Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the auto industry and its impact on almost everything. A California auto dealership in 2011. Traditionally, in the U ...

Direct losses to the auto dealerships impacted by outages at major software provider CDK Global in recent weeks could reach a collective $1 billion if the problems are not fixed soon, according to new ...

United States, February 17, 2026 -- Salvo Software has developed a scalable digital platform that helps Plug In America, a ...

Once, car dealers primarily did business in person. However, digital shopping has become much more popular today. Would-be customers appreciate the ability to shop via a dealer’s website and ...

CDK Global, a company that provides software to auto dealerships, fell victim to a second cyber incident in as many days, leading to outages nationwide. The company informed dealers that it is "once ...

Jonathan Ord talks about his early days like badges of entrepreneurial honor. Like the time he worked for free at an auto dealership, or when he spent a business trip on the floor of his brother’s ...

The legal battle between dominant auto dealer software firm CDK Global and upstart rival Tekion Corp. is becoming like a demolition derby. Two months after nine-year-old Tekion sued CDK alleging ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Most things in life include a computer. But right now, car dealerships across the U.S. are doing all their sales and tracking their parts by hand. That's right, with pen and paper ...