Spiffy and Blink AI Automotive have come together at the auto retail industry’s biggest get-together. During the 2026 NADA Show in Las Vegas, the companies announced an integration partnership designed to help dealerships deploy and scale mobile vehicle service more efficiently. The partnership combines complementary technologies, they said, in Spiffy’s operating system for mobile service […] [Read More]

Subaru dealers have been supporters of UVeye. Now the provider of artificial intelligence-powered vehicle inspection systems is returning the favor. UVeye said it will begin offering expanded support and resources to more than 600 U.S. Subaru retailers to make its automated underbody, tire and exterior inspection technology more accessible to Subaru service departments. The program […] [Read More]

On the heels of reaching profitability, Lease End launched its newest tool to help consumers avoid what experts call “dark patterns.” Lease End highlighted that Payoff Intelligence is an artificial intelligence agent designed to overcome one of the most persistent hurdles in the auto industry: getting a lease payoff amount. Lease End claimed that sometimes […] [Read More]

Fullpath has taken artificial intelligence into the CRM. The dealership customer data platform has launched the Agentic CRM, a fully orchestrated, multi-agent system designed to handle real-time shopper intelligence, proactive task management and automated lead engagement in a single dealership workspace. In a news release, Fullpath said embedding agentic AI directly into the CRM addresses […] [Read More]

Mia Labs has received a significant financial boost. The provider of an artificial intelligence-powered conversational platform for auto dealerships announced it has added $20 million in Series A funding, more than double its previous funding. In a news release, Mia said the round lifted its total capital raised to $29 million, making it one of […] [Read More]

GoTo has upgraded its artificial intelligence-powered communications platform for auto dealers. The cloud communications and information technology provider said the new features of GoTo Connect for Automotive include enhanced CRM and DMS integrations, 24/7 automatic AI service scheduling and real-time reporting. In a news release, the company said the advances allow every dealership team, from […] [Read More]

In this automotive Information Age, dealers can be buried by data. OPENLANE aims to help them dig out from under it — with help from some added Intelligence. That’s OPENLANE Intelligence, which the digital wholesale used-vehicle marketplace described as “a unified framework that brings together the company’s human-driven, AI-enhanced data and technology capabilities.” OPENLANE Intelligence […] [Read More]

BizzyCar is going beyond recalls. The recall management platform has launched Service Engine, an artificial intelligence-driven outbound service department system designed to automatically identify service opportunities and book appointments without the intervention of the dealer. In a news release, BizzyCar said the Service Engine can help dealerships fill service lanes, increase customer-pay revenue and operate […] [Read More]

myKaarma, an artificial intelligence-powered service lane platform for auto dealerships, announced a strategic investment from private equity firm Warburg Pincus to accelerate the company’s growth as it expands its portfolio of AI-driven fixed ops and payments systems. As part of the transaction, Warburg Pincus purchased a minority stake in myKaarma from previous investor H.I.G. Growth […] [Read More]

Experian recently released its annual Future of Fraud Forecast, identifying five fraud trends expected to impact businesses and consumers the most in 2026. Experts highlighted this year’s forecast shows fraudsters are rapidly weaponizing technologies to launch attacks that are more autonomous and harder to detect. From artificial intelligence-driven scams to deepfake job candidates, Experian acknowledged […] [Read More]