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XAPT and the art of making 700 things agree
A heavy equipment dealer sells a machine once, then spends years keeping it useful. XAPT’s NAXT365 puts that long relationship into one system - and asks the dealership to change with it.
Karmak and the Fortune Hiding Between Repairs
A parts-counter invention became an employee-owned software company. Its most revealing customer result came from reclaiming the minutes when nobody was fixing a truck.
The 45-Year-Old Software Company Teaching Car Dealers a New Dashboard
Pinewood.AI spent decades hidden inside a dealership empire. Now it is selling one database, fewer bolt-ons and automotive-trained AI to dealers around the world - with a £545 million take-private deal waiting at the next junction.
The 17-Year-Old, the Leaky Parts Room, and the Software That Runs 4,500 Dealerships
A motorcycle dealer was losing profit in the parts room. A teenage programmer built the fix. Four decades and five ownership chapters later, Lightspeed DMS is turning that stubborn little system into the operating layer for recreational retail.
EPIKAR Inc
EPIKAR is an AI-first technology company purpose-built for automotive retail. Founded in Seoul in 2016 by former BMW Group Korea executive Bosuk Han, EPIKAR digitizes and automates the vehicle purchase journey - from lead capture and 24/7 self-service showroom access to AI-powered consultations, test drives, contract conversion, and aftersales service. Its modular platform is already deployed at Renault, BMW, and Volvo dealerships in South Korea, and the company has relocated its headquarters to the United States to test AI showroom kiosks in the world's most mature car market.