# Automotive Ads



Facebook's automotive ads use cross-device intent signals to automatically show vehicles from your inventory, with creatives generated per vehicle, on Facebook. Automotive ads are a vertical solution for the automotive industry that includes a custom creative format, data models, and ads delivery optimization important for automotive clients.

## Common uses
### Automotive inventory ads
If any of the following scenarios apply to you, use [automotive inventory ads](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/ads-commerce/marketing-api/auto-ads/guides/aia):

* You currently use ads to drive automotive sales.
* You already use Facebook ads to drive sales and traffic from new customers with non-automotive inventory ads, and you want to improve performance of your ads, and automate your work so that more products from your catalog can be advertised.
* You want an always-on solution that engages existing customers and grows your business by driving traffic and converting new customers.

### Automotive model ads

Facebook's [automotive model ads](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/ads-commerce/marketing-api/auto-ads/guides/aoa) use cross-device intent signals to automatically promote relevant vehicle models and offers on Facebook and Instagram. A vehicle models and offers catalog consists of information about the offers, corresponding vehicles, and markets/regions where the offer is valid.

## Documentation contents

### [Overview](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/ads-commerce/marketing-api/auto-ads/overview)

Explanations of core concepts and usage requirements.

### [Get Started](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/ads-commerce/marketing-api/auto-ads/get-started)

A list of steps on how to get started with automotive ads.

### [Guides](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/ads-commerce/marketing-api/auto-ads/guides)

Use case-based guides to help you perform specific actions.

### [Reference](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/ads-commerce/marketing-api/auto-ads/reference)

Product specifications and endpoint references.