Domestic mobility solution corporations Epikar (EPIKAR) announced on the 11th that it has signed an official commercial contract with Auto Gallery Automotive Group (Auto Gallery), a large used-car dealer group based in Georgia, USA.
Auto Gallery is a large dealer group with annual sales of about $600 million (about 1 billion won) across Georgia·Florida·Alabama, and is regarded as one of the fastest-growing corporations in the southeastern United States.
Epikar has AI agent technology that can automate and streamline dealers' daily tasks such as sales·customer response·inventory management through AI-based dealer operation solutions. In particular, the AI sales consultant PIKAR Genie is the product that has attracted the most interest from local dealers by supporting customers across online·offline channels from search to consultation·pricing·purchase.
PIKAR Genie responds in real time to a variety of customer requests such as inquiries·test-drive reservations·inventory checks, helping sales staff focus on high-value activities instead of repetitive tasks. This AI-based digital experience provides customers with faster and more natural consultation environments and can bring tangible results to dealers such as standardized response quality, improved conversion rates, and maximized operational efficiency.
Epikar expects about $10 million (about 1.5 billion won) in sales in the first year from this contract. Because the U.S. dealer network tends to spread rapidly based on references, this commercial contract with Auto Gallery is seen as an important starting point that opens up the possibility of expanding to large dealer groups in the eastern and southern regions.
Epikar is raising about $10 million in investment to strengthen local partner support systems. The funds will be used for building U.S. sales·CS organizations·advancing onboarding processes·and localizing operations. Epikar has already completed a governance restructuring considering the possibility of a global listing by transferring its headquarters to the United States (Flip).
An Epikar official said, "This contract is very meaningful in that Epikar has established a business structure that can generate actual revenue through an AI-based operating model in the U.S. market, beyond mere technology validation." He added, "We are preparing additional partnerships with large dealer groups in the east and west, and plan to pursue a global round based on simultaneous growth in the Korean and U.S. markets."
Epikar provides a SaaS platform that digitalizes and integrates management of the entire process from AI-based car sales·purchase optimization solutions to dealers' "sales → test drive → contract → payment → delivery·transportation → maintenance/AS." Since last year, Epikar has started a Renault dealership business in Seoul and has operated showrooms at major hubs such as Gangnam·Dongjak·Seocho, establishing its identity as a mobility solution corporation beyond a simple sales dealer.
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