# AI Video for Automotive & dealerships: Deliverables, Pricing and Workflow

A dealership does not need one film. It needs a model overview, promo cuts for current offers, and a short clip for every car on the lot. CarlosVideo18+ produces all three in 7 days, at flat prices of $94, $150 or $250 per video, with two revision rounds included.

The automotive vertical has a structural problem that most video production cannot solve. Your stock list changes every week. Cars arrive, cars leave, prices move, and an offer that ran on Monday is over by Friday. Meanwhile a traditional shoot means a videographer, a day on site, and an edit that lands after the moment has passed. This page explains exactly what we deliver for dealerships, auto services and vehicle sourcing services, which tier fits each deliverable, how the 7-day cycle runs, and how our route compares with the two alternatives you are probably weighing.

## What a dealership buyer actually receives

We work with three deliverables in this vertical. They are not vague concepts, they are files with names, lengths and destinations, and each one maps to a specific tier.

**Model overview video, 30 to 60 seconds.** This is the piece that lives on your website and on YouTube. It walks through one model: exterior passes, interior detail, a night-city setting with wet asphalt and reflections, slow drive-bys, and an end card with your dealership name, trim list and contact block. This is a Standard deliverable at $150. If you want the overview to run past 60 seconds as a full hero video for the homepage, it moves to Premium at $250.

**Promotional offer video, 15 to 30 seconds.** This is the fast-turn clip for a campaign: a trade-in bonus, a financing rate, a seasonal sale, a service offer. It is short, it puts the offer on screen early, and it is built to be swapped out when the offer ends. Most promo work sits on Base at $94, and moves to Standard at $150 when you want the offer handled inside a longer narrative cut.

**Per-position stock clips, 10 to 15 seconds each.** This is the deliverable that changes the economics. Every car on your lot gets its own short clip: one for the listing card, one vertical cut for Reels, and a clean loop for the vehicle page. Each position is a Base deliverable at $94. Because the footage is generated rather than filmed, adding the eleventh car does not mean an eleventh crew visit.

## What fits where

The table below maps every deliverable we produce for this vertical to the tier that fits it, with the length, price, delivery window and revision policy. Prices are flat per video. There is no day rate, no location fee and no licensing step afterwards.

Deliverable to tier mapping for automotive buyers

| Deliverable | Length | Fitting tier | Price per video | Delivery | Revisions |
| Stock clip for one inventory position (listing cards, vehicle page) | 10-15 s | Base | $94 | 7 days | 2 rounds |
| Promo cut for an active offer or campaign | 15-30 s | Base | $94 | 7 days | 2 rounds |
| Promo cut with narrative treatment and voice-over style pacing | 30-45 s | Standard | $150 | 7 days | 2 rounds |
| Model overview video for YouTube and the model page | 30-60 s | Standard | $150 | 7 days | 2 rounds |
| Hero video for the dealership website homepage | 60+ s | Premium | $250 | 7 days | 2 rounds |
| Cinematic brand film for the dealership or auto service | 60+ s | Premium | $250 | 7 days | 2 rounds |

A typical dealership order combines tiers: one Premium hero video at $250, three Standard model overviews at $150 each, and a batch of Base stock clips at $94 each. You can see the full tier breakdown on the [pricing page](https://carlosvideo18.shop/pricing), and finished examples in the [portfolio](https://carlosvideo18.shop/portfolio).

## The style: cinematic, and why it works for cars

The style we use in this vertical is cinematic by default: night city, glass reflections on bodywork, slow passes along the flank of the car, low camera positions, controlled highlights on the paint. This is not decoration. Car buyers scan quickly, and a slow reflective pass communicates condition and trim level faster than a static photo grid does. It also removes the single biggest variable of a real shoot: weather and location. A night-city sequence looks the same in January and in July, and it looks the same for your hatchback and for the SUV that arrived on Tuesday.

## The 7-day workflow

Every order, at every tier, runs on the same 7-day cycle. It is a fixed window, not an estimate of typical turnaround.

**Day 1, brief and stock list.** You send the models or stock positions, the offer text if there is one, your dealership name and branding, and the destination platforms. If you have reference photos of a specific car, send them; they anchor colour, trim and body style.

**Day 2, style lock.** We confirm the visual direction: setting, time of day, camera language, and the end card layout. For most automotive clients this is already the cinematic night-city look, and the round is short.

**Days 3 and 4, generation and first cut.** Scenes are produced and assembled into the first cut at the agreed length. On-site, this is the stage where a traditional production would still be waiting for a free afternoon and dry asphalt.

**Day 5, platform versions.** The cut is adapted per destination: horizontal for YouTube and your website hero slot, vertical for Reels, and a short square or vertical version for listing platforms. Different aspect ratios are part of the same deliverable, not a separate order.

**Day 6, revision round one.** You send notes. Changes to pacing, shot selection, on-screen text, price block and contact details are handled here.

**Day 7, delivery.** Final files arrive with full commercial rights. A second revision round remains available inside the same cycle if something needs a last adjustment.

For a large inventory, the honest answer on timing is batching. One cycle comfortably carries a batch of roughly 10 to 15 stock positions; that figure is a working estimate of our own capacity, not a guarantee, and larger lists run across consecutive cycles so that nothing is rushed. The key angle stays true at any volume: the whole batch moves for roughly the same budget and the same 7 days that a single on-site shoot day would take, because there is no second, third and fourth visit to the lot.

