Automotive & asset operations
Jobs stall. The same information gets captured twice. Routine decisions keep coming back to you. I help you find where the work breaks down, put clearer handovers and controls in place, and use better tools only where the work calls for them.
With Jason Butler · Cape Town, South Africa
Practical help for your business
Start where you need help. We can investigate a problem, put an agreed change into use, or support work already underway. You do not have to buy all three.
01 · Understand the problem
When the same issue keeps coming back and you need to know what is actually causing it.
Access to the relevant people, examples and records.
02 · Make the change
When you know what needs to change and want help turning it into everyday practice.
A decision-maker, a process owner and time for the team to take part.
03 · Keep it working
When the new way is in use and you need help keeping it useful as the operation changes.
Named owners, feedback and examples from real work.
We agree the work, price and timing in writing before you commit. Software, specialist development and travel are agreed separately where needed. Not sure which fits? Let’s talk.
How it works
One joined-up approach, whether we are fixing a handover or working across several parts of the business.
Walk through the operation with the people doing it. Find where information, decisions and handovers break down.
A shared picture of the problem and the priorities to address.
Make the next action, owner, required information and decision rules clear. Choose tools only where they help.
An agreed workflow, clear responsibilities and practical controls.
Turn the agreed process into instructions, examples and training that the team can use in everyday work.
Usable SOPs, training and handover material — not a file nobody opens.
Set up the agreed changes, pilot them with the team, handle exceptions and check completion before handover.
Implemented changes, tested handovers and named owners for what comes next.
Jason leads the work with your team. Where specialist development or integration is needed, Castigroup can support delivery. The tools and technical work are agreed for the job — not prescribed before we understand the problem.
Case study · Rentadeal
Rentadeal first wanted help choosing workshop software. The work grew into clearer processes, connected records and better visibility across the operation.
Before
Repair flow, vehicle readiness and parts control needed attention. Across the business, disconnected records meant repeated administration and handovers that depended on people remembering what to do.
The start
Jason spent time with the workshop manager, parts team, technicians, owner and sales staff, following the work and finding the bottlenecks before deciding whether a workshop system would help.
The change
Workshop changes combined Evolv WMS, clearer job cards, inspections and staff training. The same hands-on approach then extended across the business, shaping RAD 2.0 with Castigroup.
Now
Connected customer, vehicle and contract records support the operation. Income-control views show expected and received payments, failed debits, balances, debtors and arrears risk.
The owner reported less unnecessary duplicate work, better data flow and more accessible management reports. Improvements continue as the business changes.
Automation & task-specific AI
A clearer process may be enough. Where a tool genuinely helps, AutoButler can connect information, automate repeat capture and handovers, or use AI for a defined task.
The RAD AI technician is a working, task-specific tool that can be offered separately. It supports a structured workshop workflow, rather than replacing the technician’s judgment.
Discuss the technician tool on its own or as part of an agreed improvement. Jason can show how it fits your work and confirm access and scope.
Talk about an automation or AI task
The example alongside shows a conversation pattern, not the private product itself. It uses fictional content and provides no vehicle diagnosis or repair instructions.
Scripted example · no live AI · no information is collected
Technician: The driver reports an intermittent concern, but I have not confirmed the cause. How should I record this?
Example response:
Keep the reported concern separate from verified findings.
Concern — Capture the customer’s words and the conditions reported.
Cause — Record verified findings; leave an unconfirmed cause open.
Correction — Record only approved work actually completed.
Confirmation — Note the checks completed and anything still unresolved.
Communication — Make the next action and its owner clear.
This is a scripted workflow demonstration, not live AI or vehicle-repair advice.
Where AutoButler can help
For workshops, fleet, rental and other asset businesses where work crosses several teams. We start with the problem that is costing you the most attention, then agree what needs to change.
Capture the knowledge, decisions and exceptions behind a role. Give the next person usable instructions and test the handover, so essential work can continue when someone is away.
Trace workshop, parts and release handovers. Make required information, quality checks and the next action clear. Where needed, select and implement a workshop system with the team using it.
Follow an enquiry through approval, contract and handover. Clarify who owns each decision, which documents are required and what must be confirmed before the next team takes over.
Connect the work around contracts, collection results, customer follow-up and accounts. Give failed payments and unresolved exceptions a visible owner and a next action.
Follow one customer, vehicle or job across its records. Establish the source of truth, clean the data and connect the tools that need to share it.
Define the management questions that matter. Build a useful view of work, costs and exceptions, with agreed measures and a clear response when something needs attention.
The work can include process mapping, SOPs, software selection, integration and implementation support. Each engagement is scoped around the operation and the result it needs.
Free Operational Diagnostic
Answer ten short questions about how work runs in your business, then share the business context you are comfortable providing. Your answers help Jason see useful starting points and decide what needs a closer look.
This is a personal review, not an instant score or an automatic AI report. Jason reviews each reply before it is sent and may ask a few follow-up questions before suggesting a next step.
Take the free diagnosticOpens a Google questionnaire. No paid commitment or marketing subscription.
Your answers are stored privately for AutoButler to review. We may also look at publicly available business information to make the review more relevant. No instant result or fixed reply time is promised.
Start with one problem
Tell me what keeps getting stuck in your business. In a free 30-minute introductory call, we will hear the problem and decide whether I can help. It is not a free assessment of the whole business, and you do not need to complete the diagnostic first.
The 30-minute introductory call is free. Investigation, implementation and support are scoped and quoted separately. Choose an available day and time on the booking page; message Jason to discuss after-hours arrangements.