HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -

CDK Global announced last week it has purchased partner program participant and full-service enterprise reporting company Dashboard Dealership Enterprises (DDE).

DDE has provided its business analytic reporting suite, Executive Eye, to some of the largest dealership groups in the U.S. and increased its customer base to 600 dealership locations within the last 15 years, according to CDK.

As part of the acquisition, DDE chief executive officer Josh Blick and chief operating officer William Page III will join CDK to help lead further development of Executive Eye.

The acquisition of DDE allows CDK to deliver a more robust reporting solution for dealers, the company said.

“We are excited to bring the capabilities of Dashboard Dealership Enterprises to our customers,” CDK president and chief executive Brian MacDonald said in a news release.

“By adding industry-leading dashboard and reporting capabilities, we will immediately help CDK customers effectively measure the success of their businesses. The company’s experience with many of the nation’s largest dealers also gives us great confidence in taking Executive Eye to our customer base,” he explained.

Additionally, Executive Eye will play a vital role in the company’s efforts to enable end-to-end automotive commerce and help dealers improve efficiency and profitability via metric reporting solutions, according to the company.

“We are very pleased to be able to join CDK and continue improving on the foundation we’ve built with Executive Eye,” added Blick. “The broad capabilities of CDK will help ensure we’re delivering even more value to customers.”