Lokam.ai, a new, voice-first, AI-powered sales and service platform built for dealerships and backed by its first customer, World Auto Group, is now online. +
A Carleton survey of consumer finance executives finds 87% are in the process of modernizing aging legacy systems and only 8.7% have finished. +
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing federal regulatory oversight of advanced AI, establishing a 30-day government review period for “frontier” models. +
Klarna’s Pay in Full, Pay in 4 and longer-term financing solutions are now available to dealers using Tekion’s AI-powered service scheduling platform. +
700Credit’s credit reports, soft pull prequalification capabilities and compliance tools are now available via Verifacto’s AI-powered deal management platform. +
President Donald Trump called off an executive order establishing constraints on AI hours before a signing ceremony, fearing it would affect America’s competitive advantage. +
Car Wars has integrated its AI-powered Cari Scheduler with UpdatePromise’s service scheduling and communications platform for franchised dealerships. +
Impel announced an industry-first pairing of AI-generated videos with AI sales agents, delivering introductions and ongoing conversations at any hour. +
Point Predictive has integrated with Stellantis MarketCenter, offering franchised dealers access to BorrowerCheck and Driver’s License Scan. +
An Urban Science/Harris Poll survey finds 74% of U.S. auto dealers are unsatisfied with their ability to track sales leads but only 14% believe AI tools can help. +
