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How far do you think agentic commerce (within auto) goes in the next 5 years?

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I was speaking with the Pre-Owned Sales Director of a ~30 rooftop group who told me about a shopper in their late 60s who walked into their Buick store and purchased a vehicle purely because “ChatGPT told them to.”

AI agent influence on both the buy and sell side of a transaction only seems to be accelerating.

I’m more interested in dealer/operator opinions than sharing my own. Curious what y’all believe agentic commerce looks like in retail automotive circa 2030.
 

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A dealer group pre-owned director shared an anecdote about a late-60s buyer who chose a vehicle solely because ChatGPT recommended it, sparking a broader discussion about how AI agents will reshape both the buy and sell sides of automotive retail by 2030. The thread invites dealer and operator perspectives on agentic commerce rather than vendor speculation. The central question is how far autonomous AI-driven purchasing decisions and dealership workflows will realistically evolve within the next five years.

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