The shortlist, minus the vendor fog. Ten AI tools worth a dealer's time this year — what each one does, who it's for, and the questions to ask before you sign anything. Compiled by the team behind the daily Dealer AI Brief.

  • ✅ The 10 tools, ranked by dealer impact — sales, BDC, fixed ops, and marketing
  • ✅ What each costs (and when "call for pricing" is a red flag)
  • ✅ The one-sentence test that exposes weak AI vendors