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Pitlane 360 for CDK Global

The safest way to put AI agents on top of CDK Drive — without touching your DMS.

Pitlane 360 is a certified 3PA-style overlay for CDK Drive. We read inventory, deals, and service events in real time, and write pricing, photos, and descriptions back through the sanctioned CDK API. Your reps keep working exactly where they do today.

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Free 14-day pilot · Read-only trial available · Cancel any time.

CDK Drive DMS · 3PA Partner
Integration spec
Auth
Partner API
Launch time
5–7 business days
Data freshness
Realtime · webhooks
Writeback
Full
Syncs in
  • Inventory
  • Deals & F&I
  • Service RO
  • Customer records
Writes back
  • Pricing
  • Photos
  • Descriptions
  • Lead notes
Our recommendation

Recommended

CDK's Partner Program gives Pitlane a clean, audited path in and out of your DMS with no impact on your CDK contract, add-on modules, or user seats. Median rooftop is live in a week.

Best for
  • CDK Drive rooftops with aged inventory pressure
  • Groups running 5+ rooftops on CDK
  • Teams already using CDK Elead or VinSolutions CRM
You'll need
  • Active CDK Drive contract
  • 3PA data access approval (we help you file it)
  • One admin user for OAuth handshake
  • Rooftop IDs and store numbers
How to sync it up

5–7 business days from kickoff to live agents.

Median rooftop launch
  1. 01
    Step 1

    File 3PA data request

    We prep the CDK 3PA data request on your behalf — you sign and forward. Typical approval is 3 business days.

    You keep ownership of the data agreement.

  2. 02
    Step 2

    Authorize Pitlane

    Your CDK admin clicks one authorize link. Pitlane receives a scoped, per-rooftop token — no passwords stored.

  3. 03
    Step 3

    Field mapping review

    We auto-map CDK fields into DealerSchema. You review and approve in a single screen, per rooftop.

  4. 04
    Step 4

    Go live with approvals on

    Every write starts in the Pricing Approvals queue. Once you trust it, you can auto-approve by rule.

    Zero-risk rollout: reversible in one tap.

What it will look like

Live in your Command Center, writing back to CDK.

Every read and write is scoped, audited, and reversible. Reps stay in your existing DMS—Pitlane is the agent layer on top.

Pricing Scout live inside your CDK inventory
Scans aged units nightly and stages the recommended list price back into CDK.
Merchandiser rewrites VDPs at scale
Photos and descriptions pushed to your CDK VDP feed automatically.
Lead Concierge on CDK Elead
First-touch responses under 60 seconds, logged to the CDK customer timeline.
Approval queues for every write
Reps review, approve, and reverse — nothing hits CDK without a human OK by default.
Connected to CDK Global
Realtime · webhooks
Inventory sync
2,148 VINs · updated 14s ago
healthy
Leads webhook
12 in last hour · avg latency 1.2s
healthy
Pricing writeback
7 approved · pushed to CDK
healthy
Photo & description sync
Merchandiser queue clear
healthy
Every write is DealerSchema-typed and one-tap reversible.
Capability matrix

What we support today with CDK.

5/6
capabilities live today · 83% coverage
Live today
5
  • Inventory read (all VINs, aging, cost)
    Tap for detail

    Refresh every 60s + webhook deltas

  • Pricing writeback (list, internet, MSRP)
    Tap for detail

    Audited, per-user, reversible

  • Photo & description writeback
    Tap for detail

    Via CDK VDP + syndication

  • Deals & F&I read
    Tap for detail

    For attribution & gross uplift

  • Service RO read
    Tap for detail

    Powers Service Retention agent

On the roadmap
1
  • Customer PII writeback
    Tap for detail

    Read-only by policy

SOC 2 Type II
Least-privilege service accounts, per-rooftop scoping.
Reversible writes
Every writeback is one-tap undo with full diff.
Live in a week
Median rooftop launch is 5–7 business days.
FAQ

CDK Global, answered.

Do we need to switch DMS?
No. Pitlane is an overlay. Your users keep working in CDK Drive.
How does the 3PA fee work?
CDK charges a data access fee per rooftop. We help you file the request and time the switch-on so you pay only once you're getting value.
Is writeback reversible?
Yes. Every price and content write is a DealerSchema event with actor, reason, and diff. One-tap undo restores the previous CDK value.
Can we start read-only?
Yes — many groups pilot for 14 days in read-only mode to validate lift before enabling writeback.
Free 14-day pilot

Turn on Pitlane 360 for CDK this week.

We'll walk you through auth, mapping, and the first live approvals — no DMS switch required.

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