AutoScout24 adopts AI workflows to accelerate engineering

The AutoScout24 Group, an online vehicle marketplace operating across Europe and Canada, has incorporated OpenAI's Codex and ChatGPT to enhance its development processes and elevate code quality. Catering to over 30 million users monthly and featuring two million car listings, the company, which includes brands like AutoScout24 and AutoTrader.ca, employs about 2,000 individuals worldwide and collaborates with 45,000 dealer partners. To address the growing complexity of systems and the need for quicker innovation, AutoScout24 adopted a dual-layer AI approach: ChatGPT was made available to all staff to foster AI literacy, while Codex was integrated into the workflows of roughly 1,000 builders. Chosen after a three-month assessment for its effectiveness, Codex has led to significant improvements, including reducing project timelines from 2–3 weeks to just 2–3 days, enhancing engineering output, and automating code reviews. The company aims to further embed AI into its core systems and customer-facing offerings.