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About AutoLander
Short answer
AutoLander is Facebook Marketplace software for U.S. car dealerships, built and operated by AutoLander LLC. Dealers connect an inventory feed; the platform posts vehicles to Marketplace, keeps prices current, removes sold units and runs AI photo editing on listing images. Our published research is written by founder Michael Garber and computed directly from anonymized, aggregate platform data — never from surveys or estimates.
AutoLander LLC builds and operates AutoLander, a desktop application and cloud platform that car dealerships use to merchandise their inventory on Facebook Marketplace. A dealer connects the inventory source they already run — a DMS export, an SFTP or CSV feed, or their dealer website — and the platform handles the rest: creating listings, keeping asking prices in step with the feed, pulling sold units down, and preparing photos.
We publish original research about the dealer side of Facebook Marketplace because almost nothing accurate exists in public. Our figures come from the platform itself, and we say exactly where each one comes from.
Who writes AutoLander’s research?
Michael Garber, founder of AutoLander LLC. He built the platform the data comes from and runs it day to day, which is the whole of the claim to authority here — the numbers are not reported second-hand from an industry survey, they are computed from the production system he operates.
For data questions, corrections or media enquiries: [email protected], or (919) 280-0967.
How is the data in your reports produced?
Every published figure is computed by direct, read-only aggregation over anonymized production records — real dealer listings, real asking prices, real post timestamps. No surveys, no panel data, no modelling and no extrapolation. Medians are true percentiles rather than averages, because a handful of six-figure units would otherwise distort every price statistic.
Sample sizes are stated next to each table. Where a metric could not be verified from platform data, it is omitted rather than estimated. No dealer-identifying information appears in any published aggregate.
What the platform covers
The figures in our research are drawn from this footprint.
- 196 U.S. dealership rooftops operating 316 inventory feeds
- 74,013 synced vehicles across those feeds
- 10,850 units posted to Facebook Marketplace, 10,823 of them carrying a stated price
- 17,778 new dealer listings in the trailing 90 days
- 94,000+ listing photos processed through AI background replacement
Can I quote your data?
Yes. Our published datasets are released under a CC BY 4.0 licence — free to reuse, including commercially, with attribution. Machine-readable CSV and JSON copies sit on the report page itself, so you do not have to retype anything out of a table.
Cite as: AutoLander, "The Facebook Marketplace Used-Car Report 2026," autolander.ai, August 2026, with a link to the report. If you need a figure we have not published, ask — we would rather compute it properly than have it guessed at.
What is AutoLander’s relationship to Meta?
None. AutoLander is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Meta Platforms, Inc. Facebook and Facebook Marketplace are trademarks of Meta Platforms, Inc. AutoLander does not override Meta eligibility rules, listing limits or terms — see our policy and safety guide for what that means in practice.
Frequently asked questions
Who is behind AutoLander?
AutoLander is built and operated by AutoLander LLC. Its founder, Michael Garber, writes the company’s published research and can be reached at [email protected] or (919) 280-0967.
Where do AutoLander’s statistics come from?
Anonymized, aggregate production data from the AutoLander platform — 196 U.S. dealerships posting real inventory to Facebook Marketplace. Figures are computed by direct read-only aggregation, never from surveys or estimates, and sample sizes are published alongside them.
Can journalists use AutoLander’s data?
Yes, under CC BY 4.0 with attribution and a link to the source report. CSV and JSON copies are published on the report page. For questions or a figure we have not published, contact [email protected].
Is AutoLander affiliated with Facebook or Meta?
No. AutoLander is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Meta Platforms, Inc. Facebook and Facebook Marketplace are trademarks of Meta Platforms, Inc.
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