  • Professional results with photorealistic backgrounds and shadows

  • Delivery within minutes, not days

  • Full integration with dealer systems for fast publishing

  • High user satisfaction (4.8/5 stars, 168 reviews) (Apple, autopix.no)


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For more information, contact:
📧 E-mail: hello@autopix.no 📞 Phone: +47 477 63 333

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