In the first six weeks of 2024, CDK has announced multi-year renewal with four dealerships that have dealerships in 20 states across the U.S.
The first deal announced on Jan. 7 was an agreement Findlay Automotive Group, one of the largest privately held dealership groups in the U.S. CDK will provide its 35 dealerships with the CDK Dealership Xperience, an open and integrated platform that transforms how dealerships sell and service cars and operate their businesses in a digital world.
Findlay—ranked 21st on the 2024 Automotive News Top 150 Dealership Groups—serves customers across five states including, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Washington, has been a CDK customer of more than 20 years.
“At Findlay, we strive to meet the wants, needs and requirements of today’s consumer and make their buying and servicing journeys enjoyable and consistent—no matter which one of our dealerships they choose. As we continue to grow our footprint, we know CDK provides innovative solutions that perform well at scale and a team of dedicated, reliable, and knowledgeable people to support us whenever we need them,” said John Steffy, chief technology officer, Findlay Automotive Group. “This combination proves its value day-in and day-out, and we are confident it will continue to well into the future.”
Hudson Agreement
That was followed by Hudson Automotive Group, one of the top five privately held dealership groups in the U.S., agreeing to have CDK provide its 51 dealerships with the CDK Dealership Xperience, Hudson plans to take advantage of the CDK CRM and Fixed Operations solutions to help further accelerate its operations and maintain life-long relationships with its customers.
A top 20 dealership group, Hudson serves customers throughout Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Craig Siebel, Jr., chief financial officer, Hudson Automotive Group, said the company was “excited to continue our relationship with CDK because of the reliability and forwarding-looking innovation of their products, which cater to our evolving operational and accounting needs as we grow. Having the right tools to successfully manage our business empowers our thousands of employees to focus their energy on our customers and their needs.”
Tasca Deal
Tasca Automotive Group, a fourth generation family-owned and operated dealer group, will continue having CDK provide its 29 dealerships with the CDK Dealership Xperience.
Tasca Automotive has been a CDK customer for more than 30 years. Founded in 1943 by Bob Tasca, Sr., the company has grown into a multistate, multi-franchise organization serving customers throughout Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
“Tasca Automotive Group has a long history of honesty, integrity and customer satisfaction, and for decades, CDK has proven to hold themselves to a similar standard,” said Bob Tasca III, vice president, Tasca Automotive. “As our industry and consumer expectations continue to evolve, we value CDK solutions and have confidence their investments in innovation will keep us on the cutting edge of managing our operations and serving our customers how they want and where they want.”
Fred Beans Renewal
The most recent agreement had Fred Beans Automotive Group renewing its service with CDK to provide its 30 dealerships with the CDK Dealership Xperience. The group will also continue leveraging CDK Parts Delivery Management, a solution that tracks customer parts orders from sale to delivery, as the backbone of its parts warehouse and distribution center.
Fred Beans Automotive Group has been a partner with CDK going back to the early 2010s. The group offers new vehicles from more than 20 OEM brands and serves customers throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and central eastern New Jersey.
“Over the past decade, CDK has proven to be a reliable partner that understands the needs of our retail and wholesale businesses,” said Fred Beans, founder and CEO, Fred Beans Automotive Group. “They incorporate our feedback into their products, help us scale our business as we continue to grow, and routinely deliver solutions that help our teams sell and service more vehicles.”
CDK Comments
“Fred Beans Automotive Group has always been a great partner of CDK, and we’ve enjoyed working side-by-side with them to innovate solutions to help them operate and grow their retail and wholesale businesses,” said Brian MacDonald, president and CEO, CDK. “By renewing into a unified platform like the CDK Dealership Xperience, all dealerships within the group will benefit from simplified workflows, built-in AI analytics and reporting, and we will continue to listen and deliver solutions to meet the needs of their employees and customers.”
According to CDK officials, its software is relied upon to power the operations of the majority of franchise dealerships in North America, including five of the six publicly held dealership groups in the U.S and the only publicly held dealership group in Canada.
