Customer data management and advertising solutions provider PureCars has acquired AutoAlert, a leading data mining and customer engagement firm. +
Agents and executives who have automated presentation-building know some tools deliver high-quality insights and others deliver polished visuals. AI expert Jeff Suh offers a low-tech, interactive tutorial for those who demand both.
An AI-driven menu system is at the core of an update to Vision Dealer Solutions’ Vision Menu Plus that was designed to improve consistency, customer engagement and decision-making. +
Tekion and Numa have teamed up to help dealers schedule more service appointments by connecting Numa’s AI Appointment Agent with Tekion’s Automotive Partner Cloud. +
Fullpath reports total traffic to dealer websites from AI platforms increased by more than 15 times on a year-over-year basis in January, reflecting a rare combination of trends. +
Reynolds and Reynolds has partnered with Intermedia to add real-time phone call activity to its proprietary unified data layer, enhancing a number of AI-powered tools. +
Upstream’s latest auto industry cybersecurity report finds ransom-related attacks accounted for 44% of publicly reported incidents in 2025, double the previous year’s rate. +
A new Reynolds and Reynolds survey finds AI adoption is accelerating — particularly among dealer principals and executives, who report a personal usage rate of 70%, outpacing sales and service personnel. +
CarEdge’s newly launched Car Dealer Transparency Index was designed to use verified out-the-door quotes to rate dealerships based on the accuracy of advertised prices with no “pay to play” option. +
Fresh off NADA 2026, QoreAI’s Todd Smith tells AI Dealer News what dealer principals and GMs really need to know about AI — and why they definitely can’t keep ignoring it. +
