Veteran enterprise technology leader and former SolarWinds president and CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna has agreed to take on the same role at CDK Global, where he will succeed the retiring Brian MacDonald. +
A new partnership with Administrative Management Solutions gives F&I Direct the ability to directly administer F&I programs for dealers via the AMS platform. +
voAIce announced the acquisition of TheCRM, a move that combines voAIce’s suite of AI-powered tools with TheCRM’s live data infrastructure in a unified system. +
Smart AutoCare has hired former OptionSoft Technologies, Warrantech and Interstate National Dealer Services executive Christopher Murphy as the F&I product and services provider’s new president. +
Lotlinx has hired Randy Kobat as its chief commercial officer, overseeing a number of divisions dedicated to executing the dealer software provider’s innovation and growth strategies. +
Former Protective Asset Protection executive Rob Johnson was selected from a field of more than 100 applicants to serve as vice president of acquisition for Ascent Dealer Services. +
A strategic investment is designed to expand the reach of TecAssured’s protection product lifecycle management software and accelerate innovation in agent- and provider-facing solutions. +
Reynolds and Reynolds has launched Rey, a new agentic AI solution designed to help dealership professionals complete a range of tasks within the Reynolds DMS. +
The launch of Data Pipelines adds automated sync options for batch-differential updates and inception-to-date delivery to PCMI’s Policy Claim and Reporting Solutions platform. +
Arra Finance has agreed to acquire Crescent Bank’s automotive division, quadrupling origination volume and adding about 180 employees, $1 billion in assets and $815 million in existing auto loans. +
