Automotive Industry Insights

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How Agentic AI is Shaping the Future of Dealerships

It’s Your Dealership, It’s Your Decision – Agentic AI Just Makes It Easier Technology is moving a million miles per hour, and the future of dealership marketing is evolving with it. The way cars are bought and sold has changed drastically in the past few years, and only the dealerships that adapt will be the…

Questions You Should Be Asking Your AI Vendor: How Dealers Can Make Smarter Tech Investments

Don’t Just Buy the AI Hype—Make It Work for Your Dealership AI is everywhere in the automotive industry, promising to revolutionize inventory management, marketing, pricing, and more. But not all AI is created equal. Some vendors are selling high-tech promises without delivering real, measurable results. For dealers, AI should be more than just a buzzword—it…

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Matching Customers with the Right Vehicle: How AI Simplifies Sales

The car buying process has changed dramatically in recent years. Customers expect an easy experience—one where they can find the exact vehicle they want, at the right price, without spending hours searching through listings that don’t match their needs. This is where using AI for a car dealership can help disrupt automotive retailing. AI-powered solutions,…

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Used vs New Cars: What’s the Better Sales Strategy This Year?

As we settle into 2025, dealers are facing a big decision: Should they focus more on selling used cars or lean into new vehicle sales? The answer isn’t easy because various market factors—from inventory levels to shifting consumer demand—are influencing sales strategies. With data from Lotlinx Vinsights, Kelley Blue Book, and other key industry sources,…

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A Closer Look at LotLinx /AI/

LotLinx /AI/ uses shopper behavior and market data to drive consumer demand directly to priority VINs. To better explain how /AI/ powers the LotLinx VIN demand platform, Head of Product, Dan Legal, and Director of Machine Learning and AI, Maien Hamed, sat down to answer some of dealers’ most commonly asked questions: What data fuels…

Mind of the Dealer: Smart Motors Toyota

Watch 2018 Toyota Presidents Awardee Tony Thorstad, E-Commerce Specialist at Smart Motors Toyota, share how his dealership leverages LotLinx technology to manage risk, avoid aged inventory, and double monthly turnover.

Pioneering the Next Generation of Automotive Advertising

Learn how LotLinx is paving the way for the new industrial revolution by revitalizing retail automotive advertising. With the use of artificial intelligence, dealers can remove friction from the sales process and move vehicles off the lot faster. Schedule your complimentary inventory strategy session today!

Getting Real About AI: More than Just Marketing Jargon

Len Short, LotLinx co-founder and CEO, sits down with Jim Fitzpatrick of CBT News to discuss the role of AI in dealerships and how dealers stand to benefit from the technology. To learn how you can start selling cars smarter with LotLinx, schedule a free demo today!

From DrivingSales: What’s Next for Artificial Intelligence?

LotLinx General Manager of Product and Technology, Lance Schafer discusses what’s next for artificial intelligence at the DrivingSales Executive Summit, and how /AI/ can help your dealership make stronger inventory marketing decisions. To learn how you can start selling cars smarter with LotLinx, schedule a free demo today!

LotLinx Founders Discuss: Selling Cars Smarter with /AI/

LotLinx was founded by Len Short, Jason Knight, Robert Vucic, and Lance Schafer to solve the automotive retailer’s challenges with digital advertising inefficiency. By developing state-of-the-art marketing technology powered by /AI/, LotLinx helps car dealers sell cars smarter by connecting the right car with the right customer at the right time.

Feel the Lotlinx Effect

Lotlinx was created to hand operational and fiscal control back to the dealer. We have been harnessing our AI and machine learning technology for over a decade, purely focusing on how dealers can move their inventory more efficiently and effectively.