1-to-2-Site Franchise, Independent, and Used Car Dealer Software

CDK Fundamentals Suite

Tailored to suit the needs of one-to-two-site franchise dealers and independent auto dealers, the CDK Fundamentals Suite is a proven and scalable core business system empowering dealerships to reach their full potential.

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Everything You Need To Run Your Dealership — Right From The Start

Sell Faster With Less Friction

Deliver a better buying experience and save time for your team and your customers with Desking, F&I and embedded payment processing.

Run Fixed Operations More Efficiently

Improve Service and Parts performance with online Service appointment scheduling and streamlined Parts inventory management.

Keep Accounting Accurate and Connected

Seamlessly flow data to Accounting with secure, real-time visibility across one or multiple stores.

CDK Fundamentals Suite Capabilities

Bring the customer and dealership experiences together with innovative solutions that span every department.

Front Office

Streamline the car-buying process with online retailing, faster deal creation, integrated F&I and credit tools, and secure e-signatures to accelerate sales and paperwork.

Accounting and Vehicle Management

Power connected dealership operations with integrated accounting, vehicle management, and embedded payments across single or multi-rooftop dealerships, with clear visibility into performance and profitability. Learn More

Service Appointment Scheduling

Enhance the Service experience with online scheduling, text updates and flexible transportation options.

Fixed Operations Management

Boost Fixed Ops performance with streamlined invoicing, Technician workflows, Parts inventory management, OEM integrations, and accurate parts pricing and tracking.

Document Management

Quickly and easily search, retrieve and archive business-critical documents in a secure, cloud-based repository that seamlessly connects across all areas of your dealership. Learn More

Shared Services

Drive smarter decisions with connected data, AI insights, a built-in CDP, and reporting tools that support growth, retention and performance.

Dealership Xperience Platform With Foundations

Why Embrace the CDK Dealership Xperience Platform With Fundamentals at Its Core?

Customers can no longer go through poor buying and service experiences, and dealers can no longer struggle with operational inefficiency, unintegrated bolt-on solutions, massive staff turnover and burnout.

Automotive retail deserves technology that evolves with you and combines industry-leading expertise with modern innovation.

Quickly Correct What's Important

58%

of customers experienced a problem at the dealership^*

4 of 5

shoppers had to wait 15+ minutes for an F&I Manager*

49%

of F&I Managers say missing information is their biggest pain point*

Source: *CDK Friction Points Study, 2026

CDK has helped us grow in efficiency. It has helped our Accounting office immensely with data posting errors. We don’t have those anymore. Schedules are getting cleaned automatically.

Jen Dewald • Controller, Billion Automotive Group

CDK is constantly coming out with new and improved products. It’s great that people are learning the new tiles and new formats. Being able to create our financials is amazing.

Karen Brinker • Controller, Honda of Frontenac

We use it for everything across the dealership. CDK is a one-stop system — we can use it across every department, and it always has us covered.

Maggie Pappas • Controller, Premier Companies