Acquisitions, product launches, funding, OEM approvals, and leadership moves across automotive dealership technology — tracked and updated daily.
Car IQ announces expansion into over-the-road trucking through a new fuel acceptance partnership with Love's travel stops, enabling class 6-8 vehicles to use their payment system at 580+ locations.
BendPak announces new additions to the Ranger tire and wheel service lineup, including the GoAir mini air compressor and TSR-2S tire storage rack.
QuickJack announces new 6000TL and 8000TL lift models with higher lifting capacities. QuickJack serves automotive service and fixed ops.
Dealer eProcess and Client Command announce strategic partnership launching industry-first website personalization features and curated Active Shopper audiences for dealerships.
Orbee announces integration with Client Command's Active Shopper Network to help dealerships enrich first-party data. This is a new integration/product feature enabling data enrichment.
Click-Ins, an AI-driven vehicle inspection vendor, launches in the U.S. market after 10 years of R&D, opening Kansas City headquarters and appointing Charles Lukens as CEO.
Click-Ins, an AI-driven vehicle inspection vendor serving automotive, announces appointment of Charles Lukens as CEO and headquarters relocation to Kansas City, Missouri as part of global expansion.
DigniFi secures $175 million in new funding from Encina Lender Finance ($150M credit facility) and Brigade Capital Management ($25M debt financing). Strategic investment to expand auto repair financing solutions.
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.
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