Kerrigan Advisors’ seventh annual Dealer Survey finds changing attitudes toward technology and dealership performance, including a long-awaited shift in valuation sentiment. +
A set of new and updated features was designed to resolve “friction points” and increase the number of auto loan contracts that can be funded without manual intervention. +
Fullpath is beta testing its Agentic CRM with a select group of dealers and will demo the new, AI-powered customer relationship management system at NADA 2026. +
Pinewood.AI will mark its expansion into the North American market and introduce Pi, a new AI agent built to handle complex dealership tasks, at NADA 2026. +
Promising “real-time, automated validation” for F&I product sales, F&I Sentinel announced its compliance engine has been embedded in Cox Automotive’s digital contracting platforms. +
EPIC’s National Loan Payoff Clearinghouse was designed to facilitate and standardize the exchange, processing and settlement of loan payoff and lien release transactions. +
BizzyCar has expanded beyond recall-driven campaigns with Service Engine, a new AI platform designed to autonomously find, engage, schedule and follow up with customers. +
Dealerslink has launched its 2026 AI Suite, adding six new AI-powered tools dedicated to multiple facets of automotive sales and marketing, including inventory, pricing and vehicle description pages. +
ActivEngage has added a suite of AI tools designed to increase the quantity and quality of inbound and outbound engagements and relay each customer’s intent. +
A Dealer Savvy review of 100 U.S. dealership websites finds 84 are effectively invisible to ChatGPT and other AI-powered tools consumers use to research and select vehicles. +
