Acquisitions, product launches, funding, OEM approvals, and leadership moves across automotive dealership technology — tracked and updated daily.
Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) announces beta availability of its VAN MCP Server, a Model Context Protocol connector that enables dealerships to query their VAN data through Claude AI in natural language. This is a new product feature launch for an automotive dealership vendor.
VehicleLyfe announced a rebuilt customer page feature with enhanced history tracking, equity visualization, and signal cards. This represents a new product feature launch for an automotive dealership CRM vendor.
BendPak announces the new MaxJax MAX7 lift with enhanced features including ASARS technology and increased lifting height. This is a new product release for service department equipment used by automotive dealerships.
AutoService A.I. announces AI agents product for car dealerships that handles call answering, appointment booking, and lead capture 24/7. First product announcement from dealership vendor.
Balcrank introduces The KEG, a new 27-gallon drain series for used oil and coolant collection in service bays. Features durable construction and multiple configurations.
VAN announces VAN Loop, a new feature for storing and tracking seller conversations in the platform. New product feature launch.
JohnDow Industries (Dynamic brand) announces a new plastic drain plug kit and expansion of specialty drain plug line. This is a new product launch for service department tools.
Volie announces a new Campaign Message Report feature that provides visibility into SMS deliverability, replies, and appointment performance for BDC teams. The feature introduction includes new metrics and tools for monitoring customer engagement and call handling.
DealerOn announces updated pricing display capabilities and OnGuard solution to help California dealers comply with the CARS Act requirements effective October 1, 2026. This represents new features/tools for regulatory compliance.
Volie announces Pulse, a new AI-powered feature that turns dealership calls into actionable intelligence for BDCs. This is the first announcement of a new product feature for the automotive communication platform.
DealerOn announces Blog Manager, a new feature enabling dealers to publish blog content directly within their DealerOn site without leaving the platform. The tool is designed to improve search visibility and conversion opportunities.
AET Automotive formally launches Creative Studio Pro, a next-generation version of their design tool with enhanced speed and flexibility for dealership marketing.
AET Automotive announces Reimagine AI, a new creative assistant feature within Creative Studio Pro for quickly refreshing ad designs with seasonal updates.
GroundTruth announces Terra, a new AI assistant for smarter ad campaigns available in GroundTruth Ads Manager. This is a new product launch in the automotive marketing/digital retail space.
Dealerware announces new API integration with Tekion enabling data connectivity across dealerships and technology partners through Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC). New integration product/feature announcement.
BendPak announces Apex™, a new pro-consumer product line built to BendPak specifications. This is a new product introduction for the automotive service equipment vendor.
Insignia Group announces ACE (Accessory Commerce Infrastructure), a new managed infrastructure platform for accessory commerce serving OEMs, digital retail platforms, and dealer technology providers. This is a new product launch for the automotive dealership ecosystem.
sMedia announces Smart Offer 2.0, a new version of its digital retailing solution featuring AI video integration and advanced group-wide automation capabilities. This is a product launch announcement for an automotive digital retail vendor.
Affinitiv announces CapSure, a new integration with Meta AI glasses for hands-free service video inspections. First product offering of this kind announced by the company.
Lotlinx launches LotGPT, a free AI chatbot specifically designed for car dealerships to manage inventory, optimize pricing, and provide operational insights. Executive leadership discusses the new product on CBT News.
myKaarma announces a new integration with AutoService AI to add conversational AI capabilities for service lane appointment booking and customer inquiries. This is a new product feature being introduced for the first time.
Privacy4Cars launches DisconnectedCar, a new product designed to end prior users' remote vehicle access. Specific product launch announcement for a dealership ecosystem vendor.
RockED has launched a new parts department training program designed to strengthen customer relationships and dealership operations through role-based learning for parts staff.
STAR announces launch of AI-powered Member Toolset suite designed to simplify API implementation and accelerate adoption across automotive retail ecosystem. This is a new product announcement from an automotive-relevant standards organization.
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