Your Fast Track to Smarter Dealmaking: 5 Essential Deal Central AI Innovations to See at NADA

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You really can’t miss this: 

Deal Central’s AI-powered dealmaking connects retailing and desking in one seamless experience—bringing shoppers and dealers together with real-time insights, transparent workflows, and integrations that shorten the path to “yes.” At NADA this year, you’ll see how unified, intelligence-powered workflows can streamline every step of the sales process—online and in-store. 

Why this matters right now: 

Your AI journey may just be starting, but expectations are high. According to Cox Automotive’s 2025 AI Readiness Research, over 80% of dealers believe AI is here to stay and are looking for solutions that deliver measurable results within months, not years. Confidence soars when technology offers transparent data and hands-on training, making NADA the perfect moment to move from exploring AI to integrating it for real business impact. 

This guide spotlights the five can’t-miss demos at the Deal Central booth—each designed to help you work smarter, close faster, and deliver the customer experience today’s market demands. 

Ready to see it in action?

The 5 Can’t-Miss Demos: Plan Your Fastest Path to “Yes” 

1) Multi-Scenario Comparison 

With Multi-Scenario Comparison, you can instantly build and compare multiple deal structures side-by-side, all in real time. This means you’ll land on the right path faster, without any guesswork or wasted steps.   When you visit the booth, ask the team to load your store’s typical scenarios and watch how quickly you can toggle terms and see the impact live. 

Pro question to ask: “How do these recommendations update in real time as customer inputs change?” 

2) Sales Check-In

With Sales Check-In, you can greet customers, launch deals, and manage inventory from a single screen, capturing context from online activity for a seamless handoff. This means your team starts every deal at step three, not step one, saving time and reducing friction for both staff and shoppers. This unified workflow meets buyers wherever they are—online, in-store, or hybrid—while keeping every team member on the same page. When you visit the booth, walk through the check-in, deal start, and inventory view in under five minutes to see the difference for yourself. 

Pro question to ask: “Show me what customer information carries into the sales view. How do I see what the client has already completed online?”

3) Manager View

With the Manager View, desk managers can access everything they need to optimize a deal in seconds—not minutes. They can pull up Deal Pulse insights grounded in actual shopper behavior—which matters now more than ever, given that 62% of buyers feel ownership is too costly and nearly half are cross‑shopping—and quickly review profit indicators, compare multiple scenarios at once, evaluate  payment‑range logic, and consider approval likelihood without ever pulling the salesperson away from the customer. With AI‑backed recommendations, managers can spot opportunities they might otherwise miss and optimize deals in real time. And with @Mentions, collaboration becomes instant and in‑context—no texting, no floor walks, no guesswork. The manager responds from their device, the salesperson stays with the customer, and the deal keeps moving down the funnel. Conversations that used to take hallway detours now happen in seconds. This isn’t just workflow improvement—it’s culture improvement: fewer interruptions, more coaching, smoother deals, and smarter decisions powered by AI. 

Pro question to ask: “How does Manager View use real-time Deal Pulse insights and AI recommendations to surface opportunities my team might miss—and how much of this can be customized to fit our store’s desking strategy?”

4) Digital Deal Jacket

With Digital Deal Jacket, you can digitally view, add, sign, and manage all deal documents, whether you’re working remotely or in person. This end-to-end solution speeds up cycles, ensures compliance, and delivers a seamless handoff across your team. Designed for omnichannel retailing, Deal Central lets you work any deal, anywhere, with full transparency and control. When you visit the booth, open a live jacket, add a document, route it for signature, and generate the printable set to see just how streamlined the process can be.

Pro question to ask: “What visibility and control do managers have inside the Digital Deal Jacket—especially around audit trails, permissions, and ensuring every document is accurate before it’s sent to the customer?”

5) Get a Sneak Peek at What’s Next: Darwin Integration, F&I Intelligence & Desking Intelligence 

At NADA, you’ll get an exclusive first look at the next evolution of Deal Central’s intelligence-powered workflow—spanning Darwin IntegrationF&I Intelligence, and Desking Intelligence.  

You’ll see how Darwin Integration removes the hassle of re-entry and recalculation, syncing fields friction-free so your team spends less time fixing data and more time structuring profitable deals.  

You’ll preview how F&I Intelligence unifies every step of contracting and aftermarket selling into one AI-enhanced flow, giving dealers side-by-side lender comparisons, approval predictions, intelligent routing, and real-time profitability insights—all designed to cut delays, prevent errors, and drive higher back-end results without sacrificing the human touch.  

And you’ll get a glimpse of Desking Intelligence, an AI-powered engine that simulates thousands of deal permutations to identify optimal structures faster, while also surfacing smarter vehicle options, affordability insights, and lender likelihood predictions. Together, these upcoming capabilities show how Deal Central is building the next generation of dealmaking—faster, more consistent, and more profitable than ever. 

Pro question to ask: “Which intelligence-powered capabilities are available now, and which are part of the roadmap we can prepare for?”

You’re Ready for NADA

It’s time to see Deal Central’s AI-powered dealmaking in action. Don’t wait—book your demo now and experience firsthand how unified workflows, real-time insights, and transparent automation can help you work smarter, close faster, and deliver next-level customer experiences the market demands. Secure your spot at NADA and take the first step from exploring AI to integrating it for real results.