Amit Maheshwari, Max Steckler and Jason Barrie will serve as the AI-enabled dealership conversation platform’s executive leadership team. +
CarChat24’s new toolkit was designed to help dealers convert shoppers into buyers with enhanced visitor engagement, lead qualification and response workflows. +
BMW Toronto made headlines for honoring its AI agent’s overly generous offer for a customer-owned X3. CarBuzz’s Ian Wright blames misplaced trust in technology for the $7,000 error. +
Dealers who choose the wrong AI tools — or misuse the right ones — aren’t seeing the ROI. Dealer Tech Talk’s Simon Verona shares an action plan focused on task selection and process integration.
DealerOn has added OnPrompt and Sidekick, two AI-powered tools designed to help dealers understand how car shoppers discover and interact with their online profiles. +
AI technology is quickly advancing, making features that were revolutionary six months ago obsolete six days ago. Expert and former Google exec Jeff Su explains what’s hot and what’s not in 2026.
Is your “intelligent” new AI tool selling more vehicles or just chatting away? Expert identifies the two key attributes that separate dealer-facing platforms from generic solutions. +
A CDK survey finds more dealers are familiar with and investing in AI-powered tools, particularly those designed to address communication, scheduling and workload issues. +
Spyne’s Sanjay Varnwal believes auto retail’s embrace of AI tools should inspire other industries to invest in solutions designed to autonomously and efficiently engage consumers. +
Dealer Tech Talk’s Simon Verona lists the various roles AI agents are filling to make dealerships like yours — and your competitors’ — more efficient, intelligent and profitable.
