AutoAcquire AI, 800% Elite Automotive Club form dealer acquisition partnership

AutoAcquire AI has partnered with the 800% Elite Automotive Club to give member dealers acquisition intelligence, dealer-controlled valuation tools and a daily replacement benchmark. The deal is designed to help rooftops replace each unit sold with the right inventory faster and with more discipline.

Why it matters: - The partnership aims to help dealers replace every unit sold the day before, turning inventory acquisition into a daily operating metric instead of a reactive task. - Dealers need faster, more disciplined ways to source the right used inventory as auction dependence, slower turns and margin pressure continue to strain stores. - AutoAcquire AI and the 800% Club are combining technology and peer accountability to help member rooftops buy to their retail strengths.

What happened: - AutoAcquire AI announced a strategic partnership with the 800% Elite Automotive Club on Aug. 26, 2026. - The 800% Elite Automotive Club was founded by Glenn Lundy and is built around daily disciplines, accountability and peer-driven growth. - The partnership is effective immediately. - Member dealers can request an acquisition assessment through AutoAcquire AI to benchmark replacement rate, channel mix and acquisition cost against market.

The details: - AutoAcquire AI’s Roger platform evaluates acquisition opportunities across the service drive, inbound digital sellers, private party channels, trades and the wholesale market through one valuation layer. - The platform includes patent pending instant offer values designed to give dealers a live, defensible number fast enough to hold consumer attention. - Dealers can adjust values by segment, model, trim and mileage band so each rooftop can bid more aggressively on inventory it retails best. - The partnership gives 800% Club members structured acquisition access, with Roger deployed against each store’s opportunity pool. - Member dealers also get acquisition targets tied to yesterday’s sales, creating a daily replacement standard. - The 800% Club’s daily habits and peer visibility are meant to give the acquisition number a place inside the community’s operating model. - Both organizations will attend the Digital Dealer Conference and Expo on Sept. 22-23, 2026, at Huntington Place in Detroit. - Glenn Lundy is a confirmed speaker at the conference. - Lundy will present a used car acquisition session with Rob Ruth of Bob Ruth Ford on sourcing strategy in the current market.

Between the lines: - The deal reflects a broader push in auto retail to replace intuition-heavy acquisition with data-driven, repeatable process. - AutoAcquire AI is pitching dealer control, not a one-size-fits-all pricing book, as the key advantage. - The 800% Club gives the technology an audience already trained to track daily behavior, which could make adoption easier than in a typical dealership environment. - Anthony Monteiro said acquisition is a daily discipline, not a one-time tactic, and that embedding the technology in an execution-focused culture is the fastest path to helping stores own their inventory pipeline. - Glenn Lundy said the partnership addresses the hardest problem in the business: where the next car comes from. - Kris Zecca Ross said the platform is built on the belief that dealers know their markets better than any book and should control how aggressively they bid.

What's next: - AutoAcquire AI and the 800% Club are likely to use the conference appearance in Detroit to push the partnership and acquisition workflow to more dealers. - Member stores can begin using the assessment process now to compare their replacement performance with market benchmarks. - The companies’ next test will be whether daily replacement discipline translates into faster turn and better inventory mix across participating rooftops.

The bottom line: - AutoAcquire AI is trying to make inventory replacement as trackable and repeatable as sales, and the 800% Club gives that idea a culture built for daily execution.