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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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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Proactive AutoDMS
The Proactive Auto Dealership Management System (DMS) provides a comprehensive solution for managing all facets of the automotive industry, enabling management at every level to make timely and informed decisions through a computer-based system. This robust platform integrates various departments, spanning from vehicle sales to after-sales services, and offers in-depth reports and analyses that assist in oversight, auditing, and transaction management. In addition, it employs rigorous security protocols to track activities within the organization, ensuring the protection of company assets while maximizing their efficiency for optimal performance. Ultimately, our main goal is to boost your profitability. Key Performance Indicators, commonly known as KPIs or Key Success Indicators (KSIs), play a crucial role in helping organizations measure their progress toward strategic objectives, thereby promoting ongoing improvement and accountability within performance metrics. By concentrating on these indicators, businesses can better align their operations with larger goals, thus enhancing their chances of success in a competitive market. This alignment not only supports immediate operational improvements but also fosters long-term growth and sustainability.
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Softbase Evolution
Softbase Evolution serves as an all-encompassing management system designed specifically for dealerships in the heavy equipment and trailer industries, facilitating the smooth integration of all dealership activities. With over thirty years of expertise in supporting dealers across various sectors such as forklifts, agriculture, and heavy construction, we have developed a holistic solution that addresses every facet of dealership management. Acknowledging the unique challenges faced by dealerships, our team has created Softbase Evolution to be intuitive and user-friendly, linking diverse processes while playing a pivotal role in the overall success of your dealership. This groundbreaking system not only empowers dealerships in the heavy equipment arena, including forklift and heavy truck operations, but also allows them to manage daily operations in a more structured and efficient way. By optimizing these processes, Softbase Evolution not only boosts productivity but also enhances profitability for dealerships, making it an essential tool in today's competitive market. In a rapidly changing industry, adopting such a comprehensive solution is key to staying ahead and meeting the demands of customers effectively.
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