Pinewood Technologies has upgraded its earnings guidance as the pureplay automotive software firm prepares for major overseas expansion supported by a brand refresh as Pinewood.AI.
Automotive retail software provider Pinewood Technologies has secured a major five-year contract with AM100 heavyweight Marshall Motor Group.
Northamptonshire-based dealer management system developer and website provider Dragon2000 has been sold to France-based Lacour Group.
Dealers that fail to cleanse their databases are leaving money on the table, missing out on low-hanging fruit that could be easily captured with more accurate customer records, according to data expert ADS.
Automotive retail software provider Pinewood has reported significant progress in the first half of FY24, executing a roll-out of its system into Lithia UK dealers and expanding internationally.
Keyloop has appointed Tim Smith, the former CEO of Automotive Transformation Group (ATG), as its new chief strategy officer (CSO) following its acquisition of ATG in May.
Pure-play software house Pinewood Technologies is eyeing expansion in the US dealership market after taking a £3.43 million stake in artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Seez.
US software house CDK Global is reported to have paid out a $25 million ransom to hackers following a devastating June 19 cyber attack which likely cost its US dealership clients $600 million in direct losses.
James Lever of TekCor4 explains how unlocking the full potential of customer data can help dealers to retain more customers and boost their profitability.
Cloud-based dealership software house CDK Global has been reportedly hit by a further cyberattack
Pinewood is poised to wrest market share from industry rivals operating in the UK’s £100 million dealership management system (DMS) market
Pendragon’s multi-million pound sale of its dealerships and leasing businesses to Lithia & Driveway creates a business with considerable market influence.
Auto Trader is giving all its retail partners early access to its new data solution Trended Valuations, as well as to newly enhanced Retail Check functionality.
Keyloop and CitNOW Group have signed a new agreement to extend their long-term partnership which will see CitNOW Group businesses become part of the Keyloop international partner network.
Urban Science is partnering with data integration firm ETL Solutions to unlock new aftersales capabilities for car makers with retail operations in Europe.
The 2023 AM Dealer Technology Guide has now been published in a digital magazine format, here., packed with information provided directly by the motor retail industry's technology suppliers.
Dealer management system firm Pinewood will be focused on growth in the UK and USA once parent group Pendragon has sold its motor retail business to US-based Lithia and Driveway.
Harwoods Group’s chief transformation officer Archie Harwood has told AM that the business is starting to reap the rewards of a tech revolution after taking decisive action to “take charge” of its car retail destiny.
Luxury and supercar retail group HR Owen claims to have introduced new technology which streamlines its online customer journey to make it “more geared towards their curiosities and desires than ever before.”
Auto Trader is preparing to roll-out its used car valuations data to all its car retail customers as part of efforts to help them adapt to the “unpredictability” of the current trading climate.
