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Don't wait for customers to visit your website - bring your webchat to them! Conversation Connect launches Chat AI from any channel—social, email, ads, or your website— engaging customers with real-time, AI-driven responses that turn interest into action and convert leads into appointments. Start chatting with buyers on their terms: https://impel.ai/chat-ai/
Impel launches Chat AI, a new product that enables AI-driven chat engagement across multiple channels (social, email, ads, website) for automotive dealerships. The tool automates real-time customer responses to convert leads into appointments.
STELLA AI Announces Bob Haeffner as New CFO/VP of Operations
STELLA Automotive AI appointed Bob Haeffner as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations, bringing 30+ years of leadership and financial strategy experience.
Dealer Solutions & Design Unveils Industry-Leading Asset Management Platform Amid Modern Rebrand
Dealer Solutions & Design announced a comprehensive rebrand and launched Asset Genius, a new cloud-based asset management platform for dealership fixed operations.
Auto Finance Veteran Robert Johnson Joins LCT's Advisory Board
Lender Compliance Technologies announced the appointment of Robert Johnson to its Board of Advisors. Johnson brings 30+ years of automotive and equipment finance industry experience to advise LCT's F&I compliance platform.
STAR Announces Deal Standards API for Automotive Industry
STAR (Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail) publishes its first Deal API standard for automotive retail, standardizing deal information management and exchange across manufacturers, dealers, and service providers.
Why Dealerships Are Switching to a Dynamic Vehicle Offers Platform
Stream Companies announces Retail Ready's Automotive Incentives Platform (AIP), featuring AI automation for vehicle offer deployment with four-hour turnaround time.
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autoWall announces integration with CleanVoice technology to enhance video quality by eliminating background noise in video interactions for its techWALL product.
Big News for #Stellantis US Dealers! Our exclusive Sherpa AI is now in-program—giving you access to the most advanced website personalization technology in the industry, deeper insights into customer behavior, and optimized conversions like never before. This intuitive, game-changing tech ensures that every shopper sees the most relevant inventory, offers, and content—tailored in real time! Plus, explore other in-program, cutting-edge DEP solutions designed to drive leads and sales in full press release below! https://bit.ly/4i9nXAP
Dealer eProcess announces that Sherpa AI website personalization technology is now in-program for Stellantis US dealers. This represents OEM approval/certification for the vendor's solution.
Volie 15: Invites and Customer Notes
Volie announces two new features: automatic calendar invite functionality and customer-level notes feature for dealer operations. These are new product features designed to streamline dealer operations.
STAR Announces Multiple Updates To Its Automotive Dealer Infrastructure Guidelines
STAR announces multiple updates to its Dealer Infrastructure Guidelines (DIG) standards, the first substantial updates since 2019. Updates focus on better definitions, business continuity, and data management.
Verkada Deepens Investment in EMEA, Appoints Ardon Anderson as Vice President of EMEA
Verkada announces Ardon Anderson as Vice President of EMEA as part of regional expansion. However, Verkada is a physical security vendor not primarily focused on automotive dealership ecosystem.
StoneEagle Expands Leadership Team with Addition of BreAnna McCready as Senior Vice President of Sales
StoneEagle announces BreAnna McCready as Senior Vice President of Sales. McCready brings over a decade of automotive technology leadership experience including roles at AutoFi and Hireology.
Hudson Automotive Group Scales Customer Satisfaction with Oxlo
Hudson Automotive Group, a multi-location dealership group with 50+ dealerships across seven states, implemented Oxlo to streamline and centralize customer satisfaction data collection across their growing organization. This is a case study demonstrating measurable vendor implementation results.
Cox Automotive Strategy Chief Amy Mills to Retire After 25 Years - Cox Automotive Inc.
Amy Mills, executive vice president and chief strategy officer at Cox Automotive, announced her retirement after 25 years with the company. This is a significant C-suite departure from a major automotive dealership technology vendor.
Vehlo Launches RapidRecon Pro That Streamlines Reconditioning for Dealership Efficiency
Vehlo launched RapidRecon Pro, a new version of its vehicle reconditioning platform designed to streamline dealership reconditioning workflows and improve efficiency. This is a new product announcement from an automotive service/fixed ops vendor.
Capstreet-backed TradePending Names Jorge de Castro as CEO
TradePending, an automotive dealership software provider, appointed Jorge de Castro as Chief Executive Officer, while outgoing CEO Brice Englert transitions to board member role. This is a C-suite leadership change at an automotive dealership technology vendor.
What a memorable weekend in New Orleans!! The trip wasn't easy, but we're so proud of our team for showing up and showing out! From all the crazy travel stories to the debut of #Curator, that was an #NADASHOW we'll never forget. Now that we're all home, visit our website to book your Curator demo! Unlock more sales by connecting your data and making it actionable. https://www.gubagoo.com/curatorPhotos from Gubagoo's post
Gubagoo announces the debut of 'Curator,' a new product for connecting and actionizing dealership data. The product was introduced at NADA Show and is now available for demos.
Black Book Announces Integration with Fox Factory Vehicles to Bring Greater Transparency to Upfitted/Modified Vehicle Valuation
Black Book announces integration with Fox Factory Vehicles to enable valuation of upfitted/modified vehicles. This is a new feature/integration for Black Book's platform serving dealerships, lenders, and insurance companies.
First impressions matter, and your vehicle photos are no exception. With VINCUE’s AI-driven tools, you can: ✔️ Replace backgrounds with sleek, custom images ✔️ Automatically center and align vehicles for consistency ✔️ Save time while boosting your inventory’s appeal Learn more and see it live and in action at NADA 2025 in New Orleans: The Power of Presentation: Automating Photos with AI & VINCUEhubs.lyVINCUE Product Manager Josh Van Auken Contact The Problem In the competitive automotive market, first impressions matter. Dealers rely on their online inventory to attract customers, yet many struggle to present their vehicles professionally. Vehicle photos are often taken in cluttered lots, poorly....
VINCUE announces AI-driven vehicle photo automation tools featuring background replacement and automatic alignment/centering. New product features being showcased at NADA 2025.
Learn how a dealership lost $50,000 in stolen vehicles overnight, and why secure key control systems like the iSafe Pro 6.0 are essential to prevent theft
1Micro presents a case study of a Lincoln dealership that lost $50,000 in stolen vehicles, using this scenario to promote their iSafe Pro 6.0 key control system. Includes specific metrics about the loss.
asTech Now Pre-Installed on 5,000+ Diagnostic Tools
asTech (a Repairify company) announced a new integration with Launch Tech USA diagnostic platforms, enabling technicians to access asTech Connect for remote OE tool access. This is a new product integration feature.
How Howards Motor Group Used Reputation Data to Reshape Their Business
Reputation reports how Howards Motor Group (24 UK locations) used their reputation data platform to reshape their business and improve customer-first approach. The article discusses specific outcomes from using the vendor's tools.
Invoca is Now Available on AWS Marketplace
Invoca announces availability on AWS Marketplace, making their AI-powered platform more accessible for deployment. This is a product availability/integration announcement for a vendor serving the automotive ecosystem.
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