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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Numa is the AI Customer Operations System built for dealerships that are tired of losing revenue and customers to broken processes. Every day, service calls go unanswered, advisors spend their time fielding "where's my car?" instead of selling work, and managers only find out about unhappy customers after the bad review is already posted. Numa fixes this at the infrastructure level that can follow-up with your customers automatically and give visibility into customer satisfaction to your advisors, reps, and managers. Operator answers and routes every inbound call so nothing goes dark. Status Updates proactively reaches out to customers so advisors stop drowning in callbacks. Voice AI books appointments automatically so customers never wait. LiveCSI flags heat cases in real time so managers can intervene before a CSI score takes the hit. Opportunities can proactively reach out on declined services, open recalls, and equity moments. And it all runs through one unified system: one inbox, one shared context. The result: recovered revenue, freed-up advisors, and a customer experience that increases CSI and builds loyalty.
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Connected Dealer Services
The CDS platform serves as an all-encompassing Dealer Lifecycle Management (DLM) solution tailored specifically for new car dealerships. With our advanced GPS management software, dealerships can efficiently monitor their inventory, oversee loaner vehicles, mitigate losses from theft, cut costs, enhance staff productivity, and boost customer satisfaction levels. Additionally, it offers advantages such as improved retention of service customers, access to insurance discounts, streamlined inventory audits, and more. Furthermore, dealers not only gain these benefits but also establish a robust new revenue stream. The Elo GPS system enhances the value proposition by providing a Stolen Vehicle Recovery and Driver Monitoring System, offering CDS dealer partners a lucrative profit center through a straightforward add-on sale to consumers at the point of sale. This innovative system has the potential to turn inventory management expenses into a flourishing profit center, potentially generating hundreds of additional dollars in profit per transaction, creating a win-win situation for both dealers and their customers.
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Strategic Vehicle Distribution
Strategic's Consumer Vehicle Configurator leverages your corporate vehicle configuration databases, ensuring the accuracy of the information presented. With a singular master database for vehicle configurations, consumers can trust that they are viewing current and precise details without the hassle of data re-entry or duplication. This comprehensive vehicle database captures the most recent data across the entire distribution pipeline, which includes aspects such as volume planning, forecasting, dealer orders, factory production schedules, importation, port or distributor stock, dealer allocations, dealer inventories, and retail sales. As a result, you obtain a reliable view of your vehicle inventory that aids in planning activities and enables thorough analysis of inventory levels to meet future demand. Furthermore, this database also offers a historical context for vehicles, which is essential for informed decision-making and accurate forecasting projections, ultimately enhancing overall operational efficiency. By integrating these elements, the configurator not only streamlines the process but also empowers businesses to adapt strategically to market changes.
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