Acquisitions, product launches, funding, OEM approvals, and leadership moves across automotive dealership technology — tracked and updated daily.
Autocorp.ai and Canadian Black Book launched AVA™ MatchBook, a new automation tool that matches lender approvals with dealership inventory to help Canadian dealerships identify vehicles matching customer financial situations. The tool leverages CBB's banking data to maximize deal profitability.
DAS Technology announces four new features to its Customer Data and Experience Platform (CDXP) at NADA 2025, including AI solutions designed to drive higher ROI for auto dealers.
Case study of Jake Lyon at Tinney Chevrolet GMC using an unspecified vendor's solution to optimize parts inventory management and reduce manual processes. Includes specific operational improvements but lacks quantified metrics.
Manheim announces sale lights will be available across all listing channels (Simulcast Live, Presale, Timed) starting December 11, 2025. This expands an existing feature to additional channels.
Volie announces a new two-way integration with dealer data platform Foureyes that enables audience building and outbound execution with activity data flows. This is a new integration product/feature.
CDK announces its inaugural Accounting Connect conference for April 2025, designed to showcase new accounting workflows and innovative solutions. While framed as a conference announcement, the content emphasizes introduction of new workflows and hands-on exercises for dealer back-office operations.
Christian Brothers Ford reports operational improvements after implementing Autosoft DMS, including resolved department communication issues and streamlined workflows. This is a dealer case study showing specific business improvements.
Team Velocity announces significant progress in migrating dealers to its Apollo Sites platform, with 75% of Apollo dealer websites meeting Google Core Web Vitals standards by end of 2025. This represents a major platform milestone and achievement announcement.
Dent Wizard announces the appointment of Nicole Lindner as Vice President of Finance. However, Dent Wizard provides automotive reconditioning services, which is not directly part of the automotive dealership ecosystem (DMS, CRM, marketing, F&I, service software, etc.).
Video testimonial from Jack Bryan at Windsor Chrysler describing how Covideo's tracking and follow-up tools helped differentiate the dealership in a competitive market. Includes specific use case and competitive advantage achieved.
Blink Charging announces newly appointed Chief Financial Officer Michael Bercovich and newly appointed Chief Technology Officer Harmeet Singh. However, Blink Charging is an EV charging vendor, not directly serving the automotive dealership ecosystem.
Hunter Engineering introduces the HawkEye Elite Xpandable alignment and ADAS solution with new configuration options and features. This is a new product announcement for the service/fixed ops vendor.
Impel AI announces a new AI Knowledge Bank feature within its AI Operating System that enables more detailed answers about mobile service, financing, and promotions. This is a new product feature announcement.
Dealerlogix, driven by Vehlo, has been accepted into General Motors' 3Synergy service lane tool program. This represents official OEM certification and approval for the vendor's fixed ops platform.
PartsEdge published a case study on North Penn Volkswagen & Mazda's partnership, describing how the solution helped achieve operational excellence in parts department management.
VINCUE published a case study showing Beaver Toyota increased monthly used car inventory to 300-400 units and achieved 600+ monthly sales through VINCUE's inventory management solution.
Work Truck Solutions and J.D. Power announced the launch of the Commercial Electric Vehicle (CEV) Hub on Comvoy, a new resource designed to support electrification of commercial fleets with tools and insights for business fleet managers.
Cox Automotive's Central Dispatch launches new Market Intelligence suite including AI-powered pricing tool, pricing API, enterprise data files and market reports. New product features announced.
RunBuggy announces Hitch, a new Transportation Management System (TMS) for automotive logistics operations. This appears to be a new product launch.
Gubagoo announces Curator, a new product for connecting first-party data to dealership tools, debuting at NADA Show. This is the first announcement of a new product feature.
Stream Companies' Chief Operating Officer Sarah Throne is honored with a 2025 Corporate Leadership Award by Philadelphia Business Journal for her leadership and innovation.
AutoAlert launches AutoAlert Enterprise, the industry's first dedicated multi-rooftop CRM and data mining platform specifically designed for dealer groups to eliminate data silos.
Proton announces major evolution of its Compliance Portal, expanding it to serve cybersecurity customers in addition to compliance tools, creating a unified hub for dealerships.
Volie case study with Cavender Auto Group showing transition from manual processes to Volie BDC software increased call pacing from ~100 to 150 per agent with specific productivity metric.
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