For decades, the dealership service model has been largely reactive: a vehicle breaks down, the customer brings it in, and the dealership service team performs the repair. This break/fix mentality has been a stable, but ultimately limited revenue model. However, the combination of today’s advanced vehicle telematics and cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now fundamentally changing this dynamic, promising to transform the service department from a reactive repair center into a…

The only chatbot built exclusively for dealers – powered by the industry’s largest dataset of VIN and shopper data, it delivers real-time VIN-level intelligence, market insights, and merchandising optimization to improve profitability.  

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The automotive market in 2025 has been characterized by elevated vehicle prices and consequently, a steadily growing reliance on leasing to manage consumer payments. For lenders and dealers, this trend elevates the stakes attached to a single, crucial figure: the lease payment.

While sales professionals have long known that leasing is a product focused almost entirely on the basis of the payment—it’s 100% about the payment, not the price—the industry is now waking up…

The rhythm of an auto dealership is a constant, energetic hum. Sales teams work the showroom floor, service bays are filled, and the F&I department finalizes deals. But in the midst of this controlled chaos, a silent threat lurks in the back lot: hidden inventory risk.

For too long, dealers have operated with a critical blind spot, relying on lagging indicators like rising days on lot or unexpected markdowns to signal a problem. By the time a vehicle shows up on a stale…