Acquisitions, product launches, funding, OEM approvals, and leadership moves across automotive dealership technology — tracked and updated daily.
Spiffy announces full integration of its Digital Servicing platform with Reynolds and Reynolds DMS, enabling seamless mobile service operations for dealerships. The integration launched at Bozard Ford Lincoln as the first live implementation.
Gather announces the addition of two key sales executives: Christian Salazar as Chief Sales Officer and Michael Gaughran as Regional Sales Manager. This represents significant C-suite expansion for the insurance verification solution vendor serving automotive dealerships.
Wilde East Towne Honda reports over $190k in accessory sales revenue using Insignia Group's prebuilt package system and online accessory shopping features. The case study includes specific financial metrics.
Five Star Subaru of Grapevine reports a 154% increase in accessory sales using Insignia Group's training and systems. The case study includes a specific measurable outcome.
CARSTAR/TORCAM Group reports using Solera's AI-powered Qapter Mobile Inspection solution to reduce vehicle inspection times from 90 minutes to 20 minutes, achieving record processing times and improving shop efficiency. The case study includes specific measurable outcomes from a dealer.
Hunter Engineering's Ultimate ADAS® system is now available to all automotive dealerships, repair shops, and collision shops in the US and Canada after limited preview. This is a product availability expansion announcement.
VINCUE showcases how Sutton Ford improved inventory management, reduced acquisition costs, and optimized sales cycles using their platform. This includes specific measurable outcomes from a dealer implementation.
Impel launches Feature Tour, a new product highlighting over 30,000 unique vehicle features with OEM-approved multimedia content for dealer VDPs. This is an explicit announcement of a new product/feature for the first time.
DataOne Software released a case study showing how Total Care Auto integrated DataOne's vehicle data solutions to optimize loss ratio management and improve service contract pricing. The case study documents measurable business outcomes from using the vendor's product.
Hunter Engineering released a new mobile bench version of its BL Series Bench Lathe with locking casters and a chip funnel. This is a new product announcement for the service/fixed ops segment of automotive dealerships.
VINCUE announces Re\Engage, a new product feature that automatically matches unsold leads to newly acquired inventory and notifies them of matching vehicles.
Autosled announces the launch of Autosled Direct, a new service for transporting vehicles, as one of its top four 2024 achievements. This marks the introduction of a new product offering.
VINCUE case study reporting that Beaver Toyota transformed operations using VINCUE tools to stock 300-400 used cars monthly and sell 600+ cars per month, achieving competitive market advantage.
Gubagoo announces Curator, a new product designed to connect consumer experience with user engagement data for dealerships. The announcement includes a video interview with the president and demo availability at NADA 2025.
Cox Automotive introduces new AI-powered Predictive Insights with GenAI capabilities for its VinSolutions CRM platform. This new feature leverages first-party data from Cox-owned marketplaces to help dealers identify high-intent shoppers.
Bobcat partnered with Ansira and achieved 238% more conversions by increasing dealer engagement. Includes specific, measurable outcome of improved dealer engagement results.
VINCUE announces two new products: Addendum Stickers for dynamic pricing and Pricing QR Codes for real-time updates. These are new features designed to improve dealership pricing transparency and customer experience.
Bush Auto Place reports measurable benefits from using Impel AI, including qualified leads, completed paperwork, and confirmed appointments. Specific dealer outcome using vendor product.
Lender Compliance Technologies (LCT) announced the appointment of Brad Rogers as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer. Rogers joins the fintech company behind Refund Control, a cloud platform for F&I product cancellations and refunds management.
Indy Auto Man, a high-volume pre-owned dealership in Indianapolis, reports improved sales results within 90 days of implementing Foureyes' Prospect Engagement solution. Demonstrates specific business outcomes from vendor implementation.
FixedOPS Marketing introduces ADVANTAGE+, a new automotive marketing couponing solution for dealerships and independent service departments with embedded video capability. Announces a new product for the first time.
Mark Kia dealership case study showing 40% of engagements transacted through Team Velocity's Apollo platform, with improved customer experience and data-driven insights. Reports specific usage metrics and outcomes.
EVready Energy announces EVready Guardian, a new software solution for car dealerships to manage EV charging infrastructure costs and reduce demand charges. This is the first announcement of a new product.
asTech newsletter featuring a collision repair network that implemented asTech solutions for calibrations, including structured SOPs and scanning technology upgrades. Describes specific measurable improvements from a vendor's product implementation.
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