OfferWerks used artificial intelligence to consolidate capabilities of five specialized automotive technology firms. The result is dealer clients getting an agentic AI layer for a more transparent online shopping and purchase experience. OfferWerks integrated suite of services is focused on automotive payment calculation, offer presentation, and disclosure compliance using native tools and software for automotive […] [Read More]

Along with reiterating that its platform was already built to handle new compliance requirements in California that went into effect this month, ProMax announced the launch of ProMax BDC AI. ProMax highlighted its new artificial intelligence-powered lead-response agent is designed to help automotive dealerships respond to every internet lead immediately and convert more online shoppers […] [Read More]

The latest development to germinate from Cox Automotive’s acquisition of Fullpath bloomed on Thursday. It’s an upgrade for VinSolutions. Cox Automotive said all mutual Fullpath and VinSolutions clients will have an embedded customer data platform (CDP) bolstered with artificial intelligence insights powered by Fullpath technology. “Other CDPs are mostly focused on data ingestion, structuring and […] [Read More]

Now businesses of all sizes and individuals from more places can use product offerings from Privacy4Cars. Along with securing two new patents, Privacy4Cars announced on Wednesday that its app has been significantly updated. The app now features more than a dozen additional European languages and new single-use deployment capabilities to enable a broader range of […] [Read More]

IgniteUps.ai wants to give dealerships a tool to ask questions and use artificial intelligence the way their customers do, especially with the ongoing proliferation of AI agents “Every dealership manager has asked, ‘What can we do to sell a car today?’ NEXUS is built to help answer that question and then help execute,” IgniteUps.ai founder […] [Read More]

Dealers might have a sour opinion about individuals and firms involved in negotiations and decisions eventually made by car buyers. But another firm now offering a concierge advisory service said that it “views dealers as essential partners in a successful purchase.” Among the components of AssetLane is its Call Me First preferred dealer program, which […] [Read More]

DriveCentric started October by adding to its growing portfolio of native AI Agents. The company highlighted that Acquire Agent can help dealerships act on time-sensitive vehicle acquisition opportunities by engaging customers immediately after they receive a trade valuation from the dealership. Like every DriveCentric agent, it is built on the artificial intelligence the company has […] [Read More]

Cars.com installed a new chief executive officer in January and a new chief marketing officer in June. On Nov. 6, the company will also have a new chief financial officer. Late Wednesday, Cars.com announced that Trent Ziegler has been appointed the company’s next CFO-designate, effective Oct. 19. According to a news release, Ziegler will formally […] [Read More]

To fill the training pipeline of highly trained automotive technicians, myKaarma on Tuesday announced a pilot with Universal Technical Institute. The relationship will integrate myKaarma’s digital multi-point inspection technology into the automotive technician training program at Universal Technical Institute’s new Atlanta campus. Executives from myKaarma said the company is providing its software at no cost […] [Read More]

If you didn’t believe the modern vehicles you’re financing, retailing or repairing are smartphones rolling on four wheels, perhaps this investment announcement will sway your opinion. MOTER Technologies, an artificial intelligence-powered insurtech company that delivers a connected vehicle data platform serving the insurance and automotive industries, said on Monday that it gained an additional strategic […] [Read More]