TORRANCE, Calif. — The publishers of Auto Dealer Today have announced the winners of the 2022 Dealers’ Choice Awards. Now in its 18th year, the program was designed to recognize the industry’s best vendors, suppliers, and finance partners by asking dealers and dealership personnel to complete a 40-category online survey.
Invitations to vote and a shareable link were sent to readers of ADT and F&I and Showroom; completed surveys were spot-checked for veracity. Voting was open throughout the months of June and July. Each voter was asked to manually enter their provider’s company name in at least five categories, then score that provider on quality, value, customer service, and whether they would recommend them to another dealer.
The top three companies that exceeded each category’s average score were awarded first-place Diamond, second-place Platinum, and third-place Gold honors.
“With each year we see long-time winners maintaining their stature, as well as new front-runners entering the scene,” said David Gesualdo, president of Bobit’s Dealer Group. “We owe a great deal of gratitude to our readers for casting their votes and building a powerful new roster of winners for the 2022 Dealers’ Choice Awards.”
The winners of the 2022 Dealers’ Choice Awards are:
New Vehicle Leads
- Diamond: Digital Air Strike
- Platinum: Dealer.com
- Gold: Cars.com
Used Vehicle Leads
- Diamond: Cars.com
- Platinum: Car Guru
- Gold: CarsDirect
Digital Marketing
- Diamond: Digital Air Strike
- Platinum: Dealer.com
- Gold: ELead1One
F&I Product Marketing
- Diamond: iA American Warranty Group
- Platinum: APC
- Gold: RoadVantage
Digital Sales and F&I
- Diamond: Axiom
- Platinum: Darwin Automotive
- Gold: AutoFi
Mobile Media
- Diamond: Dealer.com
- Platinum: Digital Air Strike
- Gold: Dealer Synergy
Social Media Management
- Diamond: Digital Air Strike
- Platinum: Ally
- Gold: Naked Lime
Reputation Management
- Diamond: Dealer Rater
- Platinum: Digital Air Strike
- Gold: Dominion Dealer Services
Direct Marketing
- Diamond: APC
- Platinum: Dealer Wizard by iA American Warranty Group
- Gold: ProMax
Virtual BDC
- Diamond: Dealer Rater
- Platinum: AllCall
- Gold: ELead1One
Inventory Management
- Diamond: vAuto
- Platinum: DealerSocket
- Gold: MAXDigital
Hiring and Recruitment
- Diamond: GSFSGroup
- Platinum: AutoPeople
- Gold: AutoCareersOnline
Sales Training
- Diamond: Vanguard Dealer Services
- Platinum: Assurant
- Gold: Brown & Brown Dealer Services
F&I Training
- Diamond: Reahard & Associates
- Platinum: Brown & Brown Dealer Services
- Gold: GSFSGroup
- Gold: Vanguard Dealer Services
F&I Product Training
- Diamond: iA American Warranty Group
- Platinum: RoadVantage
- Gold: Assurant
Online Training
- Diamond: Reahard & Associates
- Platinum: Mosaic Compliance Services
- Gold: iA American
Special Finance Training
- Diamond: NCM Associates
- Platinum: Assurant
- Gold: DealerStrong
Compliance Training
- Diamond: Mosaic Compliance Services
- Platinum: Brown & Brown Dealer Services
- Gold: Automotive Compliance Education
Service Training
- Diamond: iA American Warranty Group
- Platinum: DealerPro
- Gold: Assurant
Service Retention
- Diamond: Car RX by Connected Dealer Services
- Platinum: Maximus Auto Group
- Gold: SAVY
Post-Sale Customer Retention
- Diamond: APC
- Platinum: Maximus Auto Group
- Gold: Strategic DX
F&I Products
- Diamond: RoadVantage
- Platinum: National Auto Care
- Gold: CNA National
- Gold: ECP
Appearance Protection (Chemical)
- Diamond: ECP
- Platinum: Portfolio
- Gold: Cal Tex
Appearance Protection (Dent & Ding)
- Diamond: Nobilis
- Platinum: Sonsio
Service Contracts
- Diamond: CNA National
- Platinum: RoadVantage
- Gold: GSFSGroup
Service Contracts Reinsurance
- Diamond: Portfolio
- Platinum: CNA National
- Gold: iA American Warranty Group
Dealer Owned Warranty Company
- Diamond: DOWC
- Platinum: Protective
- Gold: RoadVantage
F&I Desking Software
- Diamond: Dealertrack
- Platinum: Reynolds and Reynolds
- Gold: CDK Global
F&I Technology
- Diamond: The Impact Group
- Platinum: Axiom
- Gold: StoneEagle
Vehicle Tracking
- Diamond: Synchronize
- Platinum: Elo GPS by Connected Dealer Services
- Gold: LoJack
CRM
- Diamond: Reynolds and Reynolds
- Platinum: ProMax
- Gold: ELead1One
DMS
- Diamond: Reynolds and Reynolds
- Platinum: Dealertrack
- Gold: CDK
Data Mining
- Diamond: Dealer Wizard by iA American Warranty Group
- Platinum: Dominion Dealer Solutions
- Gold: AutoAlert
Reporting Systems
- Diamond: StoneEagle
- Platinum: MaximTrak
- Gold: AutoMate
Online Auction
- Diamond: Ally SmartAuction
- Platinum: eBayMotors
- Gold: Manheim
Traditional Auction
- Diamond: Manheim
- Platinum: ADESA
- Gold: America’s Auto Auction
Prime Non-Captive Finance Company
- Diamond: Ally
- Platinum: CapitalOne
- Gold: Chase
Subprime Finance Company
- Diamond: Regional Acceptance
- Platinum: Capital One
- Gold: Credit Acceptance
Biweekly Payments
- Diamond: SMART Payment Plan
- Platinum: PriorityPay Plus
- Gold: AutoPayPlus
F&I Financing
- Diamond: Line\5
- Platinum: Zero Plan by Universal Lenders
- Gold: PayLink
Video Messaging
- Diamond: Digital Air Strike
- Platinum: CoVideo
- Gold: truvideo
Originally posted on Auto Dealer Today
About Darwin Automotive:
Darwin Automotive currently operates in all 50 states with over 6,300 dealerships subscribed to its programs and was recently recognized by Automotive News as a 2019 All-Star in Finance & Insurance. Darwin delivered 504,000 deals on its platform last month and is on track to deliver 6.5 million units for the year.
For more information, contact sales@darwinautomotive.com, by calling 1-732-781-9010 or visit: https://darwinautomotive.com.
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