Tekion is an AI-native, cloud-native automotive retail platform that unifies every part of automotive retail including DMS, CRM, service, payments, payroll, and analytics into one intelligent system for dealerships. Headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, the company has grown from $1B to $4B valuation since 2021.

Tekion ARC (Automotive Retail Cloud) is the flagship AI-native end-to-end cloud platform for automotive dealerships, unifying sales, service, parts, F&I, and accounting with embedded AI and real-time visibility. Key platform components include Tekion DMS (AI-native Dealer Management System), Tekion AEC (Automotive Enterprise Cloud), and Tekion APC (Automotive Partner Cloud) for dealer integrations and partner programs. Built on Microsoft Azure using Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure OpenAI Service, with Smart Communication AI tool that analyzes communications and provides customer-specific sales recommendations. Trusted by thousands of dealers including some of the largest globally.
AI-native cloud automotive retail platform unifying DMS, CRM, service, payments, and analytics
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