Auto Dealer Monthly, Q4 2018

22 auto dealer today Q4 2018 S p e c i a l A w a r d s S e c t i o n PHOTO GETTYIMAGES COM ROIBU value of our reinsurance programs said Eddie Eckert the companys recently retired president I feel there are two overwhelming reasons why our reinsurance programs were chosen for this honor For one we have great people whose reinsurance expertise is unsurpassed For another we work with an equally great team of dealers and independent agents who know us who trust in us and who work incredibly hard to market our programs every day What an unbeatable combination Once again our sincere appreciation to everyone who voted to put SouthwestRe in the winners circle Eckert added Thank you F I Desking Software ProMax won its record eighth straight Diamond award for F I Desking Software The company has failed to finish in the top three only once in 2008 since the Dealers Choice Awards began in 2005 Second place Platinum honors belong to Reynolds and Reynolds which has earned an award in the category nine times in the past 11 years CDK Global took home the Gold to notch its first ever win in the F I Desking Software category Dealertrack finished outside the top three for the first time since 2007 ending an 11 year run that culminated in a Platinum award last year F I Technology StoneEagle won the Diamond award for F I Technology improving upon its second place ranking last year and its Gold award in 2016 Earning the trust of our clients and partners is of paramount importance to us here at StoneEagle We are truly honored to win the Diamond Dealers Choice Award for F I Technology and appreciate the dealer community for choosing StoneEagle as their premier F I Technology partner said Cindy Allen the companys CEO Thank you to our remarkable team members and their tremendous dedication to delivering exceptional client experiences to our network of clients nationwide And thank you to our amazing agent and product provider clients who continue to help us gain a deeper understanding of this ever changing industry pushing us to deliver the absolute best in products and service as we continue to innovate ahead of the curve for over 30 years now We count it a privilege to work with each and every one of you MaximTrak won its third Platinum award in the category since it was introduced in 2015 having settled for third place last year F I Express won its fourth consecutive award for F I Technology taking home the Gold after winning the Diamond award in 2016 and 2017 Winning a Dealers Choice Award for the fourth year in a row is a great accomplishment Putting our customers first is what gets us great reviews from our customers said Brian Reed president and CEO of F I Express Our great customer service traces back to our employees CRM Reynolds and Reynolds moved up from Platinum to Diamond in the CRM provider category this year after moving up from Gold to Platinum in 2017 ProMax finished second after earning Diamond honors in 2016 and 2017 ELEAD1ONE won the third place Gold award for the second straight year ELEAD1ONE has won more DCAs for CRM than any other company no mean feat considering a total of 16 companies have been honored in the category since 2005 including five straight Diamond awards from 2011 to 2015 DMS Reynolds and Reynolds also finished first among DMS providers notching its second straight first place finish in the category Reynolds has been honored every year since the category was introduced with the first Dealers Choice Awards in 2005 CDK Global won Platinum for the second consecutive year Dealertrack added to its record of success in the DMS category winning its second consecutive Gold and building upon a 12 year streak of top three rankings that also includes eight Diamond awards and two Platinums Data Mining ELEAD1ONE reclaimed the No 1 ranking among the industrys best Data Mining providers having won Diamond when the category was introduced in 2016 and finishing second last year DealerSocket placed in the category for the first time with a second place Platinum award Dominion Dealer Solutions won the Gold award after taking home Platinum in 2016 and winning the Diamond award last year Alan Andreu is credited as one of the founding inventors of equity mining in automotive and started DealActivator over 10 years ago in the Tampa Fla area Today Andreu and his team continue to innovate around the modern automotive Winners in the Inventory Management segment include vAuto and first time category winners DealerSocket and MAXDigital