Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN)
Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) is a purpose-built vehicle sourcing platform that enables car dealerships to acquire high-margin, fast-turning used vehicles directly from private sellers—bypassing auctions, reducing acquisition costs, and accelerating inventory turn.
Today’s automotive market is more competitive than ever. Wholesale prices are climbing, auction fees are rising, and reconditioning delays eat into profitability. VAN solves this by giving dealers the tools and talent they need to target, engage, and acquire for-sale-by-owner (FSBO) vehicles in their local market with speed and efficiency.
With VAN, dealers can:
Access thousands of local private-party listings in real time
Use AI-powered filters to find the most profitable cars
Automate personalized outreach and follow-up with sellers
Track communications, tasks, and acquisition progress in one unified CRM
Eliminate auction fees, transport delays, and wholesale surprises
For stores that lack time or staff to do this work in-house, VAN also offers a Managed Buyer program—a turnkey service where VAN’s expert acquisition team works on your behalf to find, contact, and negotiate with private sellers. It’s like hiring a full-time buyer without the overhead.
Whether you're a single rooftop looking for more control or a large group scaling a private-party acquisition strategy, VAN adapts to your dealership's workflow and goals. Dealers using VAN regularly see faster turn times, higher front-end grosses, and more predictable inventory pipelines.
Trusted by over 250 rooftops across the U.S. and Canada, VAN is how modern dealers compete with Carvana, CarMax, and other direct-to-consumer disruptors—by sourcing smarter, not just spending more.
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CDK Global
For five decades, CDK has been delivering innovative solutions that empower dealers to manage their operations and forge stronger connections with customers at over 15,000 retail sites throughout North America.
The CDK Dealership Xperience enhances the potential for dealers by offering a range of sophisticated solution suites that integrate smoothly with our Foundations Suite, thereby driving performance improvements.
• Foundations Suite: This is the foundational element of the platform that provides essential, built-in capabilities necessary for effectively managing all dealership workflows while ensuring an exceptional customer experience from the outset.
• Fixed Operations Suite: Recognized as the most extensive solution available, it enables dealers to cultivate customer loyalty, optimize parts and service operations, and enhance profitability.
• Modern Retail Suite: This suite minimizes friction in the buying process and elevates customer engagement and revenue by streamlining and simplifying the purchasing experience that consumers now anticipate.
• Intelligence Suite: It leverages the power of data-driven insights to enhance performance and foster customer loyalty through the use of advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
In summary, CDK's comprehensive offerings are designed to address the evolving needs of dealerships and their customers, ensuring they remain competitive in a rapidly changing market landscape.
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The Dealer Directory
Dealer Data Builder delivers vital dealer information precisely when you need it. Our ongoing research results in a newly updated national database that is released every quarter. This database features an extensive compilation of dealers authorized to sell the leading 50 brands of motorcycles, ATVs, scooters, utility vehicles, and personal watercraft, along with their contact information from their official websites. Each quarter, Dealer Data Builders undertakes thorough research to ensure accurate identification and cataloging of dealers affiliated with approximately fifty different OEMs involved in dealership networks for a wide variety of products, such as motorcycles, ATVs, scooters, UTVs, side-by-sides, golf carts, personal watercraft, snowboards, bicycles, and boats. Dealers have the chance to access a free report that highlights similar dealers throughout the United States, which can act as a key tool for strategic planning. By analyzing how these comparable dealers operate in terms of demographics, competition, and product offerings, you can cultivate innovative ideas and enhance your business strategies effectively. This knowledge can prove essential as you adapt to shifts in the market landscape, ensuring your business remains competitive and responsive to changes. Ultimately, leveraging this data can help in making informed decisions that drive growth and success.
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Dealer-Mate
Thousands of dealerships depend on dealer management software that caters to diverse dealer specialties. Our comprehensive auto dealer management solution enables seamless management of inventory, sales, financing, accounting, parts and service, customer relations, web marketing, and much more. Dealer-Mate is specifically designed to accommodate any dealership type, incorporating vital modules and tools to optimize operations. This software is intuitive and has undergone extensive market testing, guaranteeing a smooth and reliable experience for users. Since its inception in 1987, Dealer-Mate has focused on developing bespoke applications for the automotive dealership industry. With a strong clientele of over 4,500 across the nation, Dealer-Mate is now employed in every state and province in Canada, showcasing its broad acceptance and dependability within the sector. Furthermore, our dedication to customer satisfaction drives us to consistently update and improve our features, ensuring they align with the changing demands of dealerships. As the automotive landscape continues to evolve, Dealer-Mate remains at the forefront, adapting to meet the challenges and opportunities that arise.
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