Source Map · Dealership management systems · Broadcastwell Research
The pages AI reads before it names a dealership management system vendor
The 20 pages cited most across 150 AI answers recorded on 22 September 2026, and the Index vendors each one lists.
From 150 answers recorded on 2026-09-22 (10 buyer questions, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode, three runs each), 372 distinct pages were cited. These are the 20 cited most often.
The plain lesson: of these 20 pages, thirteen are editorial roundups, five are vendors' own pages and two are directories or review sites. The page cited most, voltra.ai, appears in 39 of the 150 answers. Roundups and directories are pages a vendor can ask to be listed on; a vendor's own pages are the ones it controls. Of the 9 third-party pages that could be read, DealerCenter is listed on 7, DealerSocket on 7, Tekion on 7.
The 20 pages
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| # | Page | Cited in | Engines | Page type | Index vendors listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | voltra.ai/blog/best-dealer-management-systems-2026 | 39 of 150 answers | Claude 10, Perplexity 18, Google AI Overviews 6, Google AI Mode 5 | Editorial roundup | Lists CDK Global, Reynolds and Reynolds, Dealertrack, Tekion, DealerSocket, DealerCenter, Frazer, AutoManager. |
| 2 | dealerint.com/best/dealer-management-system | 23 of 150 answers | Claude 8, Perplexity 9, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 3 | Editorial roundup | Lists CDK Global, Reynolds and Reynolds, Dealertrack, Tekion, PBS Systems, DealerSocket. |
| 3 | dealerscloud.com/resources/best-dms-for-independent-used-car-dealers | 19 of 150 answers | Perplexity 9, Google AI Overviews 6, Google AI Mode 4 | Editorial roundup | Lists Reynolds and Reynolds, Dealertrack, DealerCenter, Frazer, AutoManager. |
| 4 | ceo-review.com/10-best-dealership-management-system-software-providers-for-ceos | 18 of 150 answers | Perplexity 15, Google AI Overviews 3 | Editorial roundup | Index vendors listed: could not check (HTTP 403). |
| 5 | ustechautomations.com/resources/blog/automate-tekion-vs-cdk-for-car-dealerships-2026 | 17 of 150 answers | Claude 8, Perplexity 6, Google AI Overviews 3 | Editorial roundup | Lists CDK Global, Reynolds and Reynolds, Tekion, DealerSocket. |
| 6 | vendormotive.com/insights/best-dealership-dms-software-2026 | 17 of 150 answers | Claude 11, Google AI Mode 2, Google AI Overviews 4 | Editorial roundup | Index vendors listed: could not check (HTTP 429). |
| 7 | dealersignals.com/insights/tekion-dms-review | 16 of 150 answers | Claude 7, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 3 | Editorial roundup | Lists CDK Global, Reynolds and Reynolds, Dealertrack, Tekion, DealerSocket, DealerCenter, Frazer. |
| 8 | podium.com/article/best-dealer-management-software | 15 of 150 answers | Perplexity 6, Google AI Mode 3, Google AI Overviews 6 | Editorial roundup | Lists CDK Global, Dealertrack, Tekion, DealerCenter. |
| 9 | flyntlok.com/insights/best-dealer-management-systems | 14 of 150 answers | Perplexity 6, Google AI Overviews 6, Google AI Mode 2 | Editorial roundup | Index vendors listed: could not check (robots.txt disallows). |
| 10 | guideflow.com/blog/dealership-management-software | 14 of 150 answers | Perplexity 9, Google AI Mode 1, Google AI Overviews 4 | Editorial roundup | Lists Reynolds and Reynolds, Dealertrack, Tekion, DealerSocket, DealerCenter, AutoManager. |
| 11 | frazer.com/ | 12 of 150 answers | Claude 1, ChatGPT 4, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 4 | Vendor page | Index vendors listed: could not check (the site address did not resolve). |
| 12 | vendormotive.com/compare/cdk-global-vs-reynolds-and-reynolds | 12 of 150 answers | Claude 9, Google AI Overviews 3 | Editorial roundup | Index vendors listed: could not check (HTTP 429). |
| 13 | capterra.com/p/122988/CDK-Global/alternatives | 11 of 150 answers | Claude 3, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 2 | Directory or review site | Index vendors listed: could not check (HTTP 403). |
| 14 | cdkglobal.com/insights/5-questions-ask-when-selecting-your-dms-provider | 11 of 150 answers | Claude 3, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 2, Google AI Mode 3 | Vendor page | Lists CDK Global. |
| 15 | frazer.com/frazer-pricing | 11 of 150 answers | ChatGPT 10, Google AI Overviews 1 | Vendor page | Index vendors listed: could not check (the site address did not resolve). |
| 16 | dealersignals.com/insights/dealercenter-vs-frazer-vs-wayne-reaves | 10 of 150 answers | Claude 3, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 1 | Editorial roundup | Lists Tekion, DealerSocket, DealerCenter, Frazer. |
| 17 | dealersignals.com/insights/frazer-vs-dealercenter-dms-independent-dealers | 10 of 150 answers | Claude 4, Perplexity 3, Google AI Mode 3 | Editorial roundup | Lists DealerSocket, DealerCenter, Frazer, Ideal Computer Systems. |
| 18 | dx1app.com/ | 10 of 150 answers | Claude 1, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 3 | Vendor page | Lists CDK Global, DX1, ZiiDMS. |
| 19 | g2.com/products/cdk/competitors/alternatives | 10 of 150 answers | Claude 1, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 3 | Directory or review site | Index vendors listed: could not check (HTTP 403). |
| 20 | tekion.com/products | 10 of 150 answers | ChatGPT 10 | Vendor page | Lists Tekion. |
How to read this: a count is the number of answers that cited the page. The vendors column comes from fetching each page on 2026-09-28 (robots.txt respected) and matching the 22 Index vendors in this category by name; a vendor listed on a page is not a vendor the engines named. A page cited today may not be cited next month.
Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. Absence Index release 2026-09, method v1.1, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22907695.
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