## Why generated fictional characters suit this vertical

Dealership video usually needs a person on screen: a salesperson presenting a trim, a driver setting off, a customer reacting. Hiring or filming real people costs time, requires releases, and creates a problem the moment a staff member leaves. Our videos use fictional generated characters, all 18 or older, never real people. Three practical benefits follow.

First, no releases and no rights ambiguity. You receive full commercial rights to the video and can run it everywhere without chasing paperwork from anyone who appeared in it.

Second, consistency across the stock. A fictional presenter can appear in the hero film and in every stock clip in the same wardrobe and tone, so a page of twenty cars reads as one brand rather than twenty separate shoots.

Third, honest handling of the vehicles themselves. A generated car is representative, not a certified photograph of a specific VIN. That is an advantage for pre-orders, incoming units and models not yet on your lot. It is also a constraint to respect: for listings platforms where the exact car matters, keep your real photographs as the primary asset and use the clip as the attention layer above them. We build the end cards and any on-screen text so that price, trim and contact details stay accurate and easy to swap.

## Compared with the usual alternatives

Two alternatives dominate this vertical. Both have a place, and both have a cost structure that fits poorly when your stock turns weekly.

Comparison of routes for automotive video

| Route | Cost structure | Time to cover the stock | Where it fits | Where it strains |
| Agency or freelance shoot | Crew day rate plus editing, quoted per project | Days per car or per batch, plus edit time | Flagship model launches, hero brand films, real cars that must be shown exactly | Each new position is another visit; weather and location are variables; offers expire during production |
| Self-serve AI video tools | Monthly subscription, your own time | Depends entirely on your team | Experiments, one-off social posts, teams with in-house editing skill | Prompting, art direction and cutting land on your staff; output quality varies per clip; no revision support |
| CarlosVideo18+ | Flat $94, $150 or $250 per video, crypto only via Heleket | 7 days per batch, all tiers | Weekly stock turns, offer clips, full inventory coverage, site hero video | Generated vehicles are representative, not certified photographs; fictional characters only |

The decision rule is simple. If you need one exact physical car filmed exactly as it stands on the lot, a shoot still wins. If you need the entire stock list, refreshed weekly, with offers that change monthly, the arithmetic favours flat pricing and generation: your production capacity stops being limited by how many afternoons a videographer has free. If you want to see how the two routes look side by side on real briefs, our [blog](https://carlosvideo18.shop/blog) breaks down several of them, including [how crypto payment works](https://carlosvideo18.shop/blog/pay-for-ai-video-with-crypto) for a flat-rate order.

**Ready to cover the whole lot?** Send a stock list and one offer, and we will map it to tiers and start the 7-day cycle. Payment is crypto only: USDT, BTC or ETH via Heleket.

[Start your automotive order](https://www.CarlosVideo18.shop/order)

## Frequently asked questions

### Can you make a video for a model that is not in stock yet?

Yes. Because every scene is generated rather than filmed, a car does not need to be physically present. You can brief an incoming model, a pre-order unit or a car that has already been sold, and we produce the clip before the vehicle reaches your lot. This is the clearest advantage over a shoot: production no longer waits for the car.

### Do you produce clips for classified listing platforms?

Yes. Listing platforms are a standard destination for this vertical, alongside YouTube, Instagram Reels and the hero video on your website. Each stock position can receive a short clip sized for a listing card, and we deliver horizontal, vertical and square versions so the same asset works in several places. Keep your real photographs as the primary listing asset and use the video as the layer that earns the click.

### How long does it take with a large inventory?

A single video is delivered in 7 days with 2 revision rounds. Large inventories run in batches inside the same window. As a working estimate of our capacity, roughly 10 to 15 stock positions fit comfortably in one cycle; longer lists split across consecutive cycles. We would rather give you a slower honest date than a fast one we cannot hold.

### What is the difference between Base, Standard and Premium?

Base at $94 covers 10 to 15 second clips, which is where single stock positions and most promo cuts sit. Standard at $150 covers 30 to 60 second model overview videos. Premium at $250 covers 60+ second pieces such as a website hero video or a brand film for the dealership or auto service. All three tiers include 7-day delivery and 2 revision rounds.

### How are revisions handled?

Every tier includes 2 revision rounds. In practice these cover shot selection, pacing, colour mood, on-screen text, the price and contact block, and the platform version being cut. Both rounds happen inside the 7-day window, so the delivery date does not move when you send notes.

### Who appears in the videos, and can I use real staff or customers?

All characters are fictional generated people who are 18 or older. We never depict real individuals, including your staff and customers. If you need a presenter figure across the stock, the same fictional character can recur in every clip for brand consistency.

### How do I pay for an order?

Payment is crypto only: USDT, BTC or ETH, processed through Heleket. Pricing is flat at $94, $150 or $250 per video, and there are no crew day rates, location fees, travel costs or post-delivery licensing steps on top.

### Who owns the finished videos?

You receive full commercial rights to every delivered file. That covers YouTube, Instagram Reels, your dealership website and hero slot, listing platforms, and paid advertising, with no additional licensing and no expiry on usage.

More detail on how this service is structured across industries sits on the [SEO solutions hub](https://carlosvideo18.shop/seo).