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Cox Automotive to Buy Dealertrack

Jeff Kershner

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In a $4 Billion cash deal, Cox is adding Dealertrack's entourage of automotive software solutions to its already existing entourage of automotive software solutions - making Cox Automotive...well, even bigger to say the least.

Read more here

And, a statement from Cox here.

As a dealer - what do you think about this and how do you see it impacting you or your competition?

As a vendor - what do you think? Has the industry just gotten better by this or is this acquisition just too big?
 

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Jeff Kershner opens a discussion about Cox Automotive's $4 billion cash acquisition of Dealertrack, combining two of the automotive industry's largest software ecosystems under one roof. He invites dealers and vendors to weigh in on whether the consolidation strengthens the industry or raises concerns about a single dominant player controlling too much of the technology stack. The thread centers on the implications of Cox's growing monopoly-like position across dealership software, data, and financing tools.

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