Is The Connected Car Living Up To It’s Hype?
Just how big is the connected car market going to be? Accenture estimates that it has the global potential to reach a total €500 billion by 2025 or roughly $430 billion USD. Much of that revenue would be in the
form of data access fees and service/software subscriptions. These revenue streams typically feature much higher gross margins than …
The Retail Integration Squeeze
Demand for more and better dealers systems has never been higher and shows no signs of letting up. Pressure is coming from …
Rising Above Your Competitors
Times have changed in automotive. The “arms race” is over. By that, I mean gone are the days when 
manufacturers were engaged in a continual battle for the hearts and minds of customers via the introduction of newer and better features. Airbags, traction control, anti-lock brakes, better fuel economy, greater comfort, all of these were part of the game of one upmanship that manufacturers engaged in, trying to separate their brand from others.
True, new features like…
Motive Retail Releases Powersports Data Standards
Motive Retail has just announced the release of a new, standards based solution for integration of systems across the powersports industry. 
Powersports Data Standards (PDS) offers a comprehensive approach for Powersports manufacturers and other suppliers to enable data sharing and tighter coordination with dealers.
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A DSP’s Real Customers
If your business is developing and selling systems to dealers, having a better mousetrap is rarely enough to close the deal. 
It may sound like a difficult pill to swallow, but there is plenty of truth to it. Dealer System Providers or DSPs as we’ve always called them, face numerous hurdles in …