Acquisitions, product launches, funding, OEM approvals, and leadership moves across automotive dealership technology — tracked and updated daily.
Black Book announces the launch of Black Book Cherry, a new VIN-specific History Adjusted Values (HAV) tool for vehicle valuation and decision-making in automotive transactions. This is the first-time announcement of a new product offering.
Armatus Dealer Uplift releases its Dealer's Playbook on retail warranty reimbursement for South Dakota dealerships. This is a new educational resource/playbook product for automotive dealerships.
Nexpart announces Multi-Seller, a platform for dealership service and parts departments that manages aftermarket parts, OE dealers, heavy duty, salvage, and tires to drive ecommerce revenue. The platform is being showcased at NADA 2026.
Dealer eProcess announces new features coming to their platform at NADA 2025, including AI technology and summary tools. This is a product launch announcement for upcoming features.
A vendor announces Custom Jobs feature that allows dealerships to build personalized parts ordering templates for shop-specific repair procedures. This is a new product feature launch.
DealerBuilt announces launch of DealerBuilt AI Labs, a new suite of AI-driven tools including AI Co-Pilots for Vistadash and Lightyear designed to transform dealership data analysis and sales operations.
asTech announces launch of Connected Calibrations technology at SEMA show, an enhancement to their adasThink platform that automates ADAS calibration tracking in the repair order process.
AccuTrade announces a new integration with DealerClub that allows users to send vehicles directly from appraisal to wholesale in one click. This is a new feature/product capability being launched.
STAR (Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail) officially releases its AI Governance playbook and compliance roadmap for retail automotive. This is a new product/resource announcement with a formal press release.
EVready Energy announced EVready Simplify, a new solution for unified EV charging management across multiple hardware and software platforms. The product was showcased at CES 2025 as a groundbreaking offering for enterprise fleet electrification.
DAS Technology launched its new Dealership Tariff Toolkit, offering free AI technology paired with consumer engagement messaging and CDXP solutions for automotive dealerships. This is a new product offering announcement.
CDK announced CDK SimplePay, a new cloud-based payment processing solution for dealerships that integrates directly into their system. The product eliminates fragmented payment systems and manual reconciliation challenges for automotive retailers.
Lectrium announces the Dashboard, a new VIN-powered tool for electrified vehicle merchandising and comparison on dealership websites. This is a new product announcement.
Impel announces integration with FordDirect's Customer Journey Platform combining customer data with Automotive AI. This is a new product partnership/integration announcement.
Foureyes announces Foureyes Connect, a new dealer-authorized data platform enabling advertising agencies to access normalized dealership CRM, website, and inventory data for targeted campaigns.
GroundTruth announces a new DOOH (Digital Out-of-Home) channel with built-in foot traffic attribution and omnichannel integration capabilities in its Ads Manager platform.
AET Automotive announced Creative Studio Pro, a new version of their creative tools platform designed for dealership marketing. This is the first announcement of a new product offering.
Hunter Engineering introduces a free online ADAS Learning Tool website designed to educate counter workers and customers about ADAS procedures and terminology.
Central Dispatch announces its new Premium plan with features including Price Check Plus, API suite, Direct-to-carrier offers, and Performance Management tools. This is a new product/service tier launch.
asTech announces a new integration with Mitchell Cloud Estimating, allowing users to launch asTech scans directly from the estimating platform. This is a new feature announcement in their May 2025 newsletter.
America's Auto Auction announced the grand opening of a new Las Vegas Specialty Sale location for RV and marine inventory. This represents a new facility/service launch.
Car and Driver and Autotrader announced the launch of Car and Driver Marketplace, a new shopping experience powered by Autotrader that connects vehicle research to listings. This represents a new product launch combining the two platforms.
VINCUE announces VINCUENEXT, a virtual event on April 22nd where they will unveil 'CATALYST,' described as the biggest step forward in their technology, user experience, and performance based on dealer feedback.
Dealer Inspire announces a new Website Health Report feature available on their platform that allows customers to diagnose and track website speed performance. This is a new product feature released in March 2025.
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