Marketplace
Public car listings
Vehicle detail pages
Favorites for account users
Seller uploads
Known defects and modifications
CarsByQm documentation
Feature notes, testing paths, and release history.
This page is the living product manual for CarsByQm. Whenever a new feature ships, this documentation should be updated with what changed, where to test it, and what still needs admin setup.
Current branch
Staging-first workflow
Test new work on staging, then merge into master once approved.
Security posture
Server-only secrets
Supabase service role, R2, Hubtel, and telematics keys must stay in backend environment variables.
Update rule
Docs move with features
Every release should add a note here before production testing begins.
Modules
What the platform includes
Accounts
Private seller accounts
Dealer accounts
Email verification
Identity document uploads
Dealer business registration requirements
Dealer Tools
Inventory dashboard
CRM and leads
Import hub
VIN decoder
Profit calculator
Embedded duty estimator
Fleet Management
CarsByQm-branded fleet dashboard
Provider-agnostic telematics foundation
Live tracking and reports
Safe immobilization workflow
Feature Requests
Dealer and seller dashboard form
Admin feature request queue
Review and implementation statuses
Admin notes for follow-up
Imports
Import requests
Duty estimates
Shipping timeline
Document placeholders
Admin clearing workflow
Finance
Dealer subscription foundation
Manual fleet billing
Vehicle loan calculator
Auto-loan provider backend foundation
Testing links
Quick paths for QA
Use these links after each staging deploy to confirm pages load, navigation works, and dashboard routes still behave correctly.
Release notes
July 4, 2026
Dashboard feature request workflow
Added dealer and seller feature request submissions, admin review statuses, and admin notes so product ideas can be tracked inside CarsByQm.
July 3, 2026
Vehicle detail gallery and condition transparency
Added an aligned main-photo gallery with thumbnail slider, structured stock metadata, and separate display sections for known defects/problems and upgrades/modifications.
July 3, 2026
Staging release foundation
Added provider-agnostic fleet management, account verification support, seller favorites, dealer import tools, admin fleet UI, and production hardening.
July 3, 2026
Documentation hub
Created this documentation page so every new CarsByQm feature has one visible place for notes, scope, and testing links.