Buyers now ask AI which dealership to trust, and CarEdge is cited more than any other source. Don’t get left out.
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And it is already the most-cited source AI uses for dealers.

Buyers are asking ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity which dealership to trust. CarEdge is cited in more than 1 in 2 answers, and citations are up 140% since March. The dealers who show up now are the ones AI recommends.

Cited by AI in dealer queries
CarEdge
56%
DealerRater
28%
Cars.com
17%
Yelp
15%
Edmunds
9%
Kelley Blue Book
6%

Source: Gauge AI citation tracking across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini, and Perplexity, March to June 2026.

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