SPYNE ANNOUNCES CDK INTEGRATION THROUGH THE FORTELLIS MARKETPLACE WITH VINI AI

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Spyne, an AI-powered retail technology company for the automotive industry, today announced its integration with CDK to publish on The Fortellis Marketplace. This integration offers dealers, developers, and OEMs the ability to quickly create new solutions designed to streamline dealer operations.

"Our goal at Spyne is to make AI genuinely useful for automotive dealerships. Our integration with CDK and availability through Fortellis brings Vini closer to the day-to-day workflows of dealerships, helping sales and service teams engage customers faster, more consistently, and at scale. We're excited to see the impact this can have across the U.S. automotive market," said Sanjay Varnwal, Co-Founder & CEO, Spyne.

Spyne's Vini AI is designed to support inbound and outbound customer engagements across dealership sales and service operations. It helps dealerships respond to customer inquiries, manage follow-ups, and handle customer communication at scale. Through the CDK integration, Vini can connect with workflows and systems dealerships already use, helping teams improve response times, automate repetitive customer communication, and focus more of their time on high-value customer interactions.

The Fortellis Marketplace is an online automotive commerce exchange that enables a true exchange of information and data in an open, secure and accessible global network. The CDK platform enables Spyne to provide dealers with access to an AI-powered sales and service engagement tool through Vini, which helps dealerships manage inbound and outbound customer interactions, improve responsiveness and support larger volumes of customer communication within their existing technology environment.

About Spyne

Spyne is an AI-native automotive retail technology company founded by Sanjay Varnwal and Deepti Prasad. Spyne empowers automotive dealers with end-to-end digital solutions that eliminate inefficiencies, unlock more opportunities from their CRM, and accelerate vehicle sales. Today, Spyne supports over 3,000 dealerships worldwide in building AI-powered digital storefronts with premium merchandising and conversational agents that drive appointments through seamless lead handling and customer engagement. Serving dealerships and OEMs across the United States, Europe, EMEA, and APAC, Spyne is shaping the future of automotive retail with cutting-edge AI solutions. The company has raised over $25 million in funding from investors, including Vertex Ventures SEA and India, Accel, Storm Ventures, and Alteria Capital.

Visit: https://www.spyne.ai/ 

About Fortellis

Fortellis is a technology platform by CDK that enables the automotive industry to leverage, build, innovate and integrate solutions and workflows to transform business. The Fortellis platform—with its Developer Network and Marketplace—connects software developers, OEMs and dealers so they can create new and unique experiences efficiently and seamlessly. Visit www.fortellis.io to learn more.

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