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Ken Garff Auto Group Selects Tekion to Create the Best Customer Experiences

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tekion, innovator of the first cloud-native platform serving the entire automotive retail ecosystem, today announced a new partnership with Ken Garff, a privately owned automotive group with over 70 stores representing 27 brands across the United States.

Ken Garff has selected Tekion as its newest technology partner to help deliver the best customer experiences powered by Tekion’s Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC). ARC is a comprehensive, cloud-native platform that includes retail, service, parts, accounting, customer relationship management, analytics and more in one seamless platform to help elevate and materially improve an auto retailer’s end-to-end operations. ARC modernizes the end-to-end automotive retail journey, improves consumer and employee experiences, and brings the highest efficiencies to retailers by connecting consumers, dealers and OEMs better than ever before.

Our partnership with Tekion represents our unwavering commitment to innovation and excellence. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, we’re not only enhancing the customer experience but also redefining what's possible in the auto industry,” said Brett Hopkins, CEO of Ken Garff Automotive Group. “Together, we’re setting new standards and meeting the evolving needs of our customers with confidence and care.”

Embracing technology, award-winning Ken Garff is redefining the retail experience to create the best customer experience. With a strong community-focused philosophy, Ken Garff is devoted to creating an exceptional environment where employees thrive and customers enjoy an unparalleled experience.

“We are proud to partner with Ken Garff to deliver the best technology in automotive retail experiences to their customers and employees,” said Jay Vijayan, Founder and CEO of Tekion. “Ken Garff has been a leader in the automotive retail community for over 90 years, and we look forward to working with them to redefine the way consumers buy and service vehicles.”

Tekion is already powering several of Ken Garff’s stores, and ARC will be implemented across the automotive leader’s entire organization by the end of 2026.

About Ken Garff Automotive Group

Known for his integrity and desire to constantly innovate, Ken Garff himself found ways to help others with his startup business in 1932. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Garff Enterprises, the parent company of Ken Garff Automotive Group, employs over 5,500 professionals across all its 70 dealerships in nine states, including Utah, California, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, Iowa and Texas. Visit kengarff.com.

About Tekion

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen disruption in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. For more information, visit www.tekion.com.

Contacts

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Marylou Hastert
press@tekion.com

Megan Maybee
Ken Garff Automotive Group
mmaybee@kengarff.com

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Headquarters: Pleasanton, CA
CEO: Jay Vijayan
Employees: 2500
Organization: PRI

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Contacts

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Marylou Hastert
press@tekion.com

Megan Maybee
Ken Garff Automotive Group
mmaybee@kengarff.com

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