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CDK launches open exchange for software developers

March 22, 2018 05:00 AM

LAS VEGAS -- CDK Global Inc.'s dealership management systems allow auto retailers to manage the day-to-day operations of dealerships.

Now, the dealership software giant is looking to become an enabler of automotive commerce on a much grander scale by going beyond its proprietary software.

The company, through a new open development platform, seeks to enable innovation and commercialization of software solutions by rivals, startups and itself in a way that potentially could reshape the dealership software industry.

CDK's new Fortellis Automotive Commerce Exchange "allows developers, [automakers] and dealers to leverage, build, innovate, and securely integrate solutions and workflows to transform business," the company said in a statement Thursday.

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