Acquisitions, product launches, funding, OEM approvals, and leadership moves across automotive dealership technology — tracked and updated daily.
Polly reports that 84% of Gen Z and millennial buyers want insurance options during vehicle sales, with many willing to buy additional F&I products if they save on insurance. Includes specific consumer preference metrics.
Ansira's location data management helped a national insurance company achieve a 300% increase in search impressions. While the vendor serves multiple industries, this case study includes specific measurable outcomes.
Autosoft DMS case study featuring Weber Motor Company in Cuero, TX, describing how the DMS empowers their dealership across sales and service departments. However, the article lacks specific quantified metrics of success.
ACERTUS announces promotion of Michael DeLuca from CFO to CEO, effective immediately, along with additional executive appointments. ACERTUS is automotive logistics-as-a-service, relevant to dealership operations.
EVPassport announces senior-level executive appointments including General Counsel, VP of Commercial Sales, and VP of Product. EVPassport is an EV charging vendor, not automotive dealership ecosystem focused.
STAR announces the publication of its Automotive Retail Domain Model, a comprehensive unified data architecture for standardizing data exchange across the automotive retail industry. This is a new product announcement for the first time.
Impel reports measurable results from analyzing customer data across 50 dealerships and 120,000 repair orders, showing 27% more service appointments, 95 additional repair orders per dealership per month, and 22% increase in service revenue. This is a case study with specific quantified outcomes.
STAR announces the release of new API standards for fleet vehicle rentals and loyalty customer leads in retail automotive. This is the first standards release in these areas.
Midland Honda reports specific metrics: service approval rates increased from 35-40% to 85-91% after implementing video communication. Includes measurable outcomes from a dealership using a vendor's product.
Bell Lexus North Scottsdale reports generating over 1,600 leads from email marketing in 6 months using Fullpath's AI-powered platform. Includes specific quantified outcomes from a dealership using the vendor's product.
A digital retail platform announces the launch of 'Save & Compare' feature that allows shoppers to save vehicles and compare them side-by-side. This is a new product feature for an automotive retail vendor.
Brooke announces Service Response AI, an AI-powered call handling solution for dealership service departments. This appears to be a new product announcement.
Superior Auto reports nearly doubling organic traffic year-over-year and increasing online credit applications by 40-50% after working with Space Auto on SEO. Includes specific measurable outcomes.
Polly reports that auto dealerships using their insurance solution see 20% higher F&I gross compared to those without. This includes specific measurable outcomes.
American Honda notifies Honda and Acura Certified Shops of requirement to provide proof of OEM scans for all collision repairs. This is an OEM mandate/policy for collision repair network.
Dealerware case study showing Chapman Ford Philadelphia using Insurance Verification to reduce liability and avoid $10,000 in out-of-pocket costs from loaner vehicle accidents. Includes specific financial outcome.
Gubagoo promotes Curator, a new data platform that debuted at NADAShow to enhance dealer sales processes. This appears to be marketing of a recently launched product.
Dealerware announces integration partnership with myKaarma to connect loaner fleet management system with service lane technology platform. This integration enables improved dealership workflows.
asTech announces Connected Calibrations, an enhancement to adasThink that automatically flags required calibrations and integrates into repair order submission. This is a new product feature for collision repair shops.
Armatus Dealer Uplift announces endorsement by the Rhode Island Automobile Dealers Association (RIADA) as exclusive provider for Retail Warranty Reimbursement services. This is the company's 28th state dealer association endorsement.
Always Auto reports measurable results using AI-powered automotive CRM software, demonstrating how the platform transformed sales processes. Specific dealer use case with outcomes from a dealership vendor product.
TradePending announced launch of a new video walk-around feature in its trade-in valuation tool. New product feature explicitly announced for the first time by the dealership software vendor.
STAR (Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail) announced its 2025 Board of Directors and Officers election. Board includes representatives from technology providers, dealerships, and OEM stakeholders.
DigniFi announced a strategic partnership with Mazda North American Operations enabling 550+ Mazda dealerships to offer Buy Now, Pay Later financing for service, parts, and F&I products. This represents OEM approval and selection of DigniFi's platform.
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