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View allAI Could Shrink the BDC — And Rewrite F&I
Steve Greenfield, general partner at Automotive Ventures and host of CBT News' Future of Automotive, joined Co-Founders Jim and Bridget Fitzpatrick on CBT Live to look at how AI co
AI Could Make Your BDC "Archaic" Within 5 Years — And F&I Isn't Safe Either
Automotive Ventures partner Steve Greenfield went on CBT News' Future of Automotive segment this week and didn't sugarcoat it: AI is coming for the two departments most dealers thi
AI Could "Archaic-ify" Your BDC — And F&I Is Next
Automotive Ventures' Steve Greenfield dropped a spicy prediction on CBT News this week: AI will cut dealership labor costs and reshape the BDC and F&I, and he's not talking decades
Consumers Are Sprinting Ahead on AI. Dealers Are Still Tying Their Shoes.
Cox Automotive dropped a new "AI in Auto Retail Tracker" this week, and the headline number should make every GM a little nervous: 61% of vehicle shoppers say they plan to use AI d
AI Bots Are Now Negotiating Car Deals — And Your F&I Menu Isn't Ready
CBT News's "Future of Automotive" segment (hosted by Steve Greenfield) breaks down a New York Times Magazine deep-dive on AI chatbots talking to other AI chatbots — and applies it
AlgoDriven Just Let Dealers Talk to Their Own Data Through ChatGPT and Claude
Australian dealer software provider AlgoDriven launched what is claimed to be an Australia-first ChatGPT and Claude integration for dealers that allows dealers direct conversationa
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View allThe Dealer AI Guy — Week of August 30, 2026
🔥 The AI Drop Automotive Ventures partner Steve Greenfield went on CBT News' Future of Automotive segment this week and put a number on something dealers usually talk about in vag
The Dealer AI Guy — Week of August 23, 2026
🔥 The AI Drop This week's dominant story never really left the news cycle — it just kept getting sharper. Cox Automotive's new AI in Auto Retail Tracker landed with a stat every G
The Dealer AI Guy — Week of August 16, 2026
🔥 The AI Drop Cox Automotive dropped its new quarterly AI in Auto Retail Tracker this week, and the numbers should stop every GM mid-scroll: 82% of dealers already use AI. But onl
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View allAI Agents for Car Dealerships: The Operator's Guide to What Works, What's Hype, and What Can Get You Sued
What AI agents actually do in dealerships, the real numbers behind the claims, the integration trap, and the legal exposure nobody demos. An operator's buying guide.
100 AI Agents Mystery-Shopped 100 Dealers. The Real Story Is What Happens Next
CarEdge's live AI mystery shop showed what happens when AI agents stop researching cars and start acting like shoppers. For dealers, the next battleground is auditable transparency
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