Sharebox Joins the Tekion Strategic Partner Program to Streamline Secure Key Management for Dealerships

Pleasanton, CA, November 12, 2024– Tekion, innovator of the first cloud-native platform serving the entire automotive retail ecosystem, today announced a strategic partnership with Sharebox, a leader in secure, automated key management solutions. This collaboration integrates Sharebox directly into the Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) platform via Tekion's Automotive Partner Cloud (APC), offering dealership service departments a seamless, contact-free solution to optimize workflows, enhance customer satisfaction, and improve transparency.

Through this partnership, mutual dealer partners can access the Sharebox Service Station configuration within ARC, providing real-time alerts and a completely digital and secure way to monitor key access securely. Customers can experience a streamlined and flexible key drop-off/pick-up process by unlocking an assigned locker from their phone. 

“Our partnership with Sharebox brings dealerships a unique, secure solution for key management, empowering them to offer a more efficient, customer-friendly experience,” said Bill Kennedy, Business Development Director at Tekion. “By integrating Sharebox directly, we’re providing dealers with a streamlined and more tailored service solution, simplifying key control, enhancing transparency, and allowing service teams to focus on high priority tasks.”

“Our partnership with Tekion represents a significant step forward in modernizing dealership operations through secure, digital innovation,” said Arne Eivind Andersen, CEO of Sharebox. “By integrating Sharebox’s automated key management solution within Tekion’s Automotive Retail Cloud, we’re enabling dealerships to streamline their workflows and provide customers with a seamless, contact-free service experience. This collaboration underscores our commitment to enhancing efficiency, security, and convenience for both service teams and customers.”

This partnership with Sharebox aligns with Tekion's commitment to modernize automotive retail by enhancing dealership workflows and elevating the customer experience. Through seamless integration in Tekion’s ARC platform via APC, this partnership enables certified partners like Sharebox to deliver innovative, efficient solutions directly to Tekion dealers and OEMs. By prioritizing operational ease and customer convenience, Tekion and Sharebox are setting new standards in automotive service.

About Sharebox 

Sharebox’s self-service kiosks enable dealerships to provide convenient, secure key drop-off and pick-up options that streamline service operations and improve customer experience. The automation of this traditionally manual process reduces wait times and eliminates friction in the service process. 

Sharebox revolutionizes key management with secure, automated self-service kiosks. Dealerships can offer customers a 24/7 solution for easy key drop-offs and pickups, reducing operational bottlenecks and enhancing customer convenience. Our solution saves time, optimizes dealership efficiency, and provides a modern, contactless customer experience. For more information, visit https://sharebox.global/    

Media Contact, Sharebox: Kjetil Faye Lund, CMO, Kjetil.faye.lund@sharebox.no

Media Contact, Tekion: Marylou Hastert, press@tekion.com