Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN)
Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) is an automotive software platform built to help car dealerships acquire high-quality used vehicles directly from private sellers—without relying on auctions. As wholesale prices rise and vehicle availability tightens, VAN empowers dealers with tools to source inventory faster, more profitably, and with greater control.
VAN aggregates local FSBO (for-sale-by-owner) listings, applies real-time market data to assess profitability, and automates communication with sellers at scale. Buyers can manage leads, track seller conversations, and streamline acquisition workflows through an intuitive CRM-style dashboard designed specifically for dealership teams.
For dealers who don’t have dedicated acquisition staff, VAN offers a Managed Buyer program, pairing stores with expert buyers who actively source, engage, and negotiate with private sellers on their behalf—saving time and boosting acquisition volume without internal hiring.
VAN is trusted by hundreds of dealerships across North America—from independent rooftops to franchise groups—looking to beat Carvana and CarMax at their own game. It's the smarter way to buy cars.
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CDK Global
CDK provides a unified, SOC 2-compliant dealership software solutions designed to simplify dealership operations, improve profitability and create a better customer experience across every department. Instead of relying on disconnected tools for Sales, Service, Inventory and Accounting, CDK brings everything together in one place through the CDK Dealership Xperience Platform.
CDK offers six connected suites inside the Dealership Xperience Platform, each one solving for a specific area of dealership operations:
• Foundations Suite: Ideal for enterprise and multistore dealers, this suite delivers advanced Accounting, DMS functionality, centralized management and CDK SimplePay for smooth deal workflows.
• Fundamentals Suite: Created for independent dealerships and smaller franchise operations, the Fundamentals Suite offers streamlined core tools with the same data connectivity as the Foundations Suite.
• Vehicle Inventory Suite: Uses AI and real-time market insights to help dealers source, price and manage inventory more effectively and profitably.
• Modern Retail Suite: Combines CRM, Digital Retailing and F&I workflows so customers can start buying online and complete the process in the dealership without rework.
• Fixed Operations Suite: Supports Service and Parts departments with communication tools like video and texting, accurate estimates and to-the-penny Service pricing.
• Intelligence Suite: Brings advanced analytics, forecasting and performance visibility across departments so decision-making is faster and more data-driven.
Dealers choose CDK for its ability to connect once-separate systems, support day-to-day operations, and provide measurable improvements in efficiency, profitability and customer satisfaction.
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Matador AI
Matador is a specialized conversational AI platform designed for automotive dealerships, aiming to enhance and streamline interactions related to sales, service, and support on a large scale. It features an AI-driven sales agent for lead generation and nurturing, an AI service agent to boost service revenue and customer retention, and an AI call agent that ensures no inbound calls are overlooked, all utilizing the capabilities of “AutomotiveGPT.” Matador identifies crucial “opportunity searches” which guide teams on the next steps to take, while also automating various workflows such as SMS outreach, appointment scheduling, and follow-up communications. Additionally, it offers capabilities for broadcast messaging, compliance adherence, automation processes, video integration, and robust compatibility with dealer CRMs and lead management tools. Users can benefit from a browser extension that facilitates text messaging directly from any CRM or web application using their business number, complete with templates, dynamic fields, scheduling options, attachments, and synchronized messaging features. Trusted by more than 1,000 dealerships, the platform enables automotive professionals to transform their customer interactions effectively. With its comprehensive suite of tools, Matador is set to redefine how dealerships engage with customers and manage their operations.
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Autodeals
Autodeals, Inc. offers growth minded Automobile Dealerships a cloud solution covering all 50 states. The full digital retailing solution includes a CRM, Messaging, Deal Management, Accounting, Electronic signatures, LenderHawk Contract Delivery, a Service Center, Payment Processing and BHPH Loan Processing. Regional dealerships interested in geographic growth can systematically expand with Autodeals. Small and Medium dealerships who are interested in being operationally excellent and leverage modern customer messaging and digital retailing should choose Autodeals. BHPH dealerships interested in reducing collection efforts by 50% should select Autodeals. Dealerships interested in balancing their books on a daily basis should see how Autodeals automates 53% of your accounting transactions and provides visibility to current operations. Dealership owners interested in reducing Fraud in their business? See how Autodeals has been built for Dealers by Dealers.
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