GoTo’s new Connect AI Receptionist was designed to automate dealership sales and service scheduling by handling routine questions, setting appointments and balancing service demand. +
AutoSonix has launched an AI-powered platform designed to give dealers, wholesalers and warranty providers “unprecedented” visibility into a vehicle’s condition and value. +
A SearchLab Digital study finds the average major-market auto dealer ranked No. 10 in Google search results would have to spend $2.94 million per year on PPC ads to climb to No. 1. +
OPENLANE announced the launch of Audio Boost AI, a new tool dealers and service team members can use to analyze engine sounds while evaluating and inspecting vehicles. +
The Trump administration’s commitment to removing regulatory barriers to AI leadership promises an innovation-forward future for vehicle design, sales and service — as well as new operational, ethical and security concerns for dealers, agents and industry executives. +
Fullpath has acquired Fuse Autotech’s Dynamic Payments solution in an effort to deliver personalized offers in real time to car buyers on Fullpath’s “AI-first” Customer Data Platform. +
vAuto will leverage the power of AI to enhance the trade-in appraisal and service lane sourcing processes and generate instant offers for quality units with UVeye’s “MRI for cars.” +
Commercial vehicle buyers are becoming increasingly comfortable with the ChatGPT-style interfaces integrated into fleet management software, creating a new opportunity for forward-thinking dealers. +
Recall Masters’ annual report finds any of 238 voluntary manufacturer recall notices may have slipped past U.S. dealers in 2024, putting drivers at risk and exposing dealers to legal liability. +
One Guard Inspections has launched Priority Inspections, a new tool designed to leverage real-time video guided by ASE-certified mechanics to accelerate decisions and improve efficiency. +
