Vehicle-data guides, real-world use cases, and product updates
Everything we're learning about VINs, plates, and building on the CarsXE API — alongside deep-dive use cases and SDK walkthroughs.
ADAS Safe × CarsXE
How ADAS Safe uses CarsXE Specifications and Images APIs to document repairs, save time on every job, and power Track.
Read articlePam × CarsXE
How Pam uses CarsXE Vehicle Recalls to check every vehicle for open safety recalls on outbound lists and inbound calls.
Read articleIntroducing One Time Report
An instant PDF vehicle report by VIN, plate, or YMM for a flat $5 — no CarsXE account or API key required.
Read articleIntegrate the API in your stack
Introducing the CarsXE MCP server
Plug CarsXE vehicle data into Claude, Cursor, VS Code and any MCP-compatible client.
Introducing the CarsXE plugin for Claude Code
Bring VIN decoding, plate lookups and market value into your Claude Code workflow.
Latest from the blog
We ran ads inside ChatGPT. Here’s why it didn’t work (yet).
CarsXE spent ~$1.2k on ChatGPT Ads. CTR was fine; free-user inventory and sandbox conversions weren’t. A B2B API postmortem.
Why we open-sourced the CarsXE design system
We rebuilt carsxe.com on one design system — intentional color, sharp corners, and an MIT npm package that ships the same UI kit.
Top 5 APIs for Vehicle Depreciation Analysis
Compare five leading vehicle depreciation APIs by data sources, update cadence, coverage, and pricing for accurate valuations.
Vehicle Import Rules: Emissions Compliance by Region
Compare emissions import rules across the US, Canada, EU/UK, China, Japan and South Korea — required proof, age exemptions, and penalties.
Bluetooth OBD Security: FAQs
Bluetooth OBD-II dongles often expose vehicles via weak pairing, poor firmware, and insecure apps—protect pairing, updates, and data flow.
49 CFR Part 565: VIN Compliance Rules
Compliant 17-character VINs: exclude I/O/Q, use Mod 11, avoid reuse 30 years, submit decoding 60 days before sale.
How Japan VIN Decoding Differs Globally
Explains why Japan's 9–12 character chassis numbers differ from 17-character VINs and how that affects U.S. registration, recalls, and imports.
VIN Decoding APIs: Global Standards Support
Explains VIN validation, regional rule differences, check digits, data gaps, and how to evaluate global VIN decoding APIs.
Cloud LPR Integration Tips for Developers
Practical steps to integrate cloud LPR: event schema, image filtering, confidence rules, retries, security, and regional validation.
Decode a VIN, look up a plate, or pull a full vehicle record from the CarsXE API.