DealerSocket / Solera Auto
Vista Equity Partners acquired DealerSocket, a dealer management system (DMS) for auto dealerships, and merged it into Solera. Auto dealers report significant pricing increases and support degradation. DMS lock-in is a documented issue in the auto retail industry.
- FOUNDED
- 2001
- ACQUIRED
- Vista Equity Partners, 2015
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2001
DealerSocket / Solera Auto founded
2015
Acquired by Vista Equity Partners
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