CEO Jay Vijayan announced the addition of three new agents to Tekion’s AI Suite and the launch of a new customer conference and industry event at the 2026 NADA Show. +

Cox Automotive’s Accelerate My Deal platform now offers ID verification, document upload, esignatures and delivery scheduling to help dealers complete more deals online. +

Blink AI Automotive and Spiffy have partnered to combine Blink AI’s service customer engagement and scheduling capabilities with Spiffy’s mobile operating system. +

BizzyCar has expanded beyond recall-driven campaigns with Service Engine, a new AI platform designed to autonomously find, engage, schedule and follow up with customers. +

A CDK survey finds more dealers are familiar with and investing in AI-powered tools, particularly those designed to address communication, scheduling and workload issues. +

Cerence AI will debut two new conversational AI agents — one for dealers and the other for car buyers — at the upcoming CES 2026, which will be held in January in Las Vegas. +

AI expert Devin Daly believes the fractured nature of dealership operations means “generic” solutions like ChatGPT may be helpful but can’t create the “control layer” dealers need. +

BLiNK AI has integrated with Tekion, adding a multifaceted automated customer engagement solution to Tekion’s APC platform to streamline service workflows. +

VMS’s David Prusinski makes the case for pairing AI tools with telematics to escape the traditional, reactive “break/fix mentality” and maximize uptime for commercial vehicle buyers. +

GoTo’s new Connect AI Receptionist was designed to automate dealership sales and service scheduling by handling routine questions, setting appointments and balancing service demand. +