Sym-Tech Dealer Services and J.D. Power Darwin Automotive Announce Strategic Alliance to Deliver Next Generation of Dealer F&I Technology to Canadian Dealers
Sym-Tech® Dealer Services, a leading Canadian Finance and Insurance (F&I) provider to the retail automotive industry, announced its exclusive alliance with J.D. Power Darwin Automotive, the dominant provider of automotive F&I software in the United States.
Many of J.D. Power’s advanced in-person and virtual menu and prescriptive selling functionality, leading-edge analytics and direct-to-consumer digital technologies will be integrated into Sym-Tech’s new daveplus® platform launching in early 2023.
“I am excited to announce our strategic alliance with J.D. Power,” said Derek Sloan, President, Sym-Tech Dealer Services. “This partnership will allow Sym-Tech to accelerate its focus on developing innovative customer-centric solutions for Dealers, Dealer Groups and OEMs, providing them with clear competitive advantages.”
Phil Battista, President of Dealer Technologies at J.D Power, stated, “We recently decided that it was time to enter the important Canadian marketplace. After considerable research, we concluded that Sym-Tech Dealer Services offers great synergies that will benefit our collective clients. Working closely together, we can speed up the time to launch with a truly market-centric Canadian solution.”