https://www.toma.com/blog AI insights for automotive dealerships from Toma. en-US Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:43:07 GMT https://www.toma.com/blog/toma-iq-the-ai-that-actually-learns-how-your-dealership-operates https://www.toma.com/blog/toma-iq-the-ai-that-actually-learns-how-your-dealership-operates Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@toma.com (Chris) Toma IQ learns your dealership's policies, processes, and preferences over time, turning every call into institutional knowledge. https://www.toma.com/blog/soc-2-type-ii-compliance-dealer-group-automotive-ai https://www.toma.com/blog/soc-2-type-ii-compliance-dealer-group-automotive-ai Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@toma.com (Chris) Toma's SOC 2 Type II compliance shows how we protect dealership and customer data with audited security controls. https://www.toma.com/blog/ai-agent-vs-bdc-best-tools-for-dealerships https://www.toma.com/blog/ai-agent-vs-bdc-best-tools-for-dealerships Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@toma.com (Chris) How AI agents compare to a traditional BDC for handling dealership calls, and where each delivers the most value. https://www.toma.com/blog/a-new-chapter-for-toma https://www.toma.com/blog/a-new-chapter-for-toma Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@toma.com (Chris) Reflecting on a milestone of 1 million automated dealership calls, and launching Safeguards and Inbox to bring safer, more visible AI to dealers. https://www.toma.com/blog/why-build-ai-agents-for-dealership-fixed-ops https://www.toma.com/blog/why-build-ai-agents-for-dealership-fixed-ops Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@toma.com (Chris) Fixed ops is where dealership phone volume and revenue concentrate, and where AI agents shine. https://www.toma.com/blog/dealership-ai-roi https://www.toma.com/blog/dealership-ai-roi Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@toma.com (Chris) A practical framework for measuring the return on investment of AI in your dealership. https://www.toma.com/blog/what-not-to-do-when-deploying-dealership-ai https://www.toma.com/blog/what-not-to-do-when-deploying-dealership-ai Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@toma.com (Chris) Common pitfalls dealerships hit when rolling out AI, and how to avoid them. https://www.toma.com/blog/tomas-dealership-ai-takes-the-stage-at-cxauto-2025 https://www.toma.com/blog/tomas-dealership-ai-takes-the-stage-at-cxauto-2025 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@toma.com (Chris) Highlights from Toma's appearance at CXAUTO 2025 in Long Beach, California. https://www.toma.com/blog/the-waterloo-x-toma-program https://www.toma.com/blog/the-waterloo-x-toma-program Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@toma.com (Anthony) Announcing the Waterloo x Toma Program, a merit-based path for the University of Waterloo's brightest engineering and business minds to build the future of AI in automotive. https://www.toma.com/blog/the-demo-dilemma-of-dealership-ai https://www.toma.com/blog/the-demo-dilemma-of-dealership-ai Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@toma.com (Chris) Why a flashy demo doesn't guarantee real-world dealership performance. https://www.toma.com/blog/save-service-revenue-with-appointment-reminders https://www.toma.com/blog/save-service-revenue-with-appointment-reminders Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@toma.com (Chris) Automated appointment reminders reduce no-shows and protect service revenue. https://www.toma.com/blog/inside-asotu-con-2025-and-the-future-of-dealership-ai https://www.toma.com/blog/inside-asotu-con-2025-and-the-future-of-dealership-ai Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@toma.com (Chris) Takeaways from ASOTU CON 2025, Toma's Pitch Tank win, and where dealership AI is heading. https://www.toma.com/blog/every-business-will-use-ai-agents-and-dealerships-are-next https://www.toma.com/blog/every-business-will-use-ai-agents-and-dealerships-are-next Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@toma.com (Chris) The case for why dealerships are at the leading edge of the AI agent wave.